Team Leader - Senior Research Nurse/Senior Clinical Trial PractitionerNHS
Job summary
The Cancer Clinical Trials Unit at UCH is looking to recruit a Senior Research Nurse/Clinical Trial Practitioner - Team leader for the Myeloma/Real World Evidence Trials Team
The Research Nurse/Clinical Trial Practitioner is an autonomous specialist working within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will take responsibility for the co-ordination, regulatory oversight and management of a clinical research portfolio comprising in-house, national and international phase II and III clinical trials in haematology. They will also line manage a number of staff and provide leadership and support to the team as a whole.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of an expanding and dynamic clinical team helping research staff to deliver excellent care to adults with cancer. The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of clinical trials as well as education of patients and colleagues, coordination of care of patients on trials, collection and preparation of biological samples, collection of trial data, the monitoring of the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience in clinical research, knowledge of good clinical practice, good verbal and written communication skills and some experience of managing/leading teams within the NHS setting. However, if you have some of these criteria, and a clear desire to do the job, then please apply.
Job description
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
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