Clinical Research Nurse

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Clinical Research Nurse

REPORTS TO: Principal Investigator, Sub-investigators, Practice Manager

HOURS: Thirty hours per week

SALARY: Dependant on Experience

Job Summary:

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and conducting clinical trial activities in accordance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory requirements, while ensuring patient safety, informed consent, and high standards of care. To oversee the day to day running of practice trials, including developing and implementing a professional framework for running the trials. Proactively work to expand the clinical trial portfolio in order to maximise patient access to innovative treatments.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Trial Delivery

Support the set-up, delivery, and close-out of clinical trials in primary care.

Identify, screen, recruit, and consent eligible patients in line with study protocols.

Conduct study visits, including clinical assessments, observations, and data collection.

Administer investigational medicinal products (IMPs) where required and within scope of practice.

Monitor participant wellbeing and report adverse events in accordance with protocols.

To provide specialist clinical technical services according to the study protocol requirements that may include such skills as phlebotomy, ECGs, functional measurements and immediate life support.

To ensure collection of information relating to patients medical conditions and analyses to provide an appropriate response.

To attend CCRG meetings, which take place on a Wednesday evening, two or three times per year.

Patient Care and Communication

• Act as a key point of contact for research participants throughout their trial involvement
• Provide clear information and support to patients regarding trial participation
• Ensure patient dignity, confidentiality, and informed consent at all times

Data and Documentation

• Accurately collect, record, and maintain study data in source documents and electronic systems
• Ensure compliance with GCP, study protocols, and regulatory requirements
• Support monitoring visits, audits, and inspections

Collaboration and Governance

• Work closely with GPs, practice staff, sponsors, and research networks
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of research governance and clinical trial regulations
• Contribute to the development of research processes within the practice

Training and Development

• Maintain professional registration and mandatory training
• Complete GCP and study-specific training
• Support the training of other practice staff involved in research, where appropriate

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers,

Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of using clinical patient records software
• Experience of clinical trials
• Experience of working to deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS Web
• Leadership and management experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Competent in basic nursing skills required for the post
• Excellent communications skills
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office software
• Ability to distil complex information into a simple language and convey information to others in laymans terms

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Good Clinical Practice Qualification (ICH GCP)

Qualities / Attributes

Essential

• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to delivering clinical trials
• Accurate approach to record keeping
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team and be supportive of colleagues
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative and problem solve
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge with others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).