# Research Nurse - Team Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse-team-lead/020c5a69-c956-4b8a-9e9c-f752e7281309 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse-team-lead/020c5a69-c956-4b8a-9e9c-f752e7281309.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Frimley Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum incl HCAS - **Contract type:** 2 years (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T13:00:53.212Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley_Surrey/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research/Research-v8113052 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8113052?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for patient-centred care and innovation in healthcare? Do you thrive in a leadership role and have a keen interest in advancing clinical research? We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Nurse- Team Lead to lead our dedicated Research Delivery Team at Frimley Health Foundation Trust. This pivotal role requires a highly motivated and experienced research nurse with proven staff management experience and a strong background in clinical research. You will oversee the delivery of high-quality research across multiple specialities and all Frimley Health sites. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is: - Patient-focused and committed to delivering innovative treatments and pathways - An excellent communicator with strong leadership and interpersonal skills - Highly organised, with outstanding time management and IT proficiency - Accurate and detail-oriented, capable of balancing both clinical and administrative responsibilities Our team delivers both commercial and non-commercial studies, novel therapies, treatment pathways, and retrospective data collection. You’ll be at the forefront of advancing research that directly benefits our patient population. Join a collaborative and supportive team where teamwork is the foundation of our success, and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare. ### Main duties of the job The Research Nurse – Team Lead will lead the research delivery team in the management of a diverse portfolio of clinical research studies, ensuring they are set up, conducted, and closed in line with regulatory, protocol, and organisational requirements. The post holder will - Oversee all aspects of study conduct, including informed consent, data quality, safety reporting, and compliance with ICH-GCP and the UK Policy Framework. - Develop and implement effective strategies to maximise patient recruitment, retention, and study performance across multiple specialties. - Proactively identify and address barriers to study delivery, ensuring targets and timelines are achieved. - Allocate resources, manage workload, and support staff development through supervision, training, and performance management. Foster a collaborative culture, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, investigators, and external partners to expand and enhance the research portfolio. Clinically, the post holder will - Undertake and oversee patient-facing research activities, including screening, recruitment, and follow-up of participants. - Ensure the safe administration of study treatments, monitoring of adverse events, and delivery of protocol-specific procedures. - Maintain accurate clinical and research records and ensuring high standards of participant care and safety throughout the research pathway ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience of working within a NHS environment in a research role - Effective management of clinical studies portfolios including costing of studies - Development of departmental policies and procedures. - Experience of mentoring or supervising teams **Desirable** - Experience of staff recruitment, supervision, development and performance management ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC First level registration and Nursing degree from an NMC-approved educational institution **Desirable** - ICH-GCP recognised training within the last year - Post graduate degree in science or health science ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - In-depth-knowledge and understanding of clinical studies - In-depth-Knowledge of ICH-GCP and research governance together with the ability to disseminate the knowledge and information - Excellent administrative and IT skills including Microsoft Office, Teams and OneDrive **Desirable** - Experience of managing participants/research participants enrolled in both commercial and non-commercial research. - Experience of delivering research within the National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Networks ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [research lead (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10537735) ## 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.