Senior Clinical Research Nurse

Senior Clinical Research Nurse – Experimental Cancer Medicine Team (ECMT)

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.

Key responsibilities of the post include supporting the coordination of the patient’s pathway through an agreed portfolio of clinical trials across ECMT. Excellent communications skills in all forms are required for this role for difficult clinical conversations with patients and their families. Experience of line management and excellent leadership skills are required.

The successful candidate will be someone with excellent organisational, time management, leadership skills to be the key contact for patients and wider MDT who are being considered for early phase clinical trials from across many disease groups.

Central to this role is the responsibility of assessing and managing the complex needs of patients participating in a clinical trial.

Management of staff and evidence of service improvement are vital.

Experience In Oncology And Research Is Essential.

This position involves leading and managing a group of research nurses while supporting the Research Nurse Team Leader. Ensuring that research is conducted within the requirements of a multiregulated clinical research environment and safeguarding patient wellbeing are key responsibilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, in line with The Christie values. The role requires a strong motivation and the ability to work independently.

A background in oncology and research is essential, along with experience in leadership and flexibility in working.

The sCRN will interact with a variety of research professionals across The Christie, including the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility, as well as across Manchester and wider networks. A proactive approach to self-development and the ability to demonstrate initiative and expertise in team development and wider training programmes are important. By utilising national frameworks for auditing patient experiences, the sCRN will ensure that patients in the early phase portfolio of studies have the best possible experience while participating in clinical research.

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% patients are referred to us 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 Email address:  Telephone number:

Via Teams