The closing date is 05 October 2025
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join the Respiratory Research Team.
The team are based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham.
The team are responsible for delivering a mixture of academic and commercially sponsored clinical trials covering all areas of respiratory medicine. The team have successfully delivered a variety of complex trials.
Main duties of the job
The Research Nurse will be responsible for leading on the delivery of clinical trials and research projects in collaboration with patients, relatives, the multi-disciplinary team and sponsors. The post holder will ensure that patients experience the highest level of care, in line with the trust vision, values, policies and procedures.
This role offers a broad, challenging and rewarding opportunity. It is an ideal environment for the post holder to maximise improving the quality-of-care patients receive through research. The post holder will facilitate the opportunity for patients to be involved in research, by being a link between research and the patient seeing the new drug.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be a level 1 Registered Nurse, with considerable haematology experience in an acute care setting. Previous research experience is desirable.
In return, we can offer you continued professional development and the opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and high-quality research team.
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered level 1 Adult Nurse on the NMC register
- * Relevant degree or equivalent in nursing
Desirable
- * Health care management / leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential
- * Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- * Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting /Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- * Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- * Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- * Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- * Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- * Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
Desirable
- * Evidence of Research knowledge
- * Experience of clinical trials/ studies/ research coordination
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).