Senior Research Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This Senior Research Nurse role at The Royal Marsden's Head and Neck unit involves providing senior clinical leadership and operational oversight for increasing recruitment activity and expanding research treatment capacity. The successful applicant will support cross-site leadership, contribute to the development of the research nursing workforce, and provide specialist expertise for current and upcoming studies. The role focuses on the organisation and management of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and coordinating patient care within research portfolios. It also includes direct line management and training for junior staff.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Relevant diploma / degree
- Post registration experience in cancer care / acute care environment
- Basic computer literacy
- Research methods education
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Post registration oncology qualification or equivalent relevant qualification
- MSc or studying at relevant level
- Competence in research orientated PC software (Access, Excel, SPSS)
- Experience as a senior staff nurse working in oncology nursing or other relevant area
- Personal and Leadership Management experience
- Previous experience in clinical speciality of post applied for
- Competency skills e.g. IV giver, Chemotherapy giver
- Evidence of innovative practice, service development or change management
- Skills Abilities/knowledge
- Advanced organisational skills and ability to managed multiple projects at various stages of development and organisation
- Excellent cross-disciplinary /interagency communication skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
- Confident and articulate
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Ability to innovate and respond to change
- Able to work unsupervised
- Experience of team leadership or team building initiatives
- Computer literate in Microsoft outlook, office, word, excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to initiate and drive original research
- Ability to appraise junior staff through performance review
- Education/Qualifications
- NMC registration
- Relevant diploma / degree
- Post registration experience in cancer care / acute care environment
- Basic computer literacy
- Research methods education
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Post registration oncology qualification or equivalent relevant qualification
- MSc or studying at relevant level
- Competence in research orientated PC software (Access, Excel, SPSS)
- Experience as a senior staff nurse working in oncology nursing or other relevant area
- Personal and Leadership Management experience
- Previous experience in clinical speciality of post applied for
- Competency skills e.g. IV giver, Chemotherapy giver
- Evidence of innovative practice, service development or change management
- Skills Abilities/knowledge
- Advanced organisational skills and ability to managed multiple projects at various stages of development and organisation
- Excellent cross-disciplinary /interagency communication skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
- Confident and articulate
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Ability to innovate and respond to change
- Able to work unsupervised
- Experience of team leadership or team building initiatives
- Computer literate in Microsoft outlook, office, word, excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to initiate and drive original research
- Ability to appraise junior staff through performance review
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Royal Marsden to work within the Head and Neck unit as a Senior Research nurse. The unit is recognised worldwide for its strength in diagnosing and treating cancers of the head and neck. The Royal Marsden has now also become the world's first International Centre for Recurrent Head & Neck Cancer (IReC). IReC has an ambitious aim to create a centre of excellence and set international standards in the curative treatment, palliation, and supportive care of recurrent head and neck cancers.
This role is required to provide senior clinical leadership and operational oversight in response to increasing recruitment activity, expansion of research treatment capacity, and the growing complexity of our portfolio, particularly within early-phase and innovative therapeutic studies.The successful applicant will support the cross-site leadership that is necessary to safely deliver the portfolio, contribute to the ongoing development of the research nursing workforce, and provide the specialist expertise required for current and upcoming studies.
Main duties of the job
The senior research nurse works as a self-directed practitioner, with a key role to play in the organisation and management of clinical trials within the unit. These trials may be related to anti-cancer treatment (e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biological therapy, g
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