Charles Perrens Hospital is recruiting a Clinical Research Nurse

Functional managers: Expert Center Managers, Senior Health Executive

Regulatory and/or institutional references

Job summary

Facilitate the deployment and monitoring of the French Minds cohort at the Bordeaux investigation site, as part of the PEPR PROPSY precision psychiatry research program, in conjunction with the clinical research associate (CRA) and the psychiatrist who are coordinating it

Main responsabilites

• Liaise with the various bodies involved with the investigators, healthcare managers, and the CRA (Expert Center, Fondation FondaMental, research department, etc.)
• Participate in internal research meetings
• Ensure the quality and compliance of a study (methodology, experimental procedure, etc.)
• Train and integrate new professionals
• Organize the logistics necessary for the project under the responsibility of the healthcare manager and the investigator physician, in conjunction with the CRA

Assist the investigator with the essential steps of the protocol, as follows:
Checking eligibility criteria with the investigating psychiatrist before including patients in the study
Ensuring that the instrumental tasks are carried out and the blood samples planned for the project are taken
Monitoring the progress and traceability of the blood samples collected for each phase of the study
Ensuring the collection of standard biological data
Ensure the collection of standard parameters, including measurements of blood pressure, heart rate, abdominal and head circumference, weight, and height for BMI calculation
Ensure the clinical assessments and tablet-based ratings proposed by the study
Verify the completion of self-assessments

• Obtain information on ongoing research
• Know how to assess your workload and interactions with other stakeholders (team members or external parties)
• Prevent potential problems and propose solutions with the CRA and the study manager
• Detect and correct inconsistencies in the protocol or data collected in conjunction with the CRA and the study manager
• Manage stocks related to your role
• If necessary, use the RADAR unit’s emergency trolley, in coordination with the healthcare manager and the delegated physician
• Liaise between the various parties involved in the research

Degree and/or qualification

University degree in clinical studies or other scientific fields such as DIU (inter-university diploma)

ARC (in the case of recruitment of an agent with joint IDE/ARC skills)

Knowledge of scientific English

Knowledge of institutional/academic research organization

Knowledge of mental health, if possible

Demonstrate impartiality, objectivity, and discretion

Good listening skills, diplomacy, and openness

Satisfactory assessment and communication skills with various institutional and other stakeholders

Ability to lead and motivate team members to successfully complete the project

Be able to provide feedback and alert functional and line managers responsible for monitoring the research

Be able to work in a multidisciplinary team

Demonstrate organization, method, and availability

Be able to manage emotions

Demonstrate good self-control

Knowledge and mastery of technical procedures for responding to life-threatening emergencies—organization, prioritization of actions

Planning, organizing, distributing workload, and allocating resources for their completion

Teamwork

Ability to adapt procedures, protocols, and instructions related to one’s area of expertise

Knowledge of English and mastery of office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, internet, ECRF, etc.)

Internal relations

Doctors, paramedical staff, psychologists/neuropsychologists, and the CRA at the Bordeaux expert investigation center

The Medical and General Affairs and Research Department at the Charles Perrens Hospital Center

External relations

The FondaMental Foundation and the PEPR PROPSY coordination team.

Specific features of the position

Full-time or part-time position

Working hours organized according to the protocol in force at the Charles Perrens Hospital Center