Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed Term/Secondment 1 year)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-RD-267057
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-R&D Division
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/03/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner Team Lead
Band 7
Job overview
We have a unique opportunity for a dedicated Team Lead to join the Rare Clinical Trials team and be at the forefront of cutting-edge research within the Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre (CCTC).
We seek someone with excellent leadership, diplomacy and organisational skills to steer and develop our specialised research team. A proactive and strategic mind-set will be crucial in driving the development and expansion of rare oncology clinical trials within CUH. Rare oncology includes melanoma, sarcoma, CNS, skin and TYA.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to life-changing research in the complex and rewarding field of oncology clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Research Nurse / Practitioner Team Lead will be a member of the Cambridge Cancer Trials Team. The post-holder will work closely with the Senior Research Lead, investigators and the wider hospital support departments and associated multidisciplinary team to set up and deliver high quality clinical trials and CUH. They will lead a team recruiting and supporting patients into this very exciting portfolio - offering both complex therapies and crucial translational research to this patient group. They will line manage the Rare team of research nurses, practitioners and data managers, providing excellent leadership and management, as well as collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as commercial and academic trial sponsors. You will be proactively part of the wider CCTC management team supporting other team leads and being involved in projects across the department.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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 8 March 2026
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 16 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse / Clinical Research practitioner educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Teaching qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Research Module.
- Masters Degree
- Post registration qualification in speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing/ practitioner skills.
- Previous experience of nursing/ research practitioner within a research environment
- Accept personal accountability for own practice.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of formal/informal teaching.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and relevant Research Governance legislation & regulations
- Understanding of the requirements of Good Clinical Practice & possession of GCP Certificate
- Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse / Clinical Research Practitioner and principles of informed consent for participation in research
- Knowledge of health research methodology
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Leadership skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
- Competent in the use of standard PC packages (Windows, MS Excel, Access etc)
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills.
- Presentation skills
- Ability to initiate own research
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with 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.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Calder
- Job title
- Clinical Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 348375
- Additional information
Informal visits strongly encouraged.
Please contact Jo Calder ([email protected]) via email to arrange a visit or discussion.
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