Job summary
- Main area
- Research, Development & Innovation
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri (No weekends))
- Job ref
- 156-7530913
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Haematology Research Team
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- pa pro rata
- Closing
- 10/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Research Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Directorate to join us as a Research Nurse working on our Haematology portfolio. You will be responsible for delivering and clinically managing your own portfolio of academic and commercial research studies in Haematology 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.
This post would consider a current registered nurse to apply with research experience as part of a developmental role. This would include a 6-month period working at Band 5 where the nurse would be required to demonstrate objectives set out below to transition into a Band 6 Senior Research Nurse role (salary applicable to role).
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.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
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.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered to Degree Level or with demonstrable experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of research regulatory requirements
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own workload with guidance
- Experience of dealing with confidential patient information
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Clinical skills
- Previous clinical research experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Previous experience of receiving informed consent
- Previous use of databases
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
- Keren Menear
- Job title
- Research Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 256420
- Additional information
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