Senior Paediatric Research Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Clinical Research Nurse to lead the setup, delivery, and management of infectious diseases, haematology, and paediatric intensive clinical research studies. The successful candidate will also provide staff management support to the research delivery team. The post involves promoting research awareness across the Trust and ensuring research adheres to ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. Previous experience in clinical research in an NHS setting and general paediatrics is essential.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant clinical post registration course - completed or in progress
- Graduate (degree/diploma) with specialist expertise across a range of procedures
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Advanced practice qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader/ward management role
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
- Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
- Experience as a team leader
- Clinical Research and audit experience
- Knowledge or involvement in QI initiatives
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
- Advanced IT skills use or Excel
- Education/ qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant clinical post registration course - completed or in progress
- Graduate (degree/diploma) with specialist expertise across a range of procedures
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Advanced practice qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader/ward management role
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
- Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
- Experience as a team leader
- Clinical Research and audit experience
- Knowledge or involvement in QI initiatives
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
- Advanced IT skills use or Excel
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 15d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Senior Paediatric Research Nurse
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Clinical Research Nurse to oversee the setup, delivery and management of our infectious diseases, haematology and paediatric intensive clinical research studies.
The successful applicant will also provide staff management support for the research delivery team, working alongside and supporting Lead Paediatric Research Nurse and the other Band 7 Senior Research Nurses.
This post offers an enthusiastic, hardworking, and highly motivated individual the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of our study portfolio and the children's clinical research delivery team.
The post-holder will work collaboratively with the research team and the wider multidisciplinary team, acting as a knowledgeable resource for staff, researchers, research participants and their families. The post holder will be expected to promote research awareness across the Trust, liaising with other teams and engaging in Trust wide research initiatives.
They will be involved in ensuring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards patients' well-being and is conducted in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research. They will contribute to the development and delivery of local policies inv
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