Assistant Practitioner - Breast Research

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

These responsibilities will be carried out under the guidance of the research nurse:

• To carry out in a responsible and efficient way, the care for patients which has been drawn up in conjunction with the research team.
• To demonstrate the ability to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities
• As an integral member of the nursing team, work with team members to ensure the maintenance of an efficient, safe, clean, and pleasant environment for all patients.
• Maintain compassion, empathy, dignity, comfort, and sensitivity of patients and their relatives at all times
• Monitor and record patients' vital signs (including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) and report any abnormal results to registered nursing staff.
• Measure and record patients' height and weight
• Perform venous blood sampling

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Life sciences (or equivalent) degree or relevant experience

Desirable criteria

• Recent GCP training
• Higher Degree qualification (e.g. MSc)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS setting, academic institution, or pharmaceutical company.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical trials setting, or an understanding.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical trials, UK Clinical trial regulations, GCP and regulatory framework.
• Experience of working across boundaries with multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the field of oncology.
• Experience of working in a laboratory and/or with samples

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise workload, and adjust own work in light of unexpected events or changing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively to tight deadlines under direction and on own initiative.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent IT skills including access, excel and power point.
• Maintain good attention to detail and work with a high level of accuracy.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people (e.g. medical & nursing staff, managers, admin staff) in a helpful manner.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing systems and processes to allow efficient management and conduct of sample management.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role.
• Able to work in a proactive manner to identify new risks and issues and flag appropriately.

Desirable criteria

• Willing to travel within the UK and occasionally overseas to attend meetings and conferences.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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