Western General Hospital
Accountable to the General Manager for the management and control of the South East Scottish Cancer Research Network (SESCRN) covering cancer research in NHS Lothian, Borders, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway, ensuring achievement of business performance objectives within quality standards and contribute to the corporate management of the Service through the Cancer Management Team.
The Network Manager has a key role to play in the infection prevention and control programme by promoting a culture of compliance and facilitating compliance with policy, to ensure NHS Lothian achieves locally and nationally set targets for reducing HAI as well as compliance with legal requirements and guidelines outlined by UK research regulatory bodies such as MHRA and REC. The post holder will provide leadership and strategic direction to the medical, nursing, tissue collection, data management, cancer informatics and innovation teams.
Responsible for provision of operational support to the General Manager in the efficient and effective delivery of LRP.
The Network Manager ensures that patient flow is optimised across all services and manages research funds and strategic partnerships in such a way that maximises access to an extensive portfolio of clinical trials for cancer patients across South East Scotland, covering all cancer types and disease stages.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Lyndsay Cameron, General Manager on
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a 'regulated role', your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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