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This is a 12‑month fixed‑term or secondment opportunity for an experienced Research Nurse to provide senior leadership within the Clinical Trials Unit at the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre. This post has been created in response to the continued expansion of our Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMP) portfolio, reflecting the rapid growth of complex, cutting‑edge studies such as cell and gene therapies within our service.
As senior Research Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the safe and effective delivery of these highly specialised oncology and haematology trials. ATIMP studies require enhanced governance, rigorous adherence to regulatory frameworks, and close coordination with pharmacy, cell therapy laboratories, and multidisciplinary clinical teams. You will support the implementation of robust processes for ATIMP handling, administration, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring patient safety remains central throughout.
·Provide senior leadership within the Clinical Trials Unit, supporting a defined research nursing team and contributing to workload management, supervision and appraisals.
·Lead on the organisation and delivery of clinical trials, including CTIMPs and ATIMPs, ensuring compliance with ICH‑GCP, Research Governance and Trust SOPs.
·Oversee treatment delivery pathways for oncology trials, ensuring safe and effective practice., the post holder may administer SACT, IMPs or ATIMPs if required.
·Provide expert support in the informed consent process and throughout the patient pathway.
·Support development and expansion of early‑phase and ATIMP trial activity within the unit.
·Represent the unit at meetings, ensuring clear communication of research nursing priorities and contributing to wider service development.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.