JOB DESCRIPTION
DM1-Hub aims to be the basis for the implementation of precision medicine aspects in Spain for the benefit of patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1), prioritizing better diagnosis and optimization in the use of soon-to-be-available treatments. The DM1-Hub project brings together a group of 80 professionals in the areas of research and clinical monitoring of DM1. Together they form a multidisciplinary work team with extensive experience in this pathology at the research level, which includes predoctoral, postdoctoral and senior researchers, including renowned research groups in the field of rare neuromuscular diseases and DM1 in particular. Specifically, the team is made up of specialists in genomics, epigenetics, bioinformatics, biostatistics, proteomics, applied research and scientific dissemination. In turn, the team makes up an important network of around 70 health professionals (neurologists, neuropediatricians, neuropsychologists and nurses), in more than 40 hospitals in 8 different Autonomous Communities, who follow up with DM1 patients in their consultations. We are looking for a compromised and enthusiastic nurse for DM1-Hub project. He/she would interact with nurses and other health professionals around Spain that will be doing the same tasks in another Autonomous Communities. The project DM1-Hub is funded through a grant PMPER24/00007 from ISCIII for Research Projects on Rare Diseases, from the 2024 Call for Joint Missions of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, under the PERTE for Vanguard Health and within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The nurse would be contributing to different aspect of the DM1-Hub project:
Before starting the nurse together with nurses of other autonomic communities would receive training in:
- Mission, objectives and main tasks in DM1-Hub project;
- Collecting clinical variables from patients (formation given by the DM1-Hub clinical team);
- Passing neuropsychological tests (formation given by the neuropsychologist of the team);
- Database RedCAp (training given by the experts in the DM1-Hub project);
- In blood samples collection and processing (formation given by the DM1-Hub lab people); Possibility of training with Treat-NMD in quality data acquisition.
Tasks:- Contacting patients (adults and children) and organizing the visits in more than
- 10 hospitals in Barcelona
- Obtaining clinical information of the patient by phone and in a presential visit.
- Passing scales and tests to the patients
- Helping the patients to fill patient reported outcomes
- Introducing all the data in RedCAp and collecting posteriorly lacking data
- Attending to regular meetings with the DM1-Hub curators and other members of the DM1-Hub team
- Labelling and processing blood samples from the participants, frozen them and organize shipments to IGTP GRENBA lab.
- Sporadic participation in patients’ workshops or other scientific events.
- Reporting results, problems and achievements to the DM1-Hub managing team.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested persons must attach to the application:
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the guiding principles and objectives of the supply systems, following the process described below:
a) Curricular evaluation: analysis of the curriculum vitae to assess aspects related to training, professional career and experience in positions related to the job position under selection.
b) Personal interview: once the résumé has been evaluated, the selected candidates will be called for a personal interview to verify and expand on the information detailed in the résumé and to evaluate aspects related to experience and professional skills.
Applications that do not meet the requirements, that are not included in the cases foreseen or that are not processed in accordance with the established procedure will not be considered in the selection process.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The call for applications will close on 26th of March.
About us
The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre located in Badalona. Its main objective is to increase scientific knowledge in order to transform it into solutions to improve the health and medical care of patients and the community.
The Institute is associated with one of the major university hospitals in the Barcelona area, the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, and is part of the Can Ruti biomedical campus. IGTP is a CERCA centre and is also accredited as a centre of excellence by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and is in charge of coordinating the management and scientific strategy of the campus, working in close collaboration with the other centres.
The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute carries out research within 9 areas:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases
- Community Health
- Diseases of the Liver and Digestive Tract
- Endocrine and Diseases of the Metabolism, Bones and Kidneys
- Immunology and Inflammation
- Infectious Diseases
- Neuroscience
- Science of Behaviour and Substance Abuse
Scientists working in these areas publish an average of over 900 papers a year, contribute to improved treatment and healthcare protocols, produce patents and set up spin-off companies in order to improve the lives of patients.
The following video is a bird's eye view of Campus Can Ruti a top-tier translational research environment in the Barcelona area, in a very stimulating scientific environment. The IGTP offers a supportive, friendly and collaborative ecosystem to promote professional development and help you achieve your research goals.
The IGTP, in its commitment to equal opportunities, guarantees equal treatment between candidates and persons with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per 100, as accredited by the Spanish Autonomous Regions or the State Administration, or who have been declared to have a total permanent disability in a different profession through a resolution of the National Institute of Social Security, while retaining functional capacity for the completion of the tasks of the post will be positively considered.