# Research Nurse-Acute and Chronic Conditions Research Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse-acute-and-chronic-conditions-research-team/65d56387-96de-4c9f-b3ec-d600cbd5e4f5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse-acute-and-chronic-conditions-research-team/65d56387-96de-4c9f-b3ec-d600cbd5e4f5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Blackburn - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** Band will be determined by experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T10:22:11.574Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackburn/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Clinical_Research_Nurse/Clinical_Research_Nurse-v7827359 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7827359?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Overview Research is a rewarding and patient centred career! It gives you the opportunity to build on your clinical expertise & experience to make a real difference to the lives of our patients & their carers but most importantly to make a difference to countless more people in the future! This is an opportunity to truly play a part in shaping future healthcare in this country & across the globe! - Are you a registered adult nurse with a passion for research delivery? - Experience/interest in Acute and Chronic conditions? - Is it time for a new challenge in your career? Answer yes to any of these questions and this could be the post for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified registered Adult Nurse to join our Acute and Chronic Conditions research team, facilitating a range of studies across multiple specialties- all which contribute to improved outcomes and experience of patients health. You will have a key working relationship with the Team Leader, other team members and Clinicians in developing a portfolio of studies. There will be opportunities to work on a variety of studies whilst helping to promote a research active culture within the acute and chronic conditions specialties at ELHT. We are looking for someone who likes a challenge and can work autonomously when appropriate whilst contributing to the wider team. You should be a good communicator and be confident interfacing with patients & staff at all levels. ### Main duties of the job (please refer to Job Description) You will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, post-registration experience and interest in acute or chronic conditions with a broad range of nursing and skills. You may have worked in either acute or chronic care. You will need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and effectively manage your own time to fulfil these key responsibilities whilst also linking in with other team members to enable support for each other. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This post will be based within the Acute and Chronic Conditions Research Team (ACC Team), supporting research studies within various disciplines including but not exclusively, Anaesthetics, ICU, Surgery, ED/Trauma, MSK, Stroke, Diabetes, Dermatology and Cardiology.  You will be working as part of our small, friendly team, responsible for identifying, recruiting and supporting patients throughout their research  journey. The post is primarily based at Blackburn Royal Teaching Hospital. However, the post holder may also be expected to support trials at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and other Trust sites, to meet the needs of our patients and studies. Therefore flexibility is an essential attribute. Most of the research activity is undertaken Monday to Friday within normal office hours. However, research activity times may also vary and early starts (7:00 onwards) or late finishes (after 5pm) may be required to accommodate studies involving morning theatre lists & late running clinics. This will always be on a planned basis & a flexible working policy is in place. Our team ethos is to maximize the potential of our own, individual skills. We support each other to be the best we can be. Every member of our team is of equal importance and we welcome new ideas. Our focus is always on providing the best possible care for research participants in East Lancashire. ## Job Details Overview Research is a rewarding and patient centred career! It gives you the opportunity to build on your clinical expertise & experience to make a real difference to the lives of our patients & their carers but most importantly to make a difference to countless more people in the future! This is an opportunity to truly play a part in shaping future healthcare in this country & across the globe! Are you a registered adult nurse with a passion for research delivery? Experience/interest in Acute and Chronic conditions? Is it time for a new challenge in your career? Answer yes to any of these questions and this could be the post for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified registered Adult Nurse to join our Acute and Chronic Conditions research team, facilitating a range of studies across multiple specialties- all which contribute to improved outcomes and experience of patients health. You will have a key working relationship with the Team Leader, other team members and Clinicians in developing a portfolio of studies. There will be opportunities to work on a variety of studies whilst helping to promote a research active culture within the acute and chronic conditions specialties at ELHT. We are looking for someone who likes a challenge and can work autonomously when appropriate whilst contributing to the wider team. You should be a good communicator and be confident interfacing with patients & staff at all levels. ## Job Description (please refer to Job Description) You will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, post-registration experience and interest in acute or chronic conditions with a broad range of nursing and skills. You may have worked in either acute or chronic care. You will need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and effectively manage your own time to fulfil these key responsibilities whilst also linking in with other team members to enable support for each other. ## Responsibilities This post will be based within the Acute and Chronic Conditions Research Team (ACC Team), supporting research studies within various disciplines including but not exclusively, Anaesthetics, ICU, Surgery, ED/Trauma, MSK, Stroke, Diabetes, Dermatology and Cardiology. You will be working as part of our small, friendly team, responsible for identifying, recruiting and supporting patients throughout their research journey. The post is primarily based at Blackburn Royal Teaching Hospital. However, the post holder may also be expected to support trials at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and other Trust sites, to meet the needs of our patients and studies. Therefore flexibility is an essential attribute. Most of the research activity is undertaken Monday to Friday within normal office hours. However, research activity times may also vary and early starts (7:00 onwards) or late finishes (after 5pm) may be required to accommodate studies involving morning theatre lists & late running clinics. This will always be on a planned basis & a flexible working policy is in place. Our team ethos is to maximize the potential of our own, individual skills. We support each other to be the best we can be. Every member of our team is of equal importance and we welcome new ideas. Our focus is always on providing the best possible care for research participants in East Lancashire. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Broad based clinical nursing skills - Advanced interpersonal and communication skills - High level of organisation and time management skills **Desirable** - Advanced clinical skills (e.g. ECG) - Phlebotomy skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Possess an understanding of the research process and the application of research in the clinical governance agenda within NHS / Partner organisations - Competent in standard IT packages **Desirable** - Ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills with the research aspects of the job. ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of accuracy of detail in data collection - Clinical nursing experience in Adult Acute and/or Chronic conditions **Desirable** - Experience of Clinical Trials - Experience of supervising staff/ students ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered General Nurse / Registered Nurse Adult (1st Level) with current valid NMC registration - Evidence of continued professional development **Desirable** - ICH-GCP training - Mentorship qualification or equivalent ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously using own initiative and as part of a team - Initiative-taking, enthusiastic and able to organise and plan - Interested in research. - Flexibility & willingness to support other disciplines across the research team & various locations **Desirable** - Access to a vehicle/transport for work purposes ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) - [clinical research nurse job description (pdf, 760.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10153158) - [clinical research nurse person specification (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10153160) ## 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.