Band 6 Senior Project Advisor

We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager to join our QE Skin Lymphoma team, on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The successful candidate will be assigned a clinical/educational/academic supervisor and will work within the Skin Lymphoma Team on PROCLIPI (PROSpective Cutaneous Lymphoma International Prognostic Index Study) and other clinical projects. They will receive full exposure to both multidisciplinary management of CTCL, clinical trials and will be allocated clinical and translational research projects., The research component of this post will comprise working as part of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Service under the direction of Professor Julia Scarisbrick. You will receive comprehensive training in the clinical assessment of patients with early and advanced stage cutaneous lymphoma including competently assessing response criteria in mycosis fungoides/Szary syndrome (MF/SS). You will participate in all aspects of clinical research including NIHR Portfolio Clinical Trials.

The post holder will be encouraged to develop their own research interest/project and to write grant applications to secure additional external funding for such a project or other research projects conducted in the Unit. Application for an MD or PhD would be encouraged.

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Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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