Stroke Research Nurse

Overview

The post-holder will be based at the Stroke Research Office at King's College Hospital and work in close liaison with the principal investigators at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Orpington. The post-holder will be required, on occasions, to see study patients and to recruit new patients into studies at the PRUH.

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating a portfolio of non-commercial and commercial clinical trials. Key responsibilities include patient screening and recruitment, data collection and data entry, supporting and monitoring patients, and ensuring trials are set up and managed in accordance with regulatory, sponsor and local Research & Innovation (R&I) requirements.

The post holder is expected to attend thrombolysis calls in A&E, attend ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings to help identify participants suitable for entry into trials. They will work as part of a team and, at times, autonomously, prioritising research governance and patient safety. For multi-centre trials led at KCH, the post holder will support investigators and their teams at recruiting sites.

They will work closely with the Stroke Research Manager, Research Nurse, Clinical Trials Coordinator, medical staff, the Clinical Nurse Specialist Teams, radiologists and pharmacy technicians.

As a qualified nurse, the post holder may be delegated responsibility for preparation/administration of trial drugs and will work with the wider nursing team to ensure all drug administration and other clinical nursing responsibilities align with the trial protocol and Trust procedures.