Research Nurse

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital trust in Newcastle is seeking a full-time Research Nurse to join the Oncology and Haematology Research Team. The role involves managing clinical trials, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should have a strong background in nursing, excellent communication skills, and a willingness for ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch).
• Academic attainment at diploma level, prepared for degree level study.
• Current driving licence if relevant to role.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential patients for clinical trials.
• Administer investigational chemotherapy as per protocols.
• Maintain patient care and safety during trials.

Skills

Excellent communication

Advanced clinical skills

Time management

IT knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse

Academic attainment at degree level

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research Nurse

The closing date is 03 August 2025

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Oncology and Haematology Research Team for a full time Band 6 Research Nurse.We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and well organized individual who can work under pressure in the delivery of important cancer clinical trials.

The post holder will work in partnership with the research team and MDT to manage all aspects of delivering our vast and varied portfolio of late phase Oncology, and all phases of Haematology clinical trials. A background knowledge in Haematology/Oncology Adult nursing is essential to the role.

Applicants must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, liaising with many other disciplines within and outside the team is an integral part of this role.

The candidate will have the opportunity to develop their existing nursing skills, gain specialist knowledge of Clinical Research Delivery, and expand their sphere of practice in all cancer tumour groups. With this in mind the successful candidate must be willing to undertake further training and education appropriate to the role.

• Interview Date Friday 29 August 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Main duties of the job

• Identify potential (appropriate) patients
• Recruit to time and target
• Communicate effectively with patients to receive informed consent
• Collaboration with various departments to organise investigations required by trial protocol
• Safe administration of investigational chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies as per specific protocols
• Maintain a high standard of patient care and safety in clinical trial delivery
• Processing blood samples in the lab, documentation and tracking of samples
• Shipping of samples to various global destinations
• Organise all patient appointments/medical reviews
• Point of contact for patients
• Work in accordance with Research Governance
• Support and motivate colleagues, championing service user safety and dignity to drive continuous improvement

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To participate in the creation and maintenance of a high-quality clinical research environment.
• To initiate and manage nursing activities related to academic studies and clinical trials, from initiation to termination, according to ICH good clinical practice guidelines.
• Supervise junior members of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• oAcademic attainment at diploma level and prepared to undertake degree level study
• oMeets Nursing and Midwifery council requirements for mentorship
• oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role
• oAcademic attainment at degree/masters' level

Knowledge & Experience

• oAn understanding of the application of research in the clinical governance agenda
• oAn understanding of research governance and the research process
• oSubstantial post registration experience in clinical speciality area and/or clinical research delivery
• oEvidence of research activity and ability to demonstrate research competency
• oExperience of working within speciality
• oExperience of supporting clinical research delivery
• oExperience related to information retrieval and research application
• oExperience of mentoring junior staff
• oEvidence of current role expansion that can be applied to the role
• oExperience of project management

Skills & Abilities

• oExcellent IT knowledge/skills
• oAdvanced interpersonal and communication skills
• oAdvanced clinical skills (i.e., venepuncture, cannulation, ECG)
• oHigh level of organisation and time management skills
• oAbility to work on own initiative

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.

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