IBD Research Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an IBD Research Nurse to work with the IBD Research team. Your work will involve supporting the Inflammatory Bowel Disease non-commercial and commercial trial portfolio. This includes working closely with clinicians in gastroenterology and identifying and recruiting patients to a range of clinical trials and observational studies. You will have the key role to enrol participants, conduct trial procedures, administer trial drugs and monitor patients safely, perform follow-up visits and conduct other tasks related to clinical trials. You will provide support/teaching for the research staff about the regulatory framework as well as the requirements of clinical trials (commercial and non-commercial) during their life-cycle from set-up to close out.

You will need the capacity to manage competing demands and the ability to build and maintain working relationships with a variety of different staff. Research experience (including recent ICH GCP training) is essential, while experience working in Gastroenterology desirable but not imperative. Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Office, internet and email) are essential.

Our focus is to provide the highest standards of care to patients and families, and the research we conduct has these same aims. This position will suit a motivated, efficient and enthusiastic individual, and will provide an exciting opportunity to have a positive impact on patient care through ground-breaking research.

Main duties of the job

• To drive recruitment and provide high quality and skilled care for the clinical trial patients of the IBD Research Unit. Becoming the patients’ advocate and supporting them through their research or clinical journey.
• To be responsible for the assessment of patient eligibility and recruitment, obtaining consent form, research sample collection/handling and accurate data collection always following study protocol requirements and in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice, EU Clinical Trials legislation and the NHS research governance framework.
• To administer study drug safely, developing and implementing specialist nursing care.
• Responsible for providing support/teaching for all research staff about the requirements of clinical trials and the regulatory framework (commercial and non-commercial) during their life-cycle from set-up to close out
• To demonstrate excellent communication skills while working with the research team and providing cross cover for all studies.

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.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 4th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 13th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

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

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.

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.