Research Nurse - Cancer

Research Nurse - Cancer Band 5/6

Main area
Corporate

Grade
Band 5/6

Contract
Permanent

Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

30 hours per week (Between Monday to Friday. Schedule to be negotiated)

Job
435-C010-26

Site
Cross cover for Burnley General and Royal Blackburn hospitals

Town
Burnley/Blackburn

Salary
£31,049 - £46,580 Per Annum - depending on experience

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
18/02/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

• Are you an amazing nurse with a passion for cancer research?
• Or are you looking for an entry post into health research ?
• Is it time for a new challenge in your career?

Answer yes to any of these questions and this could be the post for you.

The role works closely with a wide range of disciplines, to support patients access good quality research.

You will spend some days in clinic supporting patients face to face but also a significant period of time office based. The office time is spent ensuring accurate data is collected and establishing new NIHR studies within our Trust. Confidence using IT systems is essential, as well as compassion & excellent communication skills, which are paramount.

We are the first point of call for patients on cancer research trials and no 2 days are the same. Our current areas of activity are:

• breast
• gynae
• colorectal
• head & neck
• lung
• and urology cancers.

This post will be focused primarily on breast cancer studies but all team members provide cross cover support for colleagues, particularly urology.

You will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, with proven, relevant experience post-registration experience in cancer.

An understanding of the clinical research process would be an advantage but if not, these posts will initially be offered at Band 5 to allow training and development and then progress to a band 6 role; or if relevant past clinical research skills can be demonstrated these posts will be offered at Band 6.

Please note that this is a training post if Band 5*

The Research Development and Innovation Department works closely with Trust based clinicians, university, NHS and industry partners to assess a trial's feasibility, initiate set-up and conduct high quality clinical research. This gives the local population of East Lancashire the opportunity to take part in research studies associated with their clinical conditions and the care and services they receive.

You will be responsible for ensuring that clinical trials and research studies are undertaken following Nursing and Midwifery council guidelines and as per Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP).The post holder will be required to support all the aspects of a study protocol, with supervision and agreed competencies, assist study lead nurse and members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering agreed protocols to time and targets.

You will also be required to work independently undertaking nursing care activities and perform interventions within clinical trials specific protocols.

We support a varied mix of simple data collection studies and complex drug research studies. The successful post holder will be supported in building up to lead the breast cancer portfolio. Cross-cover of the wider cancer portfolio is required of all team members.

This post will be based within the cancer research team, supporting research studies within oncology as well as patients with cancer having surgery.

You will be working as part of our small, friendly team (ten staff), responsible for identifying, recruiting and supporting patients throughout their oncology and research pathway.

The main base for this post is negotiable, dependent on the successful candidate's clinical background. The breast cancer services require equal support at Burnley and Blackburn so the oncology research offices are based within both sites.

Flexibility is also…