Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse Management - Clinical Research
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Working across sites when required
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible according to service needs including out of hours if required)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-445
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Research Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Are you interested in supporting the development of evidence based care and a career in clinical research?
This is an exciting role that offers the right individual a training opportunity to work and develop their clinical research skills within an acute District General Hospital setting. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse who is eager to learn and up for a challenge. The post holder will work as part of our clinical research delivery team predominantly at The Countess of Chester Hospital however travel to Ellesmere Port site may also be required as well as supporting our new Mobile Research Unit (MRU) out in the community. As a valued member of the team you will be helping to change NHS treatments and patients’ lives for the better.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in all different types of NIHR Portfolio studies across a range of clinical specialties . This will initially be within acute and general medicine however not limited to, and offers a comprehensive introduction to clinical research nursing.
Main duties of the job
- Be a registered nurse and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme.
- Have good time management skills.
- Be able to integrate with a number of teams in order to achieve set objectives.
- Have a basic awareness of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Research Governance.
- Be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access etc)
- Be willing to work flexibly in terms of hours and duties to meet service needs (i.e. to ensure safe recruitment into trials and to meet study patient care requirements). It’s possible that this will include some out of hours working.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Adult/Paediatric Nurse with current unrestricted NMC registration.
- Compliant with NMC requirements for supporting standards for education and learning in practice or willing to acquire within 6 months in post.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of patient education and the provision of advice
- Experience of working as an NMC registered professional.
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration experience in a range of / or relevant clinical specialist healthcare environment.
- Experience of conducting or facilitating research.
- Venepuncture and cannulation experience / qualification
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carys Jones
- Job title
- R&D Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 363863
- Additional information
Research Delivery Team Leader Sherin Sabu - [email protected] Tel 01244 363337 or Nichola Kearlsey - [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363379
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