Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Research
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7139447
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering cutting edge treatment and care to patients? The NIHR Royal Free Clinical Research Facility is expanding and seeking enthusiastic clinical research nurses to join our team delivering clinical research across a broad range of conditions. We are a recently established unit and therefore this appointment offers the exciting opportunity to also help shape our department to be a fantastic place to work.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for identifying and recruiting patients, supporting the patient through the trial, performing study assessments, and ensuring data is reported accurately and on time. You will work closely with a variety of healthcare professionals and teams so excellent communication skills are essential, as is attention to detail. You will work autonomously and manage your own workload but also as part of a team.
The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Experience of working in clinical research and in the role of a clinical research nurse is desirable.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMCRegistered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Completed/working towards teaching/mentorship qualification
- Completed/working towards degree in the speciality or related field
- Recognised research qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of acting as a patient advocate
- Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
Desirable criteria
- Clinical research experience
- Early phase experience
- Experience working as a preceptor/facilitator
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development
- Proven ability to work effectively under pressure
- Computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to take charge and delegate duties
- Knowledge of ICH GCP guidelines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of formal/ informal teaching of patients and staff
- Experience in delivering evidence based practice
- Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Proven effectiveness as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
- Demonstrates ability to work under own initiative
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Displays enthusiastic nature and describes motivation for working in clinical research.
Others
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work flexible hours on occasion
- Willingness to travel across multiple sites
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
- Nia Voase
- Job title
- CRF Lead Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 794 0500
- Additional information
The above number goes through to our reception team. Please ask to be put through to Nia Voase or one of the other band 7 nurses.
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