Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Research Nurse
| Posting date: | 28 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6429750/309-UCLH-4608 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Band 6 Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Research Nurse Post
We have a new opportunity for a Band 6 Research Nurse to join the Paediatric and Adolescent research team at University College London Hospital (UCLH). The Research Nurse is an autonomous specialist working role within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be part of an exciting new Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Alliance. The Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Alliance is a newly formed group established to enable access to leading research and clinical trials to all patients in North Central London (NCL).
The post holder will be working on the co-ordination, retention and management of the CRN portfolio studies working across hospital sites of NCL. The post holder will be working with and supported by a new band 7 position.
Responsibilities will include education of patients and colleagues, coordination of care of patients on the trials, collection and preparation of biological samples, collection of trial data, and monitoring of the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.
The post holder will be expected to develop specialised skills and knowledge in relation to the conduct of clinical trials, the therapies and Sickle Cell Disease.
Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) is the most common inherited single gene disorder in the UK and affects primarily people of African Ancestry. UCLH, Whittington Health and North Middlesex University Hospital services care for around 400 children and young people living with the condition. Children and Young People with SCD face a multitude of acute and chronic complications occurring from early childhood.
The post holder will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients and families to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials and research by providing advice and information and acting as their advocated.
If you are interested in a new opportunity to work in research please get in touch!
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024
Band 6 Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Research Nurse Post
We have a new opportunity for a Band 6 Research Nurse to join the Paediatric and Adolescent research team at University College London Hospital (UCLH). The Research Nurse is an autonomous specialist working role within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be part of an exciting new Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Alliance. The Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Alliance is a newly formed group established to enable access to leading research and clinical trials to all patients in North Central London (NCL).
The post holder will be working on the co-ordination, retention and management of the CRN portfolio studies working across hospital sites of NCL. The post holder will be working with and supported by a new band 7 position.
Responsibilities will include education of patients and colleagues, coordination of care of patients on the trials, collection and preparation of biological samples, collection of trial data, and monitoring of the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.
The post holder will be expected to develop specialised skills and knowledge in relation to the conduct of clinical trials, the therapies and Sickle Cell Disease.
Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) is the most common inherited single gene disorder in the UK and affects primarily people of African Ancestry. UCLH, Whittington Health and North Middlesex University Hospital services care for around 400 children and young people living with the condition. Children and Young People with SCD face a multitude of acute and chronic complications occurring from early childhood.
The post holder will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients and families to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials and research by providing advice and information and acting as their advocated.
If you are interested in a new opportunity to work in research please get in touch!
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024
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