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Band 5/6 - Research Nurse, Research and Development

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£32,602 - £39,689 pa inc. HCA
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
11 Aug 2025
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Contract will end 12 months from start date in post)
Posted Date
14 Jul 2025

Job overview

This is a fixed term (12 month) full-time post which is open to qualified nurses who wish to pursue a career in clinical research.

The post holder will undertake a competency based program working with established multidisciplinary research teams across a variety of disciplines.

The training includes study sessions which are combined with practice placements to deliver an integrated approach to clinical research training.

The post is funded by the Local Research Network.

This is a development role, and the successful candidate will progress to Band 6 if all agreed competencies are achieved in line with development plans.

Please note interviews will be held in person at Watford General Hospital on the 11 July 2025.

Prior to the interview you will be invited to a pre-interview Excel based assessment.

This will be conducted on the 9 July 2025 remotely through MS teams and will use MS Excel.

Please ensure you have access to a computer with both of these applications available.

Main duties of the job

Clinical activities to be performed under supervision and with increasing level of autonomy throughout the training period:

Attend multidisciplinary team meetings, helping to identify patients eligible for clinical trials.

Assist with recruitment of patients to clinical trials using trial eligibility criteria.

Assist in the smooth running of clinics by obtaining results and x-rays/scans to be seen prior to patients’ appointments.

Book investigations as directed by medical and nursing staff and data managers.

Assist patients with quality of life and other questionnaires as necessary.

Deal with telephone queries from patients and their carers with the support of the research nurse.

Refer queries to other to another member of the multidisciplinary team as required.

Be involved in the administration of experimental and/or unlicensed intravenous investigational medicinal products.

Perform phlebotomy.

Assist in the safe handling, storage and shipping of bloods, histology specimens and other body fluids required for research purposes.

Learn to become the patient’s guide and advocate through the complex decision-making process involved in considering participation in trials.

Enable patients to articulate reasons for trial participation or refusal.

Learn how to communicate sensitive disease and diagnostic information and be able to deal with the emotional impact of bad news.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Research administration skills to be developed during the training period: Understand international, national, and local policies and legislation relating to clinical trials.

Learn to prepare for external inspections (eg MHRA) and internal audits Register/randomise patients into trial protocols.

Learn to extract clinical data from patients’ case notes and transfer the data into the trial Case Report Forms.

Assist in accurate and complete data collection, updating and maintenance of databases and computerised systems.

Take responsibility for filing and safe storage of clinical trials data sheets and for sending to Clinical Trials Units as appropriate.

Help to manage and facilitate clinical trials, establishing and maintaining channels of communication amongst staff and departments to ensure policies and protocols are understood and adhered to.

Understand the role of clinical trials units and liaise with units as necessary.

Assist in the preparation of research proposals for submission to the Local Ethics Committee and R&D department.

Attend and participate in unit meetings and seminars.