Research Nurse

To deliver safe, high quality research nursing services within the Primary Care setting. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver health care interventions and care as defined by the parameters of the research studies and as directed by the Director of Research. The post holder will work to support relevant service development, the safe delivery and implementation of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance.

The post holder will be responsible for the management, co-ordination and facilitation for a defined group of concurrent research studies, from set up to archiving, ensuring that agreed patient recruitment targets are safely achieved. This will involve direct patient contact in the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients taking part in research studies and the collection and documentation of accurate data and will include clinical procedures.

The role involves using an in depth knowledge of research protocols and their application in practice, alongside a working knowledge and compliance with the local, national and international research regulations. The Research Nurse is an independent practitioner who is supported by other clinical experts, relevant to specific research studies, and who reports operationally to the Research Business Manager and professionally will report to the Chief Nursing Officer for Lakeside Healthcare.

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE Group is at the forefront of Primary Care based Clinical Research Trials. We are a National leader in the delivery of cutting edge Research Trials such as two Covid-19 Vaccination Trials where we were in the top 5 for recruitment for both studies. We are a large multi-site General Practice Organisation and strive to provide the opportunity for all of our patients to have access to Innovative Clinical Research Trials., LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE super-practice is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 160,000 patients across four counties: Northamptonshire, Rutland, and Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.