An exciting opportunity has arisen within the paediatric CRFs at Evelina Children's Hospital for a dynamic and inspirational PDN to support our research workforce in the successful delivery of a large portfolio of clinical trials. The successful candidate will possess an excellent range of clinical skills, experience working with children, young people and families, and be able to demonstrate knowledge of clinical and research governance and experience of supporting clinical research. As a skilled communicator, the successful candidate must also possess excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills, acting as an ambassador for promoting evidence based practice and research utilisation. The PDN will work with the Paediatric Research Matron and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive education package for all members of the team, regularly working in research clinics alongside staff.

A rare and exciting maternity leave cover opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, dynamic and clinically experienced children's nurse to join the Evelina London paediatric research team. This pivotal post will lead on the delivery of education and training to a team of research professionals within the Paediatric Clinical Research Facilities (CRF). We are seeking to appoint an experienced Band 6 or an established Band 7 as a Practice Development Nurse (PDN- maternity leave cover) to support with an extensive portfolio of NIHR non-commercial and commercial studies within the Paediatric research speciality.

This post has been created as a consequence of sustained activity in paediatric research. The Trust is one of London's largest recruitingpaediatric sites contributing to NIHR Clinical Research Network (NIHR-CRN) supported studies. Currently, all major paediatric subspecialties, with the exception of hepatology and neurosurgery, are located in GSTFT and all areas are engaging in NIHR-CRN supported studies.The paediatric clinical research team in which this post sits will (a) contribute to the ongoing expansion of research activity and capabilities within Evelina London Children's Hospital, (b) facilitate greater paediatric access to the Wolf and Seal CRFs within ELCH, (c) support neonatal research occurring within the Centre for the Developing Brain and d) through working with the existing research nurse pool, promote research activity elsewhere within ELCH and within our partner organisations in Kings Healthcare Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.