Job summary
We are recruiting two Senior 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 £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 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.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will coordinate and manage a clinical research portfolio, working collaboratively with the NIHR Clinical Research Network/ENHT and multidisciplinary teams to support patients participating in clinical trials. Responsibilities include screening and identifying eligible patients, maintaining detailed knowledge of study protocols, supporting recruitment in outpatient and inpatient settings, monitoring patient progress, and collecting accurate clinical trial data.

The role also involves acting as a key contact for patients and families by providing information, support, and advocacy to help patients make informed decisions regarding participation in research. Patients may also be referred to appropriate professionals or agencies where necessary.

In addition, the post holder will support research governance activities by assisting with ethics and approval submissions, contributing to protocol reviews, advising on specialised equipment and resources, and ensuring ethical standards are maintained throughout the research process.

The role includes responsibility for the safe administration of experimental treatments and monitoring patients for expected and unexpected side effects.

This position offers the opportunity to work within a supportive research delivery team in a Trust committed to research and innovation to improve patient care and outcomes.

About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential

• Registered Nurse/AHP
• Post graduate level qualification/courses or equivalent experience within research and /or a related field
• Evidence of CPD and maintenance of PDP.

Previous Experience
Essential

• Experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff
• Experience of being a mentor for junior nurses/CTP's
• Experience in delivering evidence-based practice
• Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner

Desirable

• Experience of phlebotomy, cannulation and management of central lines
• Experience of radiation protection procedures
• Experience of running concurrent research studies in a healthcare setting with minimal supervision/clinical trials experience
• Experience related to information retrieval and research application

Skills
Essential

• Proven effectiveness as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Demonstrates ability to work under own initiative
• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure
• Computer literacy

Knowledge
Essential

• Governance Framework
• Advanced level of specialist knowledge within specialist area of work.

Other Requirements
Essential

• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
• Role model our Trust values every day

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Acting Lead Research Nurse
Simona Linwood
simona.linwood@nhs.net

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.