Project Nurse Ii

**Application Closing Date: 15/10/2024**

**Position**

**Project Nurse II**

**Appointing Organization**

Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre

Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata

**The Tata Medical Centre and the Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre**

The Tata Medical Centre (TMC) is a multispecialty institution for tertiary cancer care

based in New Town, Kolkata. At TMC, clinical and research activities are integrated

to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with cancer. This integration is enabled by

the Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre (TTCRC), the research arm of TMC.

TTCRC is within a dedicated academic space and spread over 3 floors. At TTCRC, a

multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, academics and industry professionals

collaborate to develop a systems medicine approach in cancer research. This approach

is focussed on developing innovative, indigenous, cost-effective and equitable

strategies to improve cancer diagnosis; develop treatments that match disease

characteristics and are adapted to treatment response; and, identify prognostic and

predictive disease biomarkers. These strategies are multi-dimensional and involve an

iterative pathway that include clinical studies, high-throughput laboratory

investigations, computational strategies to integrate, analyse and model data,

hypothesis-based pre-clinical studies and evidence-based translation of findings to

clinical practice. For additional information on work at TTCRC, visit
- childhood-ALL.

We have a dedicated Clinical Trials Unit, which works alongside the clinical team to

run clinical trials and national and International collaborative projects. This post is for

the multicentre study “ICiCLe-ALL-24 - The Indian Collaborative Childhood

Leukaemia Randomised Trial for Children and Adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic

Leukaemia 2024”.

The Project Nurse II position plays a crucial role in shaping the direction and success

of clinical and health services research projects. This position requires expertise in

clinical and healthcare practise, good organizational skills, and the ability to navigate

complex regulatory environments.***

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Enrolment of patients in clinical studies, including 1) Determining eligibility

for participation, 2) Patient education, 3) Informed consent, including consent

for randomised studies.
- Coordinating care of study patients, including 1) Communication with patients

and families, 2) Collection of study samples, 3) Ensuring treatment

adherence, 4) Monitoring adverse effects, 5) Monitoring response, 6)

Collection of patient data (drug treatment, adverse effects, protocol records

etc), 7) Follow-up of study patients, 8) Interact with study teams to provide

feedback on patients.***
- Coordinate with the study data team for patient data capture and tracking.
- Support in protocol generation and management.
- Support treatment management.
- Coordination of treatment drugs.

**Minimum Essential Qualifications**:

- Minimum second class or equivalent CGPA three-year General Nursing &
Midwife (GNM) Course.***

**Desirable qualifications/experience**:

- Experience in clinical research

**Necessary qualities**:

- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Good organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.

**Appointment**:
**Upper Age Limit: 30**

Duration: Initially for a period of one year extendable for further project period

Consolidated Salary: Rs. 36,400. The position is funded by Indian Council of

Medical research (ICMR). The successful applicant will be managed by and report to

the Project Principal Investigator.

**Enquiries**

Mr Suvasish Mukherjee; Head, Human Resources; Tata Medical Center; 14 Major

Arterial Road (East-West); Newtown, Rajarhat; Kolkata 700 160

For informal enquiries,

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