CRF Senior Charge Nurse

This Band 7 post leads nursing on the NIHR Clinical Research Facility:
Manchester at The Christie, a specialist cancer centre. The role centres on day-to-day operational oversight across research clinics, outpatients, day-case and inpatient care, including line management, staffing and patient flow. The unit is going through a refurbishment and a staged move to 24/7 working, which the post-holder helps to lead. Prior research experience is not essential because training is given, but oncology nursing experience and NMC registration are required.

• Provide visible clinical leadership to the CRF team and lead by example
• Line manage staff, including appraisal, performance review and professional development
• Oversee workforce planning, staffing and skill mix to match activity levels
• Coordinate patient flow and activity across outpatient, day-case and inpatient areas
• Ensure safe, governed working, including health and safety, incident reporting, risk assessment and Trust policy compliance
• Support the CRF refurbishment and the staged transition to 24/7 working
• Plan and prioritise studies, including study-specific risk assessments and use of the facility
• Ensure compliance with UK and international research regulatory frameworks
• Ensure participant-centred, protocol-driven care and lead on practice standards and clinical audit
• Supervise junior staff and students and lead on induction, training and mentorship
• Manage the CRF operational budget, consumables, equipment contracts and asset base
• Undertake the Trust duty manager role on a rotational basis

• First level degree

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse

• Demonstrable experience of managing a clinical team and senior line management
• Oncology nursing experience
• Leading change and quality or clinical improvement
• People management and handling sensitive professional and HR issues
• Workforce planning and development
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Excellent leadership, managerial and mentoring skills, including presentation and training
• Clear verbal and written communication, including presenting data to varied and external audiences
• Problem-solving, prioritisation and calm decision-making under pressure
• Good IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet use
• Knowledge of NHS policy, clinical governance, risk management and the national quality assurance agenda

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
• Flexibility in working hours
• Self-motivated and able to perform a wide range of duties

• Expertise in R&D regulations and research governance
• Management qualification
• Post-registration oncology qualification
• Current GCP certificate
• Understanding of national research policy
• Collaborative working within and outside organisational boundaries
• Experience managing or delivering clinical trials, including experimental medicine
• Understanding of NHS clinical research, its governance framework and the inspection environment