Research Sister / Charge Nurse | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job Summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Department research team on a fixed‑term basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Work predominantly with Emergency Department research studies.
• Collaborate with leading principal investigators, the research team and the multidisciplinary team to provide patients with opportunities to participate in research studies.
• Lead complex studies and manage your own caseload while supporting other studies within the bounds of your registration.
• Recruit patients into clinical research, including clinical trials of drugs and new interventions, meeting set time limits.
• Monitor patients in clinical trials, observe for side effects and report according to protocols.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of data derived from the research studies.
• Ensure that all research undertaken within the department safeguards participant well‑being and is conducted within the research governance framework.
• Coordinate your own case load of clinical trial/research patients and oversee junior team members’ caseloads.
• Work unsupervised in all areas related to clinical trials and research studies and supervise the work of junior team members.
• Attend multi‑disciplinary meetings and clinics to assess volunteer/patient eligibility for research and recruit new patients, acting as a resource to the members of the MDT.
• Ensure that trial‑specific clinical investigations/procedures are undertaken as required by the research protocol to establish eligibility and maintain safety.
• Recognise and report/manage any complaints from patients or carers.
• Assist in the education and support of other health care professionals to enable them to care for patients participating in clinical trials or other research studies.
• Respond to change in line with the needs of the service.

Qualifications and Experience

• Current NMC registration.
• Registered Nurse with solid nursing experience.
• Excellent communication skills, reliability, hardworking and teamwork abilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to personal development and interest in the future development of the profession and ED research.
• Preference for previous experience in clinical research, though not mandatory.

Additional Requirements

• Provide an immunisation and vaccination report from your UK occupational health provider or GP.
• Secondment will be considered for internal candidates; successful candidates must obtain approval from their current line manager to accept the offer.

Application Information

This advert closes on Monday 27 Apr 2026.

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