# Children’s Research Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-research-nurse/50cea10d-2f48-4054-a801-18b807638193 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-research-nurse/50cea10d-2f48-4054-a801-18b807638193.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bartholomew's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Research nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (FTC) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:01:38.059Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/RRDN_Delivery_Rivers/RRDN_Delivery_Rivers-v8374870 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8374870?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 6 Children’s Research Nurse Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care to our patients across East London and beyond. We are proud to be a high-performing NHS Trust, renowned for excellence, innovation and our contribution to improving healthcare. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Children’s Research Nurse to join our Children’s Research Team. About the role As a Children’s Research Nurse, you will play a key role in the conduct, coordination and delivery of clinical research studies across The Royal London Hospital (RLH), Newham University Hospital (NUH) and Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH). Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), investigators, sponsors, Research & Development (R&D) teams and clinical services, you will ensure that research studies are delivered safely and effectively. You will have responsibility for managing your own caseload of children and their carers participating in clinical research studies. This will include assessing and managing care pathways, recruiting and educating participants, monitoring children throughout their study participation, and ensuring accurate and timely collection and documentation of research data. ### Main duties of the job About you We are looking for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, organised and committed to delivering high-quality clinical care and research. You will need: - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong organisational and time-management skills - Effective team-working and interpersonal skills - The ability to work independently and use initiative - Good computer and data-management skills - A flexible approach to working across different clinical and research environments - A commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care, safety and research practice Previous clinical research experience is essential, and this role provides an excellent opportunity for a nurse wishing to further develop their knowledge and skills within children’s clinical research. Working pattern This is a 1.0 WTE, fixed-term post for one year, with the possibility of a permanent position. The role will require flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and night shifts as required by the needs of the research service. Why join us? This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical research career within a supportive and innovative Children’s Research Team. You will gain experience across a diverse portfolio of studies while working alongside experienced research and clinical professionals and contributing directly to improving healthcare for children and young people. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - - Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion - - Flexible approach to working across RLH, NUH, WXH and MEH according to service and study requirements - - Willingness and ability to undertake out-of-hours working, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and night shifts, where required - - Positive, enthusiastic and supportive approach to work - - Approachable, friendly and professional manner - - Commitment to providing high-quality, safe and compassionate care to children, young people and their families. - - Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professional standards at all times. - - Ability to travel between Trust sites as required by the role **Desirable** - - Previous experience of working within a large or multi-site NHS Trust. ### Skills **Essential** - - Skilled in undertaking holistic clinical assessments of children and young people. - - Ability to identify clinical deterioration and take appropriate action, including escalation - - Ability to safely undertake research-related clinical procedures within scope of practice - - Competent in venepuncture and cannulation. - - Ability to engage with and recruit children, young people and their parents/carers into clinical research studies - - Ability to facilitate informed consent and assent in an age- and developmentally appropriate manner. - - Ability to collect, accurately document and manage clinical and research data - - Effective decision-making, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. - - Ability to work independently, use initiative and manage an individual caseload. - - Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands while meeting study and service deadlines **Desirable** - - Competence in ECG recording - - Experience of other research-specific clinical procedures relevant to the Children’s Research portfolio ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Sound understanding of current issues and developments in children’s nursing - - Understanding of the principles and application of Good Clinical Practice (GCP - - Understanding of clinical research processes, including recruitment, informed consent/assent, data collection and participant safety - - Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the processes for recognising and escalating safeguarding concerns - - Understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and the principles of Mental Capacity Act legislation, where applicable - - Understanding of clinical governance, risk management and incident reporting - - Understanding of confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements. - - Knowledge of the professional responsibilities of a registered nurse and the NMC Code **Desirable** - - Knowledge of relevant research legislation, regulatory frameworks and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research - - Knowledge of research governance and the roles and responsibilities of sponsors, Principal Investigators and research teams - - Knowledge of leadership and management principles ### Experience **Essential** - - Substantial post-registration experience as a Children’s Nurse within an NHS or equivalent healthcare setting. - - Experience of working at Band 6 level or demonstrating equivalent knowledge, skills and experience - - Experience of recruiting patients/participants to research studies, including clinical trials, within a healthcare setting - - Experience of coordinating and managing the care of children and young people - - Experience of working autonomously and managing an individual caseload - - Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team - - Experience of coordinating a shift, clinical area or service and providing support to junior colleagues - - Experience of identifying, managing and escalating clinical or operational risks - - Experience of learning from incidents, complaints or feedback and contributing to improvements in practice **Desirable** - - Experience of working within a children’s clinical research environment - - Experience of working across multiple clinical specialties or hospital sites. - - Experience of working with research sponsors, Principal Investigators, R&D departments or study coordinating centres. - - Experience of research monitoring, audit or regulatory inspections ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Registered Children’s Nurse with current NMC registration - - First-level degree in nursing or relevant subject - - Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to children’s nursing and/or clinical research - - Current Good Clinical Practice (GCP) E6 (R3) training/certificate **Desirable** - - Relevant postgraduate qualification in clinical research, children’s nursing or a related area - - Healthcare management or leadership qualification ### IT and Data Management **Essential** - - Good general IT skills and confidence using electronic patient records and research databases. - - Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint - - Ability to accurately enter, retrieve and manage clinical and research data - - Understanding of the importance of data accuracy, confidentiality and information governance. **Desirable** - - Experience of using clinical research databases or electronic data capture systems - - Experience of working with research-specific systems such as REDCap or equivalent platforms. ### Communication and Teamwork **Essential** - - Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. - - Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of different ages and developmental stages and with their parents/carers. - - Ability to communicate complex clinical and research information clearly and appropriately - - - Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team - - - Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with clinical teams, research colleagues, Principal Investigators and external research partners - - - Good listening and interpersonal skills. - Ability to provide support, guidance and appropriate leadership to colleagues **Desirable** - - Experience of delivering presentations or teaching to healthcare professionals, patients or families. - - Experience of contributing to education or training within a clinical or research setting ### Leadership and Organisation **Essential** - - Good organisational and time-management skills - - Ability to coordinate multiple studies and competing priorities effectively - - Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines without compromising patient safety or data quality - - Ability to demonstrate leadership and take responsibility for the delivery of delegated work. - - Ability to identify barriers to recruitment and study delivery and contribute to solutions - - Ability to support and contribute to service development and quality improvement **Desirable** - - Formal leadership or management experience - - Experience of leading a service improvement or quality improvement project. ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 906.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10704108) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.