Research Nurse | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Other duties will involve support to deliver other cardiac surgery studies with support from the senior research nurses in the team., children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an experienced band 5 nurse to work with the Cardiac Surgery Research Team to deliver a new study funded by Kidney Research UK.

This will be a n engaging role, with lots of patient contact. The study will involve patient recruitment, scheduling sampling, data collection and completing follow up for this important study. There will also be the opportunity for working alongside the senior nurses on a variety of other studies. Senior nurses will support full training and development and this opportunity will provide the necessary skills and experience to progress within the research nurse career pathway.

Great organisation skills will be required in order to manage a detailed scheduling pathway for patient sampling.

Attention to detail will be key, to complete the trial activities according to the study protocol and ensure the collection of high quality data and samples.

Excellent communication skills-verbal and written will be essential, to complete the consent process and record detailed data for the study.

Experience of working in acute care such as an intensive care or coronary caresetting , with patients receiving invasive monitoring, will be necessary to ensure that samples are taken safely during the acute phase of the patient stay., Disability Confident
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of