Senior Research Nurse

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Research Nurse to lead the AICT Research Team within early phase oncology trials. You will coordinate cell therapy and immunotherapy protocols, support trial setup, and oversee patient recruitment and care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will ensure compliance with ICH/GCP standards and Trust SOPs, provide supervision and development for the AICT team, and engage with national and international research

Qualifications

• Leadership to manage the AICT Research team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility in working arrangements and cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Experience in clinical research and oncology is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cell therapy and immunotherapy trial protocols
• Support feasibility reviews and setup/activation of new trials
• Recruit and manage patients in early phase solid tumour studies
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance across multi‑regulatory frameworks
• Provide supervision and development for the AICT research team

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Research Nurse to join the Advanced Immune and Cell Therapy (AICT) Research Team. The AICT team is an early phase clinical trials team specialising in the delivery of cell therapy studies and complex immunotherapy trials across a range of solid cancer types. The team strives to deliver the next generation of innovative cancer treatments for solid tumors. Examples of our cell therapy studies include CAR-T, TIL and TCR trials.The band 7 Clinical Research Nurse is expected to provide leadership of the AICT Research team and manage a varied and growing portfolio of early phase oncology studies.Central to this role is the responsibility of assessing and managing the care pathways including the delivery of all specified treatments for participants in research within a multidisciplinary team. Key responsibilities of the post include the co-ordination of the cell therapy and complex immunotherapy trial protocols and providing support for early phase solid tumour trial patients.The Band 7 Clinical Research Nurse will use their role to enhance the team's ability and capacity to undertake high quality clinical research by developing knowledge, skills, and practice within the team.A background in research and oncology, flexibility in working, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential., The Band 7 Clinical Research Nurse will be involved in every stage of the portfolio activities including feasibility reviews of new clinical trial opportunities, set-up and activation of new trials, patient recruitment and management, supporting team with data query resolution, reviewing protocol amendments, providing patient-centred insights to the research delivery team by supporting both the patients and the team through all aspects of clinical research of the AICT portfolio.With support from the team the Band 7 Clinical Research Nurse will ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the patients is maintained within the requirement of the multi-regulatory frameworks for clinical research ensuring compliance with ICH/GCP standards and Trust SOPs.They will provide support, induction, continued supervision and management of the AICT research team and Demonstrate awareness and contribution to divisional, Trust and national objectives and strategies.By utilising national frameworks for auditing patients experience the Band 7 Clinical Research Nurse will ensure the patients participating in AICT portfolio studies will have the best possible experience whilst participating in clinical research.They will raise the profile of the clinical research nurse and clinical trials within the trust by engaging in promotional events relating to clinical research with attendance and contributions at local, national and international meetings.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.