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Research Nurse

The closing date is 13 June 2025

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Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

16/06/2025

Planned Interview Date

23/06/2025

The Oncology Team 2 Research is recruiting!

The Research and Innovation Department is continuing its exciting expansion. We have several research specialities and the xxx research portfolio is looking for a Research Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health Professional. It is a full time post (1.0 WTE), with a permanent contract. This post will be based at Bexley Wing, St James's University Hospital.

The post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and delivery of the GI Research Portfolio. The main tasks are: Support the B6's, Administration of Chemotherapy/immunotherapy and manage a small portfolio of 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 Oncology Research Team 2 (GI, Sarcoma, Germ cell)

The post-holder will:

See Patients in clinic and on CRF.

Prepping patient visits.

Sample shipping.

Trial and clinical activities.

Chase results.

Booking patient appointments.

Assisting with patient queries.

Booking and prepping follow up appointments.

Assisting with treatments.

Query resolution

Overseeing several trials reducing workload on band 6s

Screening patients and following up on biomarkers

Completing IWRS (online ordering system) and reviewing blood results ahead of treatments

CRF clinic and chair bookings

Seeing patients outside of trials clinic in consultant clinics

Communicating tasks with Clinical Trial Assistants.

Courier bookings- for samples (blood and tissue)

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.

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-DRI-0221

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a proactive and self-motivated individual with a keen interest in research to work within Oncology Research Team 2 (GI, Sarcoma, Germ cell).

Please see attached job description for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a proactive and self-motivated individual with a keen interest in research to work within Oncology Research Team 2 (GI, Sarcoma, Germ cell).

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical skills and be able to teach relevant skills to other staff.
  • Current issues in health care and research
  • An awareness of the roles and responsibilities of clinical research staff
  • Basic understanding of research methodologies

Desirable

  • Research experience/training
  • Understanding of Clinical Research including issue surrounding research ethics, drug development and management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1) (RN Adult for adult areas, RN Child or Registered Midwife for childrens areas)
  • Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or HCPC registered AHP
  • Completed preceptorship period

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP)
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Patient centred
  • Caring, compassionate and motivated
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Good written and verbal skills
  • Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans in line with trial protocols
  • Ability to support participants whilst on clinical trials and provide patient focused care
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Capable of lateral thinking
  • IV competent
  • Cannulation
  • ECG recording
  • Venepuncture
  • Electronic data entry
  • Information Technology skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP)
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical skills and be able to teach relevant skills to other staff.
  • Current issues in health care and research
  • An awareness of the roles and responsibilities of clinical research staff
  • Basic understanding of research methodologies

Desirable

  • Research experience/training
  • Understanding of Clinical Research including issue surrounding research ethics, drug development and management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1) (RN Adult for adult areas, RN Child or Registered Midwife for childrens areas)
  • Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or HCPC registered AHP
  • Completed preceptorship period

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP)
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Patient centred
  • Caring, compassionate and motivated
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Good written and verbal skills
  • Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans in line with trial protocols
  • Ability to support participants whilst on clinical trials and provide patient focused care
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Capable of lateral thinking
  • IV competent
  • Cannulation
  • ECG recording
  • Venepuncture
  • Electronic data entry
  • Information Technology skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP)
  • Willing to undergo training as necessary
  • Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Research Nurse

Amy Humphries

amyhumphries@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-DRI-0221

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


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