ED Research Nurse Band 6

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join the Emergency Department Research Team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

In this role, you will work alongside teams across the hospital and collaborate with researchers from other NHS Trusts, universities, and industry partners worldwide. You will join a well-established and highly successful research team that has recruited patients to over 80 clinical trials, including CTIMPs, observational studies, and commercially led research. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation and improve patient care by enhancing diagnostics, refining treatments, testing new technologies, and advancing medical knowledge.

As the region’s Major Trauma Centre, the department has strong links with a leading Neuro Critical Care Unit, supporting a collaborative approach to improving patient outcomes. Your ability to build effective working relationships across the department, admitting specialties, and clinical support teams will be key to identifying and recruiting patients to clinical trials. Exceptional interpersonal skills with both patients and colleagues are essential.

We offer flexible working where possible and welcome informal discussions. To find out more, please contact Kerry Meynell on 01223 217907.

Main duties of the job

The band 6 Research Nurse is responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused clinical research within the ED Research Team.

Responsible for identifying eligible clinical research participants, provision of information and support to patients/participants, study recruitment and consent, co-ordination of study treatment/ interventions, assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care and data collection according to study protocols in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice, EU Clinical Trials legislation and the NHS research governance framework.

Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with other staff.

Demonstrate extended skills such as phlebotomy, ECG and laboratory skills to perform research duties in line with study protocols.

Building relationships across the Emergency Department, admitting specialties and clinical support teams, in order to maximise referrals and recruitment of patients to clinical trials.

Taking ownership of study management for specific clinical trials, liaising with Sponsors, Chief Investigators, Principal Investigators and delivering training to clinical staff on those trials.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

-    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 17th May 2026.

Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.