Clinical Research Nurse

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical research nurse to join the King's College London Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU) team to undertake clinical research activities to deliver, a high-quality research study of healthy volunteers. You will achieve excellence within participant well-being and experience, and high standards of research nursing and governance, and clinical management in an exciting new, large-scale early cancer detection study. You will undertake participant communications including delivery of test results and aid their clinical interpretation, handle participant and health care professional queries and oversee referrals and care pathways in coordination with CPTU staff, GRAIL Bio UK Ltd and key stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job include:Lead on participant communications and well-being issues, providing specialist advice relevant to clinical research nursing, cancer screening and potential cancer-related anxiety (including handling of clinically-relevant research findings)Be responsible to support screening of eligible research participants including providing information and support to participants, clinical follow-up, data collection and safety reporting according to requirementsWork with the Project Lead to establish and maintain key strategic relationships with networks of clinicians, researchers and health service managers for effective roll-out of the trialWork alongside a team of trial coordinators, data managers and database developers to ensure compliance with GCP, data protection and research governance frameworks, regulations and sponsor requirementsSupport the development of training materials for clinical research staff at study sites including study specific and informed consent training and elements of GCPMonitor participants' experience and identify important participants' well-being issuesBe a central point of contact for site staff for trial-specific procedures including support to participants, eligibility assessment, informed consent, and sample management.

About us

About UsThis role is in partnership with the Cancer Research UK & King's College London Cancer Prevention Trials Unit (CPTU). CPTU specialises in research to advance cancer prevention, early diagnosis and screening.CPTU perform research on efficacy, cost-effectiveness and technologies to improve existing and establish new screening programmes. Our portfolio of both secondary (hospital) and primary (community) care trials includes: Multi-centre international randomised controlled trials of medicinal prevention of cancer often using drug re-purposingPragmatic trials of screening and diagnostic interventionsTrials of behavioural interventions in cancer prevention and screeningTrials of diagnostic/screening devices"

Date posted

23 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,448 to £47,965 a year p.a. inc. HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-BRC1866-A

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Graduate level of qualification in relevant discipline or working towards one.
Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Desirable

aware of changing trends within health and cancer care

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience in oncology/ /haematooncology or clinical trial setting
Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
Experience of mentoring and developing colleagues

Desirable

knowledge of quality management processes
experience in service development and improvement
Managerial/team leader experience

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team
ability to organise, priortise and co-ordinated self and others
Strong motivation to work within the field of oncology research

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Graduate level of qualification in relevant discipline or working towards one.
Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Desirable

aware of changing trends within health and cancer care

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience in oncology/ /haematooncology or clinical trial setting
Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
Experience of mentoring and developing colleagues

Desirable

knowledge of quality management processes
experience in service development and improvement
Managerial/team leader experience

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team
ability to organise, priortise and co-ordinated self and others
Strong motivation to work within the field of oncology research

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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