Clinical Research Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a one-year fixed-term opportunity for a Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse to join the Clinical Trials Centre at St Mary's, supporting HIV and Sexual Health clinical research studies. The role involves onsite working, monitoring clinics and equipment, and managing wider team projects and clinical audits. You will collaborate with Principal Investigators and the Multidisciplinary Team to manage a caseload of studies, requiring excellent communication skills. Post-qualification nursing experience is essential for this role.
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse
Desirable criteria
- Degree/ Diploma in Nursing
- Experience of working within NHS environment and with service users
- Experience in managing complex information
- Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
- Competent in storing and retrieving electronic data
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
- Relevant clinical experience within research
- Ability to apply current research to practice
- Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of clinical research methodology and trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
- Ability to use own initiative
- Methodical approach and attention to detail
- Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
- Education
- Registered nurse
- Degree/ Diploma in Nursing
- Experience of working within NHS environment and with service users
- Experience in managing complex information
- Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
- Competent in storing and retrieving electronic data
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
- Relevant clinical experience within research
- Ability to apply current research to practice
- Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of clinical research methodology and trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
- Ability to use own initiative
- Methodical approach and attention to detail
- Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 11d
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Clinical Research Nurse
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to announce a wonderful opportunity to join the Clinical Trials Centre at St Mary's, ICHT. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse to support our HIV and Sexual Health clinical research studies on a one-year fixed-term contract.
Post qualification nursing experience is essential to this role and therefore it is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or those who have yet completed their preceptorship.
This role involves onsite working only. You will be based primarily at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, with the potential to travel to Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals as needed, to assist with commercial and non-commercial research studies.
The role also includes day to day monitoring and maintenance of the clinic and equipment, and the opportunity to manage wider team projects such as the Patient Reported Experience Survey as mandated from the NIHR, as well as clinical audits.
You will need to collaborate with the Principal Investigators (PIs), the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) as well as the Study Team in order to efficiently manage a caseload of studies. Excellent communication skills are required.
Prior knowledge and clinical experience of research delivery in a healthcare setting and
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