Research Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a full time (37.5 hours per week) band 6 Research Nurse is now available in Clinical Pharmacology  working at Addenbrookes Hospital based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

You should be an excellent team member with evidence of good communication and organisational skills.

If you think you are the right candidate to work in our department alongside the existing team of caring, flexible, dedicated nurses who are passionate about research please apply.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused clinical research studies, investigating cardiovascular disease. They will predominantly be helping to recruit to and deliver clinical trials of anti-hypertensive therapies, including weight loss therapies, in patients with essential hypertension.

Main duties of the job

• Recruiting and delivering clinical trials of anti-hypertensive therapies
• The post holder will be expected to undertake the day-to-day responsibility for identifying and recruiting eligible clinical research participants, undertake research assessments, provide information and support to participants and assist with study specific administrative tasks, all following study protocols in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice, EU Clinical Trials legislation and the NHS research governance framework.
• The post holder will participate in patient and public involvement and engagement activities and liaise with other staff members and organisations, as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 17 July 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 30 July 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.