Clinical Trials Research Nurse

Main area Cancer Research & Development Grade Band 6 Contract 1 year (Fixed term/Secondment) Hours 30 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-RD-267047

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Addenbrooke's Hospital-Division R&D
Town Cambridge
Salary £38,682 - £46,580 p.a. pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 01/03/:59

Job overview

We are currently seeking a registered nurse to join our ever growing team in the Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre (CCTC).

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the rapidly moving field of cancer research. This position will particularly focus on the breast and gynaecological cancer portfolio, which includes a range of clinical/IMP treatment and translational oncology trials.

You will have the opportunity to work with world class medics in current cutting edge cancer therapy development.

Your role will include:

• Taking a lead role in running a portfolio of research studies.
• Approaching, screening and recruiting patients for dynamic trials/studies.
• Coordinating and facilitating patients on their journey through trials. Including liaising and networking with consultants, hospital research facilities and external agencies/companies regarding the effects of the trial/trial medications.
• Dividing your time between office based work and outpatient clinics along with specialist areas involved in facilitating clinical trials.

You will work autonomously, as well as part of a team with opportunities for personal development.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Research Nurse will be a member of the Cambridge Cancer Trials Team. The post-holder will work closely with the health care teams associated with the multidisciplinary team.

The key responsibilities are to help to identify patients eligible for clinical trials; provide information and support for patients entering clinical trials; co-ordinate trial patient treatment, assessment, follow-up and data collection according to specific clinical trial protocols. This will include close liaison with relevant staff of departments including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, pharmacy, radiology, outpatients and inpatients, Research & Development and Ethics departments.

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 1 March 2026

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 9 March 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification Additional Requirements

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
• Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
• Ability to work independently but also able to operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and across professional disciplines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: ability to develop good working relationships with diverse study participants, healthcare professionals and external agencies
• Able to support participants through the informed consent process
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop junior staff
• Good organisational, time & project management skills: and able to plan, prioritise & co-ordinate work under pressure
• Numerate with good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access)
• Proven administrative skills with attention to detail
• Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and of research related legislation & regulation
• Understand the structure, role & functions of RECs and R&D departments
• Understanding of the requirements of ICH Good Clinical Practice; possess current GCP Certificate
• Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse; understanding the issues/process of gaining informed consent
• Basic knowledge of research methods
• Capable of writing reports and of presenting research related information to a wide audience
• Competent in research/database PC packages

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience of formal/informal teaching
• Supervision of junior staff
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of working in a clinical research environment e.g. Clinical Trials, participant recruitment and interviewing
• Experience of co-ordinating REC and HRA submissions

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rutendo Nyagumbo
Job title Clinical Trials Team Lead
Email address
Telephone number

Additional information

We encourage informal visits or conversations to discuss the role further. To arrange this, please contact Rutendo Nyagumbo, Team Lead: or