Research Nurse

Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week

Are you interested in supporting the development of evidence based care?

This is an exciting role that offers the right individual a training opportunity to work and develop their clinical research skills within an acute District General Hospital setting. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse who is eager to learn and up for a challenge. The post holder will work as part of our clinical research delivery team predominantly at The Countess of Chester Hospital however travel to Ellesmere Port site may also be required as well as supporting our new Mobile Research Unit (MRU). As a valued member of the team you will be helping to change NHS treatments and patients’ lives for the better.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in all different types of NIHR Portfolio studies across a range of clinical specialties . This will initially be within acute and general medicine however not limited to, and offers a comprehensive introduction to clinical research nursing.

• Be a registered nurse and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme.
• Have good time management skills.
• Be able to integrate with a number of teams in order to achieve set objectives.
• Have a basic awareness of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Research Governance.
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access etc)
• Be willing to work flexibly in terms of hours and duties to meet service needs (i.e. to ensure safe recruitment into trials and to meet study patient care requirements). It’s possible that this will include some out of hours working.
  
  

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
  
  

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carys Jones Job title: R&D Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363863

Nichola Kearsley

Email address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 01244 363379