Research Nurse - Cancer

Job overview

• Are you an experienced research nurse looking for a change?
• Or are you looking for an entry post into health research ?
• Is it time for a new challenge in your career?

The role works closely with a wide range of disciplines, to support patients access good quality research.

You will spend some days in clinic supporting patients face to face but also a significant period of time office based. The office time is spent ensuring accurate data is collected and  establishing new NIHR studies within our Trust. Confidence using IT systems is essential, as well as compassion &  excellent communication skills, which are paramount.

We are the first point of call for patients on cancer research trials and no 2 days are the same. Our current areas of activity are:

• breast
• gynae
• colorectal
• head & neck
• lung
• and urology cancers.

This post will be focused primarily on urology and breast studies but all team members provide cross cover support for colleagues. Lung is an evolving service.

You will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, with proven, relevant  post-registration experience in cancer.

An understanding of the clinical research process would be an advantage but if not, these posts will initially be offered at Band 5 to allow training and development and may progress to a band 6 role; or if relevant past clinical research skills can be demonstrated these posts will be offered at Band 6.

Main duties of the job

Please note that this is a training post if Band 5 *

The Research  Development and Innovation Department works closely with Trust based clinicians, university, NHS and industry partners to assess a trial’s feasibility, initiate set-up and conduct high quality clinical research.  This gives the local population of East Lancashire the opportunity to take part in research studies associated with their clinical conditions and the care and services they receive.

You will be responsible for ensuring that clinical trials and research studies are undertaken following Nursing and Midwifery council guidelines and as per Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP).The post holder will be required to support all the aspects of a study protocol, with supervision and agreed competencies, assist study lead nurse and members of the multidisciplinary team in   delivering agreed protocols to time and targets.

You will also be required to work independently undertaking nursing care activities and perform interventions within clinical trials specific protocols.

We support a varied mix of simple data collection studies and complex drug research studies.  The successful post holder will be supported in co-working in breast and urology studies. Cross-cover of the wider cancer portfolio is required of all team members.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description.

Supporting cancer patients to be offered high quality cancer studies and clinical activities relating to this.