Job overview

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Clinical Research (ANPR) post provides an exciting opportunity to expand the research nurse role in line with other established advanced nursing roles both within the RMH Trust, nationally and internationally.  The ANPR is a highly experienced oncology nurse who will work autonomously or with medical colleagues, demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and management of cancer research participants.

The ANPR will work as an integral member of the research multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate research and service requirements are achieved in line with both the RMH divisional and Trust level strategies.  Complex clinical management, strategic planning, education, research and audit are key components of the role in line with the national framework for advanced clinical practice.  The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and safe clinical decision making in clinical care through physical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of research participants in accordance with regulatory frameworks, policy and laws governing clinical trials.

Main duties of the job

• To help formulate plans to meet cancer training and education needs of staff, at an individual, team and organisation level in conjunction with other experts in the Trust.
• To provide learning opportunities for nurses and other health care professionals via Mentorship, supervision and teaching.
• To be actively involved in the feasibility and selection of clinical trials for the portfolio, ensuring that new trials are appropriate for the patient group, complement the research portfolio and that there are adequate resources in place to support the trials safely.
• To attend national and international Investigator Meetings and local Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) to receive appropriate sponsor led protocol specific training and be delegated by the Principal Investigator for your ANPR role.
• To be available for onsite and virtual trial monitor visits, responding in a timely manner to monitor reports and data queries, as agreed with the trial sponsors and set out in the CTA.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.