Clinical Trials Support Nurse

Job Description

Our mission is to beat blood cancer within a generation. Clinical trials play an important part in finding more effective and kinder treatments that support this aim. We are looking for a registered nurse to join us as a Clinical Trials Support Nurse in our innovative Clinical Trials Support Service. You’ll be delivering high quality information and support to those looking to enter a blood cancer clinical trial. This role will bring huge value to the blood cancer community.
Ideally, you’ll have extensive haemato-oncology experience either as a research / clinical trials / specialist nurse.
We welcome applications to work full time or part time(minimum 28 hours and or job share, please specify the hours you wish to work in your cover letter. Applications for this role will be reviewed as soon as they are received so please note that we may bring forward the closing date at our discretion.

Key Responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery

• Independently maintain own caseload of patients seeking enrolment into clinical trials; this includes assessing, educating, and objectively presenting information to patients or family members about available treatment options, including clinical trials
• Be available for support throughout people’s experience in a clinical trial.
• Liaise with the Data Officer to ensure data is up to date and robust.
• Support with the continuous promotion and marketing of the services, working to ensure that patients, clinicians and researchers are aware of and accessing the service
• Collaborate with our existing Support Services to educate and support patients and family members in their efforts to understand their diagnosis and treatment options.
• Serve in a consulting role to the Support Services and the wider organisation about clinical trials including leading on and delivering teaching sessions
• Maintain/increase knowledge and understanding of haematologic cancers, blood and bone marrow transplant and psychosocial aspects of living with cancer and ensure professional and personal development in line with maintaining NMC registration
• Contribute to continual process improvement of clinical trial support procedures
• Occasionally travel to national oncology/haematology meetings across the UK

Service Development

• Work with the Clinical Trials Support Service team in developing and extending the service, supporting improved understanding of and access to clinical trials
• Support with developing the knowledge of and access to trials in audiences we are not currently reaching, especially those from minoritised groups
• Support with establishing effective working relationships with clinical staff across the UK, trials centre staff and pharmaceutical companies to understand the trials landscape
• Support with the development of effective policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective running of this service
• Support with the sourcing of promotional materials and web content to market the service both online and offline
• Support with the development of peer-to-peer support services for our blood cancer community around clinical trials
• Contribute to key project work across the organisation that is related to clinical trials including but not limited to Blood Cancer Action Plan and BMS project
• Contribute to cross organisational aims and objectives, with particular focus on strategic aims supporting access to clinical trials such as Impactful Research, but also wider strategy workstreams that will impact on the service, in particular Audience and Service Transformation project.

THINGS WE ALL DO

• Promote Blood Cancer UK’s vision, mission and core values
• We’re all fundraisers. This is slightly different for all roles, and your team will have fundraising KPIs and objectives we all work to
• Attend and assist at Blood Cancer UK events and activities as required (NB this involves evening and weekend work)
• Be an effective ambassador for Blood Cancer UK at any activity you attend
• All staff are expected to adhere to Blood Cancer UK’s policies and procedures
• Do any other reasonable things your manager needs you to do

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Registered NMC nurse, with a commitment to maintaining registration
• Substantial recent / current experience in haemato-oncology as a research / trials / nurse specialist
• An understanding of the needs of people affected by blood cancer as well as their relatives and carers
• Experience of working with vulnerable adults needing support across different mediums
• A deep knowledge and understanding of the NHS and the clinical trials landscape, as well as health and social care-related issues
• Experience working in a team with mixed roles and experience
• Working knowledge of data protection and safeguarding policies
• Experience working with volunteers
• Understanding of the importance of regular service analysis and evaluation