▷ [28/9/2025] Primary Care Research Respiratory Nurse
3 weeks ago
We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities. Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials aimed at improving patient outcomes, with the opportunity to build and contribute skills to a unique clinical trials unit.
The role is offered on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home) based in either our central Norwich or Oakington, Cambridge office.
We offer a welcoming and inclusive working environment in our dog friendly office, with regular social and community activities.
You can agree your own flexible working times which can fit around caring responsibilities. We provide a great range of benefits including additional leave, a health cash plan and discounted holiday scheme
Main duties of the job
- National travel may be required with occasional overnight stays to facilitate clinics. Travel will be at the expense of the company in line with the expenses policy.
- Provide a clinical nursing service and support to other professionals with patient screening, optimization treatment, chronic disease management and advice.
- Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process, ensuring professional relationships and regular communication with all participating GP sites.
- Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written) from clinic participants.
- Initiate new services in line with strategic aims and to respond to opportunities as they arise.
- Contribute to the development, review and implementation of patient and clinician resources including questionnaires, clinical decision support, feedback and promotional material.
- As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis.
- Identify, Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens and side effects
About us
Optimum Patient Care (OPC) is a leading provider of quality improvement (QI) programmes and services in the UK, with a network of over 1,200 GP practices covering 28 million patients. OPC also supports GP practices to participate in new and innovative real-life research, including UK-wide pragmatic trials. We provide end-to-end research delivery services for commercial and academic studies especially in primary care.
We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities. Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials aimed at improving patient outcomes, with the opportunity to build and contribute skills to a unique clinical trials unit.
Job responsibilities
Optimum Patient Care (OPC) is a leading provider of quality improvement (QI) programmes and services in the UK, with a network of over 1,200 GP practices covering 28 million patients. OPC also supports GP practices to participate in new and innovative real-life research, including UK-wide pragmatic trials. We provide end-to-end research delivery services for commercial and academic studies especially in primary care.
We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities. Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials aimed at improving patient outcomes, with the opportunity to build and contribute skills to a unique clinical trials unit.
The role is offered on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home) based in either our central Norwich or Oakington, Cambridge office.
We offer a welcoming and inclusive working environment in our dog friendly office, with regular social and community activities.
You can agree your own flexible working times which can fit around caring responsibilities. We provide a great range of benefits including additional leave, a health cash plan and discounted holiday scheme
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a clinical nursing service and support to other professionals with patient screening, optimization treatment, chronic disease management and advice.
- Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process, ensuring professional relationships and regular communication with all participating GP sites.
- Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written) from clinic participants.
- Travel to GP sites to collect and record data as appropriate to the specific objectives of the study/service.
- Initiate new services in line with strategic aims and to respond to opportunities as they arise.
- Contribute to the development, review and implementation of patient and clinician resources including questionnaires, clinical decision support, feedback and promotional material.
- As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis.
- Identify, Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens and side effects
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
- Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment.
- Adhere to information security policies and maintain patient confidentiality in line with Coldicott principals.
Role Requirements
- A degree in life sciences, Nursing, (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
- Experience of working in the primary healthcare sector.
- Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems eg SystemOne, EMIS.
- ARTP Spirometry accreditation.
- Nurse prescriber
- Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management
Professional Registration
- You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC and ARTP (when applicable)
- You will also be expected to be conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the importance of professional accountability.
Clinical Support band - £40,000 - £50,000
Travel
National travel may be required with occasional overnight stays to facilitate patient clinics usually held within GP practices. Travel will be at the expense of the company in line with the expenses policy.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Person Specification
Qualifications
- A degree in life sciences, Nursing, (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Knowledge
- A degree in life sciences, Nursing, (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
- Primary Care experience
- Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems eg SystemOne, EMIS.
- ARTP Spirometry accreditation.
- Nurse prescriber
- Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management
Experience
- Experience of working in the primary healthcare sector.
- Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems eg SystemOne, EMIS.
- ARTP Spirometry accreditation.
- Nurse prescriber
- Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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