The closing date is 25 October 2026
Salary: £32,557 to £39,631 a year per annum pro rata
Job summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse to join the Research and Development team. The Research Nurse will be responsible for wide variety of studies covering many disease sites. This post will also develop your personal understanding of research, and give you an opportunity to work across BCUHB with a range of different staff.
Job responsibilities
Be responsible for the delivery of allocated research studies.
Ensure that the delivery of studies meet requirements with regards to the All Wales Research Governance Framework for Health & Social Care and the EU Clinical Trials Directive by implementing quality systems.
Participate in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Contribute to the Expression of Interest / Study Selection process
Contribute to study set up, recruitment planning and study delivery.
Be responsible for promoting the appropriate referral and recruitment of patients to clinical research studies. Work with research teams and investigators to develop strategies to overcome barriers to recruitment and to solve other problems relating to specific studies.
Coordinate and run study visits including off site visits whilst adhering to the lone worker policy.
Work with other departments within the UHB to ensure that trial specific investigations and procedures are undertaken as required by the trial protocol, in order to establish eligibility and safety of patients within research.
Contribute to the accurate costing for research studies and appropriate negotiation of required financial support to deliver studies.
Ensure clear, accurate and concise records are kept for research projects in accordance with all regulatory requirements including the Data Protection Act.
Ensure that data is transcribed accurately where required and assist with the maintenance of the Trial Master File.
Respond to data queries generated by the study coordinating team within a timely manner.
Ensure the recording & reporting of adverse and serious adverse events that occur whilst the participant is in the research study to the study co-coordinator/Principal Investigator (PI) and R&D office in line with the study protocol, local policies and regulatory requirements.
Assess and evaluate the progress of on-going studies, maintaining accurate records of the status of studies and providing regular updates to the department on the status of the studies. This will involve ensuring that the Local Patient Management System (LPMS) is updated with key study data and validated efficiently.
Escalate on-going study performance issues to the Senior Research Nurse/Team Lead.
Co-operate with external and internal audit, data monitoring and quality assurance by working with R&D, sponsors, study monitors and external bodies.
Assist in study close down and the preparation of results of research for presentation as posters, abstracts, papers or scientific presentations.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Ability to make independent decisions
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical and/or research terminology
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of previous patient/client and Multi Disciplinary Team contact within work environment
- Proven record of meeting targets
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking clinical research
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex information to patients/carers/ members of MDT
- Well organised and able to plan own workload.
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).