Research Nurses

Position Overview

To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:
Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together. Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas. Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.,

We are recruiting a Research Nurse to join the Research & Development Team, who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Here at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, our Research Nurses recruit patients to studies via multiple local DGH teams as well as from within the Cancer Centre. As well as promoting studies to our referral hospitals and recruiting and coordinating the care of our trial participants, you will also administer some of the research drugs.

You may be required to take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities. We are extremely committed to providing the best possible treatments for our patients and to progressing the field forward. In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £ 5,941 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:
Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us., The post holder will screen & identify patients who are eligible for clinical trials and maintain detailed knowledge of the protocols for the clinical trials associated with the designated site-specific groups. You will be required to attend relevant outpatient clinics to assist with recruitment, to monitor the progress, and to collect data of patients involved in clinical trials.

To attend inpatients involved in clinical trials as necessary. You will act as a contact point and coordinator for patients requiring information and support and to refer patients/families on to other professional/agencies as appropriate. Within the role, you will assist in the provision of background information about potential clinical trials to obtain approvals from Research Governance and Local Ethics Committees.

You will also be involved in protocol review, advising regarding specialised equipment and resources required to undertake the trial and to ensure ethical issues are adequately addressed. Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments. Committed to our Community East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background.

In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce . We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our…