# Research Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse/997a5d30-6d23-4c2e-9ce0-9e8e28b6c7b5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-nurse/997a5d30-6d23-4c2e-9ce0-9e8e28b6c7b5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Research nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week (core working hours between 8-6, occasional out of hours working)) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-17T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-04T08:40:23.233Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Research_Development/Research_Development-v8363054 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8363054?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Directorate to join us as a Research Nurse working on our Ologies and Covid portfolio within the Kensey Research Team. You will be responsible for delivering and clinically managing your own portfolio of academic and commercial research studies in these specialties and also providing research support to investigators. This post will enable you to gain clinical knowledge and skills around a variety of specialist conditions through working closely with the consultants and specialist nurses and multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrate accountability for driving and growing research portfolio Demonstrate responsibility for maintaining quality standards and adherence to regulatory bodies such as MHRA Demonstrate ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining professional standards and behaviours Demonstrate building and maintaining professional relationships with the MDT and external stakeholders Demonstrating supervisory roles and responsibilities and managing HR situations within scope of practice Demonstrate ability to motivate staff in a positive direction ### Main duties of the job A central part of the role will be to ensure that you provide excellent research monitoring and care to patients who have consented to participate in research and that the research/clinical teams you work with are appropriately trained, supported and developed within their professional/research roles. An important aspect of the role will be the maintenance of highly accurate and comprehensive records of data derived from the research studies. Within this post you will develop processes and systems for maximising the recruitment of patients to academic and commercial studies and will ensure that research patients/participants are monitored, supported and receive the highest level of research nursing care. You will work across a range of studies including observational research, novel drug therapy and clinical interventions. Under the direction of the Lead Consultants, Team Leader and Senior Research Nurses you will coordinate the clinical aspects of trials, participate in the recruitment and follow up of patients with responsibility for the assessment, planning and on-going care and safety of the research participants throughout their study journey. The post holder will be required to work autonomously with supervision and guidance of the Team Leader and Senior Research Nurses. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. ### 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** - Understanding of valid informed consent - Computer literacy - Understand the significance of research and use of validated results to improve practice - Understanding of complete and accurate data collection and data-entry **Desirable** - Previous experience of receiving informed consent - Previous use of databases ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to manage own workload with guidance - Experience of dealing with confidential patient information - Ability to work under pressure **Desirable** - Relevant Clinical skills - Previous clinical research experience ### Qualification **Essential** - Registered to Degree Level or with demonstrable experience **Desirable** - Knowledge of research regulatory requirements ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 310.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689933) ## 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.