Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking nurse to join our exciting research team at Imperial Clinical Respiratory Research Unit who are currently supporting clinical research including Phase 2a trials. The post offers an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who wishes to further develop their nursing career within the dynamic area of Respiratory Research.

In return, we can offer you continued professional development and a great opportunity to gain research experience in one of the most dynamic and well-respected Academic Health Science Centres within the UK.  

The appointee will have the opportunity to work with a team specialising in respiratory conditions such as Asthma and COPD. The research portfolio includes an exciting range of commercial and academic clinical research studies.

The clinical research studies include a focus on Phase 2a clinical trials in the tesing of new innovative drugs. You will have regular contact and support from a small team of closely involved Principal Investigators, and will work closely with the team looking after the clinical care of these patients.  This will include interactions with a commercial contract research organisation that helps to manage the clinical trials on behalf of the sponsor. We are an enthusiastic, welcoming and dynamic team.

Main duties of the job

• As a Clinical Research Nurse, you will be responsible for working on asthma,  and COPD studies and will collaborate other respiratory studies within ICRRU to deliver specialised, patient focused, evidence based, and protocol driven care in partnership with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.
• The key role is to to ensure that patient care is delivered according to best practice, good clinical practice (GCP), good clinical laboratory practice (GCLP) and Trust policies and procedures, R&D guidelines and standard operating procedures you will be expected to adhere to appropriate regulations, principles and GCP that ensure high quality research and protect patients. 
• The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of the research process such as patient identification, patient recruitment, trial visits and participating in support of patient recruitment, performing respiratory focused procedures (spirometry, oscillomtery, methacholine challenge, FeNO) and sampling methodology (nasal sampling, sputum induction).
• The successful candidate will need to meet the challenge of working autonomously and within a team; and perform to stick timelines dictated by a commercial sponsor. Some weekend work will be required.
• Previous research experience is desirable but not essential.  Having previous experience of working within the specialty of respiratory medicine will be an advantage.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview.