Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse

Are you passionate about delivering cutting edge treatment and exceptional care to patients? We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Research Nurse to join our dynamic team and help deliver high quality, patient centred care within a clinical trial environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing our department's research capabilities while contributing to vital clinical studies across a broad range of conditions.

We are particularly interested in candidates with SACT (Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy) training who are keen to bring their expertise into a research setting. Your skills will be instrumental in expanding our oncology portfolio and advancing our facility's clinical research capacity. You will be fully supported as you transition into Clinical Research Nursing, including a personalised induction programme delivered by our in house Clinical Practice Educator.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will primarily work on oncology clinical trials while also contributing to research across other specialties.

For more information about this role and working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, please see the attached job description.

Main duties of the job

You will take the lead in managing patient participation in our clinical trials. Be responsible for identifying, recruiting, and supporting patients throughout their trial journey, while also performing vital study assessments and ensuring data is captured accurately and on deadline. This role requires seamless collaboration with diverse healthcare professionals and teams, so strong communication skills and a sharp eye for detail are critical. You will thrive both autonomously, managing your own busy workload, and as a collaborative team member. Candidates should be able to demonstrate alignment with the Trust values, as well as competence across all responsibilities detailed in the job description and person specification. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring prior experience in Oncology Nursing with SACT competency, clinical research and have worked in a dedicated Clinical Research Nurse capacity.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 2 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Completed/working toward teaching/mentoring qualification
• Completed/Working toward degree in the speciality or related field
• Recognised research qualification

Clinical Research Experience

• Experienced in delivering evidence based practice
• Experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff
• Experience of explaining complex concepts to patient in a clear and simplified manner
• Experience of acting as a patient advocate
• Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
• A minimum of 1 year clinical research experience in the NHS
• Early phase experience
• Experienced working as a preceptor/facilitator

Skills

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure
• Proven effectiveness as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Demonstrates ability to work under own initiative
• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of audit/quality improvement
• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally
• Demonstrates ability to take charge and delegate duties
• Knowledge of ICH GCP guidelines

Personal attributes

• Displays enthusiastic nature and describes motivation for working in clinical research

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrates the ability to meet the trust values

Other

• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Willingness to travel across multiple sites

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.

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS