Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Trials Research Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from starting date)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 292-7315631-CORP
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Trials Research Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
Scope and range
· This post is a Trust-wide flexible role, with the expectation being for the research nurse function to be adaptable across the various specialities wherever the needs of the service exist, this role will also require the post holder to travel between hospital locations as and when required by the trial protocol and may include home visits.
· The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust falls within the East of England Regional Research Delivery Network (EoE RRDN). The EoE RRDN is part of the new NIHR Research Delivery Network, which replaced the Clinical Research Network (CRN) in October 2024, the aim being to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England.
· As a clinical trial nurse you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will work collaboratively with the clinical trials team (s) and the wider multi-disciplinary team (s) in the management of your own caseload of clinical trials patients.
· The role involves an in depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice; alongside a working knowledge and compliance with local, national and international research regulations.
Main duties of the job
• Identify patients suitable for recruitment into clinical trials using trial specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Manage own case load of clinical trial patients.
• Attend Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and appropriate clinics to screen and recruit new patients and act as a resource to members of the MDT.
• Maintain accurate documentation in nursing/medical notes
• Undertake trial specific and routine assessments, as per trial protocols. E.g. venepuncture, vital signs, ECG’s, height/weight measurements, drug administration
• Report and record adverse events and serious adverse events that occur to the trial co-ordinator, PI and other relevant local personnel/regulatory authorities within the specified timelines.
Working for our organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Responsible for the day to day co-ordination, management and nursing of patients and data relating to research projects being undertaken in the department using specific and predetermined trial protocols
• Act as a primary point of contact for patients taking part in a clinical trial
• Contribute to the management of the local portfolio of clinical trials
• Ensure that clinical trial protocols are adhered to
• Work in accordance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research governance framework standards for clinical trials
• Facilitate the informed consent process of patients into clinical trials. Providing detailed information to patients to enable them to make an informed decision as to whether they wish to participate in a particular research project
• Liaise with sponsors/CRA’s and or monitors during the conduct of a trial on behalf of the department
• Supply data as required to the Lead Research Nurse, R&D Manager, EoE RRDN and other approved bodies regarding the progress of clinical trials
• Maintenance of trial master files taking responsibility for the day to day project administration and document control
• Identify barriers to recruitment into trials and ensure that the Lead Research Nurse, R&D Manager, EoE RRDN and other approved bodies are aware of them and to support/actions plans as required
• Provide support for colleagues in their absence
• Submission of expressions of interest, site feasibilities and local feasibilities
• Contribute to the planning and acquisition of required resources to undertake clinical research studies to the appropriate standards
• Ensure that clinical trial recruitment records are accurately maintained
• Ensure that completed/closed clinical trials are effectively and efficiently archived as per local standards
Person specification
education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
- GCP trained and/or have an understanding of the principles of Good Clinical Practice
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Degree/masters of equivalent experience
- current/previous research experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience post qualification/registration
Desirable criteria
- current/previous research experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amelia Daniel
- Job title
- Senior Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 827166
- Additional information
Nikki White
Interim Head of RD&I and Lead Research Nurse
Tel: 01279 978096
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