Job Description
Do you want to give exceptional care and be involved in providing state-of the art treatments to patients?
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to become part of the Research Nursing Team at the National Institute for Health Research UCLH Clinical Research Facility (CRF). The NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility UCLH is a well-established Clinical Research Facility (CRF) covering two sites. The Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre is a dedicated neuroscience experimental medicine facility at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) at Queen Square (QS); the NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility is a comprehensive Cancer and Medical research facility on the Bloomsbury campus (BC) at Tottenham Court Road and UCLH Vaccination Centre in 52 Gowers Street.
The post holder will be required to work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines, taking responsibility for the coordination and support of clinical trials within the CRF. Responsibilities include coordination of care of patients on trials, collection and preparation of biological samples, administration of experimental agents and monitoring of expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities, and patient/carer education. The post holder will be expected to develop specialized skills and knowledge relating to the conduct of clinical trials, the therapies and relevant disease types. The post holder will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable the patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patient’s advocate.
The post holder will also be responsible for liaising with drug companies if required and other study sponsors and ensuring the accurate collection and submission of data, in line with the study protocols and research regulations, as well as to deputise for the Senior Research Nurses in their absence and to take an active role in supporting and developing new members of the CRF team.
The CRF core working hours are between 09.00-17.00, however some evening, night and weekend work may be required at times.
The research nursing team in the CRFs provide exceptional specialist nursing care to a wide variety of patients taking part in early phase clinical trials of experimental cancer and medicine treatments. This includes First-in-Human medicines and experimental early phase treatments in oncology, hematology, medicine, neurology and COVID-19 vaccine studies.
We are looking for an individual with excellent communication and organisational skills and a keen attention to detail. The successful candidate will have experience in hematology or oncology and clinical research, and an interest in working across a range studies, including cancer, medicine and different specialities including COVID-19 vaccine studies within the Clinical Research Facility (CRF).
The post holder will be supported by senior nurses within the units, and the role is ideal for a highly motivated nurse who is keen to further develop their experience in early phase clinical research nursing. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Research Nursing Team, Principal Investigators and research support staff, to ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA), and trial specific protocols.
Applicants must be a Registered Nurse with post- registration experience. An experience in cancer care is essential and for clinical research is desirable and full training will be given.