23 Oct
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff
This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service.
Health and Care Research Wales is a research infrastructure funded by the Division of Research & Development, Welsh Government. The overarching vision of Health and Care Research Wales is to be internationally recognised for its excellent health and social care research that has a positive impact on the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people in Wales. A Support and Delivery infrastructure was established in 2015 in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness and international competitiveness in the research environment within Wales.
This included a Support Centre to provide centralised functions and services at a National level and local R&D; functions via NHS R&D; Departments at each organisation.
The NHS R&D; Departments led by a R&D; Director provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within in each UHB. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Studies Officers, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies. The Clinical Research Nurse will be a part of these NHS research delivery teams.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff and Vale University R&D; for a Research Nurse to become part of the Medicine research delivery team.
We are seeking to employ a band 5 Registered Nurse with either Research and/or clinical experience with an interest in research. The post holder will contribute to the assessment and management of the care pathways for patients participating in clinical trials.
This will include the recruitment, education, monitoring of trial patients, the collection and documentation of accurate data.
The post holder will be based at the University Hospital of Wales and will be employed to support the portfolio of studies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale,
we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mim Evans Job title:
Team Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02921 847061
Gail Williams [email protected]
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▶️ Clinical Research Nurse
🖊️ Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
📍 Cardiff