Overview
The Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials (OHCT) team manages clinical trials within Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT). The team has an excellent reputation nationally and globally in providing excellent patient care and putting safety at the core of practice. GSTFT values research; the work contributes to finding new cancer treatments and improving patients’ quality of life.
As a band 5 you will have a fantastic opportunity for training and career development within the specialty of Haematology research nursing. You will be working closely with experienced research nurses, doctors and other members of the multi-disciplinary team in caring for Oncology patients within clinical trials.
The role will include identifying patients suitable for clinical trials and supporting them and their families throughout their participation in clinical trials.
You Will Require
* Substantial clinical experience
* Accuracy and attention to detail
* Ability to work autonomously and have good skills in time management
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Can balance clinical work and non-clinical work as per research requirements
The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of patients and have the duty of care in supporting them and their families throughout their participation in clinical trials. The role will include identifying suitable patients for clinical trials and work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and within Research Governance Framework.
The post holder will also provide a full administrative service to the tumour specific research team. They will have a pivotal role in the running of national and international phase I, II, and III oncology and clinical trials.
Responsibilities will include the creation and maintenance of site files, formulating worksheets, the collection and transcribing of trial data, completing case report forms and the maintenance of a database of trial activity.
As part of Kings Health Partners, the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials (OHCT) team is made up of fifty plus staff members consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Research Practitioners, and the Safety & Support Team at Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We work closely with the oncology and haematology medical teams to recruit patients to our trials and to ensure patients are monitored closely throughout. We have a large portfolio of Phase II and III trials; which are split into teams for specific tumour groups.
We also have a team dedicated to early phase trials and run weekly early phase clinics in the Clinical Research Facility. We attract commercial and non-commercial trials, ranging from interventional drug or radiotherapy trials to observational studies.
Our mission statement is ‘Improving treatment choice, clinical care and outcomes for cancer patients through innovation, dedication and excellence in clinical trials’.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Thompson Olaoni Job title: Haematology Research Team Lead Email address: Thompson.olaoni@nhs.net
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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