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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Our award-winning paediatric research team is expanding, and we are now looking for experienced paediatric Band 5 nurses to join us.
As a Paediatric Research Nurse based in the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at University Hospital Southampton, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of studies with regular contact with patients and healthy volunteers that will make a real difference to future patient care. The well-being and safety of our research patients/participants are at the heart of all we do, as is our confidence that the data we provide is accurate and reproducible.
We are a large team of over 20 Paediatric Nurses / Clinical Research Practitioners and Clinical Trials Assistants working together to bring exciting research opportunities to the UHS and wider community for the benefit of our patients and the future of healthcare.
The paediatric research nursing team work across all specialities within The Children’s Hospital, as well as in the community at patients' homes and vaccine hubs across the region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of the paediatric research nurse is to:- Provide specialist research and clinical care to research participants. Assist in the management, coordination and implementation of research programmes in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonisation/ Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP) and the UK Policy Framework in Health and Social Care Provide clinical supervision to other staff and students. The post holder will be a car driver, with a full driving license and must be willing to travel to various locations in and around Hampshire and Dorset.
There is no set shift rotation, and the majority of the time you will work Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm; however, depending on individual research study requirements, there will be a requirement to have some flexibility in working hours with longer days, nights, and weekends on a preplanned ad hoc basis as per your research study requirements.
The NIHR Clinical Research Facility accommodates both adult and paediatric research participants, offering ward areas, consulting rooms, a physiology lab, a temperature- and humidity-controlled room, and a bronchoscopy suite. The majority of our research patients come from the Wessex region; however, the CRF is a national dosing centre for advanced therapy medication so patients come from all over the country for this treatment.
The CRF is award-winning, with many of our nurses winning posters at national and international conferences and winning prizes in national competitions in pharmacology and in nursing. The CRF is supported by its own education team and has close links to the University of Southampton; there are lots of opportunities to develop your career academically or professionally.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Statutory Registered Allied Health Professional on relevant part of the register NMC / HCPC
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Post registration experience in a relevant clinical speciality
- Recent NHS experience or equivalent
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice
Desirable
- International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP) Certification
- Venesection and cannulation
- Clinical Research experience
- Ward/department management experience
- Knowledge of UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care, ICH/GCP
- Experience as an NMC sign-off mentor or clinical practice assessor
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This advert is for Children's Research Nurse with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa or pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.
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