Early Phase Research Nurse

Job Description

Overview:HVIVO is pioneering a human-based clinical trial platform to accelerate drug and vaccine development in respiratory and infectious diseases, specialising in early phase studies. Leveraging human disease models in flu, RSV, HRV and respiratory indications, the hVIVO platform captures disease in motion, illuminating the entire disease life cycle from healthy to sick and back to health. Our vision remains to become the partner of choice for companies developing products in airways disease that are seeking to gain early proof of concept around the effectiveness of their products and identify the ideal patient profile for later stage clinical development. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Nurse to join our team at our London site in Whitechapel, East London. As a Research Nurse you will support the Clinical Trial Centre with, day to day planning and execution of a clinical study, through screening and Quarantine. Experience working in First in human or Early stage studies required. Ideally with human challenge models experience.

Skills & Experience:

• Nursing qualification essential
• Research experience in Early Phase studies
• NMC registration essential
• Certificate in intermediate life support essential
• Competence in the recording of medical history, vital signs, ECG, phlebotomy etc essential
• Knowledge of GCP and previous experience in a clinical trials setting essential
• Good patient communication skills essential
• Previous experience managing the workload of a nursing team desirable

Main Responsibilities:

To maintain and promote the safety and wellbeing of all subjects participating in a clinical trial within the regulatory frameworks of ICH GCP, other statutory instruments and NMC Code of Conduct.

• Support Clinical Support Specialists in performing clinical assessments as per protocol;
• Perform nurse specific procedures as identified within the protocol;
• Performs informed consent procedures as identified in the study protocol;
• Completion of study related documents e.g. logs, source data and CRFs;
• Adhere to Company SOPs, protocols and Health and Safety Regulations;
• Use of expertise to input into the development of SOPS and other procedural documents;
• Maintain subject safety at all times responding to emergencies as per internal SOP and national guidelines and protocols;
• Monitoring and identification of the deteriorating subject, with appropriate escalation;
• Responsible for the checking of emergency resuscitation equipment as per SOP/OIs;
• Responsible for maintenance of medicines management within the clinical department as per SOP/OI;
• Responsibility for the supervision of clinical staff in the screening unit as delegated by the Senior Research Nurse;
• Identification of areas for service improvement;
• Promotes a high standard of practice and care at all times;