ED Research Nurse

Staff will work with the Consultant lead for emergency medicine research and the Lead ED research nurse to deliver NIHR Portfolio studies in the Emergency Departments of Barts Health NHS Trust. Staff will be expected to work independently; manage their own workload and be accountable for their time when on shift. The successful research nurse will be expected to identify, approach and recruit suitable patients to the portfolio of Trauma and Emergency Care studies active within the department. Staff will be trained in each study and will be given regular supervision by their line manager and from research leads. Training in Good Clinical Practice will form part of the initial training package for the role.

Applicants ideally will have a background in emergency department nursing and/or clinical research, and should be willing to help our team to work with other hospitals both nationally and internationally to develop and deliver research into the latest practice in emergency medicine.

Successful applicants will be primarily based in the Emergency Department at Royal London Hospital but may be required to work across all three sites. A full description of the role, working relationships and responsibilities can be found in the attached documents.

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

At Barts Health NHS Trust we pride ourselves in delivering the latest in evidence based healthcare. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals, who want to help us to develop the evidence base in emergency medicine further. Applicants ideally will have a background in emergency department nursing and/or clinical research, and should be willing to help our team to work with other hospitals both nationally and internationally to develop and deliver research into the latest practice in emergency medicine.

We are currently recruiting to fill a full time position to join our award winning team of research nurses and develop research across Barts Health Emergency Departments. The successful applicants will contribute to a team of nurses working across the three acute hospital sites to recruit patients into National institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio studies., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.