Research Support Officer Clinical – Clinical Nurse Manager 2

Are you a qualified nurse, looking for an impactful role that involves helping patients whose lives have been impacted by cancer? Do you want to join a passionate and growing team with recent funding from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to grow and find better diagnostics and treatments for patients with breast cancer? 

The UCC Cancer Trials Group (UCC CTG) is looking for an enthusiastic research nurse (CNMII) to work in a growing team, supporting investigator-led research.

ABOUT UCC CTG:

• The UCC CTG is a new HRB funded collaborative team which aims to bring together a dedicated team of cancer specialists and research staff across the south of Ireland. The UCC CTG is part of Cancer Research @UCC, a translational cancer research centre within the College of Medicine & Health at University College Cork. The UCC CTG group includes 3 cancer trials units at Cork University Hospital (CTC @CUH), University Hospital Waterford and Bons Secours Hospital Cork. 
• For more information about the group, check our website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/cancer-research/ or our Twitter @UCCCancerTrials 

ABOUT ACADEMIC RESEARCH AT CTC @CUH:

• The role will be hosted in Cancer Research @UCC and the Cancer Trials Cork Unit at CUH (CTC @CUH) in the Breast Lung Gynaecology portfolio. The CUH unit has been in operation for close to two decades, serving a geographically diverse population of 1.2 million in the South of Ireland. This team has grown over the past few years and continued growth is projected for years to come. The CNMII will work closely under the guidance of Professor Roisin Connolly /CNM3 /Nurse Management and team members. 

As a summary, the role will include:

• Co-ordination of clinical and translational aspects of the project including direct interface with pathology department, scientific collaborators, external laboratories and data scientists etc.
• Clinical responsibilities.
• Working with pathology for slide cutting and storage, labelling etc
• Coordination of sample distribution to labs and payments/invoices for correlative studies. 
• Keeping accurate logs of the specimens and results, linking with Castor© database (study database) where relevant
• Collection of clinical data from relevant databases when required for abstract preparation
• Supporting team meetings (minutes/agendas/follow up tasks) specific to the project
• Support other studies taking place in the Cancer Trials Cork unit at Cork University Hospital where deemed necessary and in keeping with funding requirements
• Engage cross-functionally with different stakeholders, knowledge sharing, and building relationships. 
• This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, computer literacy, organization and an awareness of time management.
• The MINA study – ‘Microbiome Immunotherapy Neoadjuvant Assessment’ - is a prospective observational study that aims to characterise and evaluate the bacterial population shown to be present in the immediate environment of breast tumours. Previous work has shown that these bacteria can alter the effectiveness of some commonly used anti-cancer drugs, and so it is hoped that data from this study can support the development of new biomarkers that can measure how well some patients might respond to chemotherapy compared to others.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Qualified Nurse (Mandatory RGN, BSc).
• Oncology background or related experience would be a strong advantage.
• Strong interest in gaining experience in this area will also be considered without previous experience in Oncology nursing. 

WAYS TO GET IN TOUCH: 

• You can confidentially email queries to roisin.connolly@ucc.ie or managercancerresearch@ucc.ie
• Or apply with your CV through https://ore.ucc.ie/ Type the job ID into the keywords section and the role will come up. 

Project Title: UCC Cancer Trials Group (Cancer Research @ UCC / Cancer Trials Cork @CUH)