Job summary
- Main area
- Research and Development
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CS289
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Research & Development
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/09/2025
Employer heading
Senior Research Nurse / Senior Clinical Research Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, organised and enthusiastic ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, NURSE or CLINIAL RESEARCH PRACTITIONER to join Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior (band 6) research practitioner in the Research and Development Team.
Berkshire Healthcare is one of the most research active Mental Health and Community Trusts in the country working on a range of study specialisms including Dementia, Mental Health, Sexual Health, and Physical Health.
As a senior Research practitioner based in the trust, you will work alongside the existing team leading and coordinating the delivery of the Research portfolio. Working clinically with the team you will promote high standards of both patient care and research practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated nurse, AHP or CRP, with management and research experience. You must have effective organisational, communicational and excellent time management skills. You should demonstrate the ability to manage your own workload and to work as part of a team.
This post is based at University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, but you will be required to travel as required by the job role and as such a time efficient mode of transportation is essential. Currently the Trust is supporting hybrid working where appropriate.
Work Pattern: Usually Mon-Fri 9-5 but some flexibility may be required.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assessing and managing the research pathway for patients participating in Research. This will involve identifying suitable study participants, undertaking study assessments and procedures and ensuring patient safety by reviewing and recording adverse events.
You should have excellent communication skills, together with the ability to organise and motivate others as well demonstrating significant initiative. You should be able to work autonomously, demonstrate enthusiasm and innovation when faced with challenges and be able to utilise excellent project management, quality improvement and time management skills in conducting the research
The role involves collecting accurate data, management of tissue or other biological samples, carrying out clinical assessments, and document generation and control. You will be required to be trained in venepuncture for this role and a keen eye for detail is required.
Working both autonomously and within the Research Team to drive clinical research delivery performance for Berkshire Healthcare, ensuring research is conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), current legislation and research governance patients will be supported to receive research opportunities of very standard.
Flexibility between Mental Health, Dementia and Community based Portfolio studies is required.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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Experience of supporting healthcare research in an NHS setting
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Excellent communication and organisational skills
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Previous management experience
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Excellent IT skills
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- For healthcare professionals - relevant professional qualification (e.g. Registered Nurse or Paramedic)
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Willing to undertake training
- Venepuncture skills or a willingness to undertake venepuncture training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years’ experience working in a health or social care setting.
- Awareness of GDPR and data protection issues related to NHS research
- Experience of adhering to GCP/Informed consent/other obligatory regulations related to healthcare research
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of research in a healthcare setting
- Experience of public speaking
- Experience of report writing
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- High level of written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to network within a wide and diverse community both clinical and research-orientated
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexibility
- Proven ability to work confidently and autonomously
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to coordinate numerous research studies at once
- Ability to be compassionate, caring and respectful when interacting with patients, carers and colleagues
- Ability to travel in a time efficient way to multiple sites across the operational area of the Trust
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Penhaligon
- Job title
- Head of Research & Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929 826780
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