Senior Research Nurse/AHP

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Cancer Research and Development Team at Torbay Hospital.

As a senior member of staff, you will lead high quality research delivery across a variety of clinical specialties.  Be responsible for recruiting patients into clinical trials and the collection of their clinical data needed for research purposes.  A key part of the role will be to liaise with all members of the clinical multi-disciplinary team so the successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a growing area of clinical research at a senior level.

For further information, please contact [email protected], Oncology  Research Team Leader.

Main duties of the job

• Have an understanding of the clinical research team objectives and contribute to their achievement.
• Manage research performance and study timelines of relevant studies
• Be responsible for the delivery of a clinical trial portfolio relevant to the specialty
• Be responsible for the care of research participants within the relevant sphere of practice and use opportunities to provide health promotion and patient education
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the ongoing development of the department
• Have an awareness of the income stream relevant to Clinical Trials and work within, local and Trust wide financial and budgetary guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached job description and person specification.

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.