# Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-clinical-research-nurse/2cbe790c-69e9-4223-80f0-367979f16b40 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-clinical-research-nurse/2cbe790c-69e9-4223-80f0-367979f16b40.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Research nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pa Inclusive - **Contract type:** 3 years (Fixed term: 3 years) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T12:10:59.134Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8306726 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8306726?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a unique opportunity to contribute to research that has the potential to improve the care and long-term wellbeing of families affected by neonatal intensive care admission. The post holder will play a key role in the delivery and management of the study over 3 years, supporting participant recruitment and engagement, data collection, analysis of data to support intervention development. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers and psychologists, you will help generate evidence that could influence neonatal care and family support services. This role offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with research delivery while making a meaningful difference to families during and after one of the most challenging periods of their lives. We are looking for a compassionate, organised and proactive registered nurse with excellent communication skills and experience in neonatal care, family wellbeing and mental health. This post provides an exciting opportunity for an individual to develop a career within clinical research and gain an insight into charity funded research projects and funding models, whilst working alongside a very supportive and welcoming team. ### Main duties of the job - The focus of the role will be to provide a grounding in clinical practice and an academic framework conducting research particularly outcomes of neonatal intensive care. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the neonatal research programme in partnership with relevant clinical, academic and charitable partners, including the charity Cosmic. - Act as a recognised expert and professional role model within the clinical research environment, including direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, audit and research projects, which will involve managing a wide range of complex and sometime conflicting priorities. - Provide safe, high quality, individualised, evidence based nursing care with the support and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; developing the specialist clinical skills and knowledge to achieve the competences required in order to carry out all relevant duties without direct supervision. - Demonstrate a good understanding of the research environment to support the delivery and development of research portfolios in order to take responsibility for the co-ordination and management of clinical research projects. - The post holder will ensure that any research undertaken safeguards the well-being of research participants and is conducted to ICH Good Clinical Practice ### 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Be able to demonstrate knowledge of specialist patient group - Able to prioritise and meet deadlines - Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team - Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to research trials **Desirable** - Change management skills and involvement in project work ### Education **Essential** - Registered nurse or health professional or first degree in life sciences - Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Non-medical prescribing - Advanced practice qualification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 2 year at band 5 in a relevant clinical area - Evidence of continuing professional development - Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure - Experience in managing complex information **Desirable** - Clinical Research and audit experience - Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials - Experience in Qualitative Research methods ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 376.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10626630) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) - [functional requirements (docx, 886.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10626631) ## 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.