# Research Nurse - Liver RDU **Company**: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Camberwell **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: £32073.00 to £39043.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9213-26-0951?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_fdc0f28f-eb2 ## Description The Research Nurse - Liver RDU will be part of a team of Liver research nurses running commercial and non-commercial clinical trials in the Liver research department. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating patient activity and overseeing patient care at all stages of the research pathway; data management (collecting data, entering data and resolving discrepancies) and working with clinical research organisations and sponsors to satisfy audit and monitoring requirements. The main duties of the job include: - Providing safe, patient-centred nursing care to patients participating in clinical research within the Liver Research Delivery Unit (RDU), ensuring their clinical needs and wellbeing are met throughout their involvement in research studies. - Coordinating and delivering clinical research studies in hepatology, including screening and recruitment, obtaining informed consent, etc., in line with study protocols and Good Clinical Practice (GCP). - Supporting the Senior Research Nurse and wider nursing team in maintaining high standards of clinical care, meeting targets, research governance, and patient safety. - Participating in clinical audit, research, and service improvement activities. - Working closely with principal investigators, hepatology clinicians, research teams, and study sponsors to support the smooth running of clinical trials and resolve issues that may arise. The Trust has a vision to transform healthcare and has agreed six strategic ambitions to help improve care for patients and the working lives of staff. The salary for this position ranges from £32,073 to £39,043 per year. ## Skills ### Required - NMC RN1 Registration - Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development - Relevant post registration qualification - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to perform basic clinical skills (obtaining vital signs measurements) - Ability to perform venepuncture and cannulation - Evidence of accuracy to detail in data collection - Ability to work flexible hours as required - Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate work of self and others - Strong motivation to work within research ### Nice to have - Post-graduate qualification with a research methodology element - GCP qualification - Previous clinical research experience - Previous Liver nursing experience - Experience of collaborating with other agencies - Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships - Report writing and presentational skills - Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to clinical trials - Reasonable IT skills in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Spreadsheets - producing multi-sheet tables, graphs, sorting & filtering --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9213-26-0951?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)