# Senior Research Nurse – MND Research Network

**Company**: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £58133.00 to £65261.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Senior Research Nurse will be a dedicated member of the Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Research Nurse Network, leading a portfolio of MND clinical trials and managing junior trials staff at the King's MND Research and Care Centre, Denmark Hill.

The post holder will be responsible for:

- Recruiting and consenting patients

- Supporting patients throughout the study

- Educating patients and colleagues

- Developing specialised skills and knowledge relating to the conduct of clinical trials, therapies, and relevant disease sites

- Working autonomously to manage a portfolio of studies, ensuring trial protocols are adhered to in line with good clinical practice

- Identifying patients suitable for entry into clinical trials

- Monitoring side effects of drugs and patient safety

- Facilitating and organising the collection of questionnaires and patient-reported outcome measures

- Maintaining records and files

- Contributing to patient and public engagement activities

The Trust has six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care, creating a great place to work, leading pioneering research, innovation and education, building strong and successful partnerships, providing timely and efficient care, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

The Trust is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via its Green Plan, with net zero carbon targets of 2040 for its NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for its NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

## Skills

### Required
- NMC RGN1 registration
- ICH GCP guidelines
- post registration nursing experience
- delivery of evidence-based practice
- experience working within neurological research/clinical trials
- good inter-personal skills
- ability to prioritise workload
- ability to work under own initiative
- computer literacy

### Nice to have
- completed postgraduate education to Masters level
- experience of being a mentor for junior staff
- experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- experience in explaining complex concepts to patients

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