clinical research associate Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
The use of the term “Senior” or “Junior” in this post refers only to the level of experience and responsibility required for this post rather than age. As such, applications from people of all ages are welcomed, subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
Senior Clinical Research Nurse
Respiratory Medicine
Band 6 37.5 hrs
24 months Fixed Term /Secondment
We are currently recruiting an experienced nurse to expand our research activity and deliver on a range of research projects.
This is a unique opportunity to join our team and to develop a wide range of skills and competences required to deliver research in a fast-paced specialty that has a focus on the development of new and novel therapies for the treatment of a variety of respiratory diseases.
The post holder will have the potential to work on all the research activities conducted in our extensive portfolio at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The research conducted is a balance between commercially funded studies looking at new medicines and studies funded by academic institutes trying to further understand the disease areas.
The post is based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The main area of focus of the group is COPD, Infection and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
The post holder will work within the existing respiratory research team. The post holder will be expected to perform a wide range of nursing skills such as ECG’s, administer IV drugs and sample processing. Data management is a key skill in research therefore an eye for detail and computer literacy skills are essential.
For further information and an informal chat please contact:
Andrew Deans 07977 246 715 or email
[email protected]
