Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
16/06/2025
Planned Interview
Date
23/06/2025
Oncology
Research Team 2 is recruiting!
The
Research and Innovation Department is continuing its exciting expansion. We
have several research specialities and the Germ cell & Sarcoma research
portfolio is looking for a Research Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health Professional
(AHP) It is a full time post (1.0 WTE), with a permanent contract. This post
will be based at Bexley Wing in St James's University Hospital
The
post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and
delivery of the Germ cell & Sarcoma Research Portfolio. The main tasks
are: Acting as part of the coordinator role across Team 2, Delivering
chemotherapy/immunotherapy to patients on the CRF & Manage trials
independently and in their entirety.
In
addition of being responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical
care planning, delivery, safety, and patient satisfaction are to a very high
standards, compliance with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local
and national guidance and legislation is required
If
you are interested in the post, we would like to encourage you to contact the
recruiting manager for an informal discussion.
Main duties of the job
We
are looking to recruit a proactive and self-motivated individual with a keen
interest in research to work within the Germ cell/Sarcoma Research team to
contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and delivery of the Germ
cell & Sarcoma Research Portfolio.
The
post-holder will:
Identify
and approach potentially eligible patients for relevant studies.
Attend consent appointments and complete all clinical and trial activities
Screen and randomise Patients
Request all future appointments, CT scans etc
Liaising with pre-assessment, CNSs and surgical team
Clinic visits throughout- these can continue for several years, sometimes for
the remaining lifetime of the patient.
Support standard of care nursing pathway managing patient queries, assisting
with dose reduction and toxicity queries
Request, prepare and send tissue blocks to central labs for further
investigations.
Organise CT scans and send out Quality of Life Questionnaires (QOLs)
Answer patient telephone queries organising and giving chemotherapy
treatment and completing pre-assessment appointments in clinic.
Deliver Chemotherapy and immunotherapy
The
post holder will be required to work alongside industry partners, the
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN)
Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring establishments,
attending regional and national meetings as required.
About us
Research
is at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved in
research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients.
We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us provide
better care to our patients.
Over
the next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality
clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim to
support and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for
research and innovation.
We
have a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme of
education and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teams
involved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.
Our
five Trust values are part of what make us different. They have been
developed by our staff. They are:
-
Patient-centred
-
Collaborative
-
Fair
-
Accountable
-
Empowered
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination and
delivery of the Research Portfolio, under the leadership of the
Senior
Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP. Working effectively with the immediate and
broader
multidisciplinary team (MDT), being responsible for ensuring that high
standards
of clinical care planning, delivery, safety and patient satisfaction is to a
very
high
standard, compliant with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local and
national
guidance and legislation.
The
post holder will support the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP, Principle
Investigators
and associated multidisciplinary colleagues in the planning, scheduling,
conduct,
recruitment, patient care, support and data collection required for all
studies
within
the department. They will be responsible for developing their own clinical
practice,
maintaining competencies and where
appropriate
taking delegated responsibility for the clinical elements of studies in line
with
Trust policies and study protocols.
Working
effectively and proactively with agreed external agencies and collaborative
partners,
the individual will adhere to agreed study pathways and processes to
derive
accurate and robust data capture, and ensure pharmacovigilance is
maintained.
The
post holder will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken within the
department
safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is conducted within the
confines
of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research, EU directive, UK
Governance
Framework and other relevant UK legislation pertaining to the conduct
and
delivery of research.
The
post holder will act as a role model developing the research team and
ensuring
effective
management of the department in the absence of the Senior Research
Nurse/Midwife/AHP.
During
exceptional times of need, you will contribute to clinical service, as agreed
with
the Matron for the CSU and in line with the Trusts escalation policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination and
delivery of the Research Portfolio, under the leadership of the
Senior
Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP. Working effectively with the immediate and
broader
multidisciplinary team (MDT), being responsible for ensuring that high
standards
of clinical care planning, delivery, safety and patient satisfaction is to a
very
high
standard, compliant with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local and
national
guidance and legislation.
The
post holder will support the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP, Principle
Investigators
and associated multidisciplinary colleagues in the planning, scheduling,
conduct,
recruitment, patient care, support and data collection required for all
studies
within
the department. They will be responsible for developing their own clinical
practice,
maintaining competencies and where
appropriate
taking delegated responsibility for the clinical elements of studies in line
with
Trust policies and study protocols.
Working
effectively and proactively with agreed external agencies and collaborative
partners,
the individual will adhere to agreed study pathways and processes to
derive
accurate and robust data capture, and ensure pharmacovigilance is
maintained.
The
post holder will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken within the
department
safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is conducted within the
confines
of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research, EU directive, UK
Governance
Framework and other relevant UK legislation pertaining to the conduct
and
delivery of research.
The
post holder will act as a role model developing the research team and
ensuring
effective
management of the department in the absence of the Senior Research
Nurse/Midwife/AHP.
During
exceptional times of need, you will contribute to clinical service, as agreed
with
the Matron for the CSU and in line with the Trusts escalation policy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of computer databases and administration
- Knowledge of clinical research specific issues
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience
- Research Experience
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Autonomy
- Independence
- Capable of lateral thinking
- IT Skills
- Time management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Implementation of good clinical practice
- Clinical Research
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1or 2) (RN Adult for adult areas and RN Child for childrens areas), Midwife or HCPC AHP or Clinical Research Practitioner registered (including registration to AHCS)
- Post registration qualification in specialty
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Research qualification (e.g. certificate/MSc in clinical research)
- Non-Medical Prescribing (in some specific roles this may be an essential requirement for Registered Nurses and Midwife)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Recent professional development
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of computer databases and administration
- Knowledge of clinical research specific issues
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience
- Research Experience
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Autonomy
- Independence
- Capable of lateral thinking
- IT Skills
- Time management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Implementation of good clinical practice
- Clinical Research
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1or 2) (RN Adult for adult areas and RN Child for childrens areas), Midwife or HCPC AHP or Clinical Research Practitioner registered (including registration to AHCS)
- Post registration qualification in specialty
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Research qualification (e.g. certificate/MSc in clinical research)
- Non-Medical Prescribing (in some specific roles this may be an essential requirement for Registered Nurses and Midwife)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Recent professional development
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
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.
