Job overview

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for someone who is self-motivated, flexible and able to adapt to hanging demands, able to organizes their own workload and priorities work, able to remain calm and professional under pressure and able to respect confidentiality guidelines. 

The primary role of the research nurse, within the Research Team at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, is to support a portfolio of mental health and dementia clinical trials. You will be responsible for assessing and monitoring research participants, liaising with study partners, recruitment of trial participants, collecting and processing biological samples and participant data as per the trial protocol.

It is essential that the post holder has experience in clinical skills such as phlebotomy, cannulation and medication administration (Oral, Subcutaneous, Intramuscular and Intravenous).

Main duties of the job

• Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care to research participants within clinical trials.
• Support the identification, recruitment, and monitoring of participants in line with study protocols.
• Ensure accurate data collection, documentation, and reporting in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Administer clinical trial interventions and perform clinical assessments competently.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while managing a defined caseload.
• Maintain effective communication with participants, clinical teams, and research stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development, delivery, and governance of clinical research within the service.
• Maintain professional competence through ongoing education and adherence to training requirements.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.