Neurosciences Advanced Therapies Research Nurse

A research nurse for neurosciences advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) trials is being sought in order support the Neurosciences Advanced Therapies Research Nurse manager to ensure appropriate research pathways are developed within University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Cardiff, thereby resulting in more ATMPs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases being offered to the patients of Wales and beyond.  

The Neurosciences Directorate at UHW has already successfully delivered a gene therapy clinical trial in Huntington’s disease and it looking to rapidly expand its neuro advanced therapies portfolio with support from Advanced Therapies Wales (ATW) and Midland Wales Advanced Therapies Treatment Centres (MW-ATTC).  This band 6 post will be pivotal in the day -to-day delivery of these trials at  University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Ideally the candidate should be a relatively experienced nurse, preferably with a background in surgery and research with a knowledge of advanced therapies.  Although for the right candidate research  training and advanced therapies training will be provided by the local  research  team and through the UK advanced therapies network, respectively