Senior Clinical Research Nurse

Overview

Please note that this post is offered as a permanent contract at 37.5 h/week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research and Innovation Division at The Christie. We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Research Nurse to the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team (ECMT) within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. This is a 12 month maternity leave cover, fixed term post.

This post presents an opportunity to join an established research team with a varied portfolio of clinical trials as a Senior Clinical Research Nurse (sCRN). ECMT are responsible for a varied portfolio of early phase clinical trials.

• Coordinate the patient’s pathway through an agreed portfolio of clinical trials across ECMT.
• Establish excellent communications in all forms for difficult clinical conversations with patients and their families.
• Lead and manage staff; demonstrate experience of line management and leadership.
• Serve as key contact for patients and the wider MDT being considered for early phase clinical trials across multiple disease groups.
• Assess and manage the complex needs of patients participating in a clinical trial.
• Manage staff and drive service improvement.

• Experience in Oncology and Research is essential.
• Experience in leadership and flexibility in working; ability to work independently.
• Background in oncology and research, with leadership experience.
• Interdisciplinary interaction with staff across The Christie and partner networks (e.g., NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility).
• Proactive approach to self-development and ability to contribute to team development and training programmes.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% of patients are referred from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name:
Andrea Ingham

Job title:

Lead Clinical Research Nurse
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