Senior Research Nurse

This post is fixed term for 12 months

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Research Nurse to join our haematology research team within the South East Cancer Research Network.

This varied and rewarding role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of haematology clinical trials, supporting patients from consideration of a clinical trial through treatment and follow-up. You will combine advanced clinical nursing skills with research delivery, working autonomously while being part of an experienced multidisciplinary research team.

The role includes:

• Patient identification and recruitment
• Clinical trial assessments
• Trial treatment delivery, including cytotoxic chemotherapy and other SACT
• Ongoing care of patients participating in research

You will work closely with research nurses, medical teams, pharmacy, clinical trial and data management colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

We are particularly interested in nurses who bring strong haematology experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, attention to detail and a commitment to delivering safe, patient-centred research and care. Clinical research experience and knowledge of ICH-GCP are desirable, but applications from experienced haematology nurses wishing to develop their research career would also be welcomed.

This is an exposure prone post

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are recruiting to the post of Senior Research Nurse at the Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note:

As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

Please note:

we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country.

Harriet Stavert on  or harriet.stavertt, or Heather McVicars on  or heather.mcvicarst