# Clinical Research Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Guild Lodge
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Research nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T14:50:34.857Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research/Research-v8378261
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8378261?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 - Fixed Term 12 months

An opportunity has arisen for a Research Nurse to join Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. This full time Band 6 position (37.5 hours) offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated and compassionate registered mental health nurse to develop their career within research.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of commercial and non-commercial National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) portfolio studies across a range of specialties. Responsibilities include identifying, recruiting and supporting service users throughout the research process, and working collaboratively with study teams and clinicians to ensure high quality research delivery.

The post holder must be able to travel independently across Lancashire & South Cumbria on a regular basis, as the role requires agile working. The position is offered for 12 months and will be based at the Lantern Centre, Preston, with agile working across Lancashire.

### Main duties of the job

LSCFT would like to establish a Research Nurse post to support research activity across the Trust. The successful applicant will be expected to work closely with the Senior Research Nurse, Research Nurse Manager, Senior Clinical Studies Officer, Research Department, RRDN and Trust colleagues to support the active research portfolio at the Trust.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain these key working relationships and ensure all studies across the organisation, within the portfolio, are undertaken to the highest standards within timelines and meeting recruitment targets.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of clinical trial delivery.
- Knowledge and understanding of research governance regulations and guidance and associated good clinical practice.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Extensive post registration experience.
- Experience of delivering clinical trials.

### Education / Qualifications

**Essential**

- RMN qualified.
- Evidence of relevant post qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge.

## Documents

- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10706802)

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