Paediatric Research Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Paediatric Research Nurse interested in children's research, working across University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The successful candidate will coordinate multiple research studies, working closely with the Consultant and the research department. It involves undertaking all aspects of clinical trials, from screening and consent to data entry and follow-ups, ensuring patient well-being and adherence to Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. The role requires a self-motivated individual with a keen interest in clinical research and prior experience in paediatrics.
Essential criteria
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
- Significant experience of working within Children's Services
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy skills
- Experience of patient care and follow-up within research studies
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of working in a research role
- Experience of setting up research projects and facilitating recruitment to them
- Qualifications and Training
- Educated to degree level in a health related or social sciences discipline or equivalent experience
- Registered Paediatric Nurse, or registered Adult Nurse
- GCP trained
- Clinical Research Qualification
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
- Significant experience of working within Children's Services
- Phlebotomy skills
- Experience of patient care and follow-up within research studies
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of working in a research role
- Experience of setting up research projects and facilitating recruitment to them
- Qualifications and Training
- Educated to degree level in a health related or social sciences discipline or equivalent experience
- Registered Paediatric Nurse, or registered Adult Nurse
- GCP trained
- Clinical Research Qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Paediatric Research Nurse
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you interested in Research?
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a research-active organisation with a proven track-record in clinical research. We are committed to developing our research portfolio and to enable this we are strengthening our research infrastructure.
This role involves working cross-site at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and the successful candidate would be managed jointly between the Paediatric and R& D teams.
We are currently looking for a nurse with an interest in Children's research to be part of our team in Children's Services to coordinate the multiple research studies that we have enrolled in alongside the Consultant with an interest in research and the research department.
You will be a part of a friendly, passionate and supportive Research and Development team working together to support the delivery of NIHR portfolio studies and Commercial research studies. It is important that the applicant is self-motivated and has a keen interest in clinical research. Prior experience of working in paediatrics is essential for this role but having research experience is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working closely alongside the multi-disciplinary team and the research particip
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