Clinical Research Nurse

Clinical Research Nurse

The role will be based jointly between Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (based at Regis Road, Kentish Town) and West London NHS Trust (based at St Bernard's Hospital, Ealing). The closing date is 14 May 2026.

Deliver complex and commercial clinical trials in mental health, dementia, neurology and community settings, leading to new clinical interventions for service users.

Job responsibilities

• Patient recruitment and retention in studies.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings regularly to aid identification of appropriate Trusts for recruitment of participants to the portfolio of NIHR research with a focus on complex and commercial trials.
• Recruit participants to NIHR adopted studies according to specific protocols and guidelines, and assist clinicians to obtain informed consent from those participants.
• Provide verbal and written information and support to research participants and their carers for the duration of their involvement in the research project and assist participants with the completion of questionnaires as necessary.
• Co‑ordinate treatment, assessment and follow‑up as necessary in accordance with the research protocol, taking the lead on complex interventional research studies.
• Deliver clinical interventions such as IMP dispensing, collecting biological samples and other clinical duties as required for the delivery of trials.
• Provide support and supervision to junior research staff.
• Identify areas of low patient recruitment and liaise with the Research Delivery Manager to identify mechanisms for improvement.
• Work at all times in accordance with Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance and Trust guidelines, including supporting monitoring and auditing visits.
• Establish local SOPs, maintain site files, trial master logs and other relevant documentation in relation to the delivery of clinical trials.
• Ensure that any data collection is conducted according to specific research protocols and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and the ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
• Facilitate the recording of patient recruitment on the RRDN data entry system.
• Provide information and reports on recruitment when requested by the Research Delivery Manager and support research teams for assessments and follow‑up of study participants.
• With appropriate training, take clinical samples for studies; coordinate tissue sample collection and dispatch to relevant departments or research centres.
• Attend, contribute and lead project management group meetings for specific research projects.
• Liaise with other Clinical Research Delivery staff to ensure the needs of the service are met.
• Provide information and education on research projects adopted by the NIHR to interested parties such as clinicians, service users and carers.
• Disseminate information about Noclor, the NIHR research portfolio and other relevant information to a range of audiences in a variety of formats.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant practice and disseminate up‑to‑date information, protocol amendments etc. to personnel working on research projects.
• Liaise with academic staff, the wider Trust personnel and external contacts as required for delivering clinical research.
• Maintain a position of integrity, appreciating the need for confidentiality when dealing with staff and issues pertaining to this position.
• Offer advice and support to research active staff, patients and carers as appropriate.
• Keep up to date with relevant training and develop skills and knowledge to be able to complete your delegated duties.
• Participate positively in regular supervision and appraisals.
• Comply with the Trust's infection control policies and procedures and undertake the necessary training in Infection Prevention and Control as identified by the Trust.
• Undertake all duties in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust and the RRDN/NIHR; keep up to date with these policies and other policy documents.
• Support the Trust Research Governance Lead to ensure and monitor adherence to current National and Trust research governance policy of NIHR adopted studies running within the trust.
• Assist and support the Research Delivery Service in establishing an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services.
• Utilise all available resources to the maximum benefit of the service, being aware of resource implications specific to the service.
• Assist with the creation and delivery of relevant training packages.
• Contribute to the development of the research capacity of service user and carer interests and organisations.
• Support the development of clinical service mapping and provision of high‑quality information to the service.
• Work with R&D staff, the Trust and academic partners to coordinate existing information into a comprehensive overview of the services and service‑user support services across the North West London region.
• Develop, catalogue and maintain the appropriate filing systems and other office management systems to record that information.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Current NMC registration/PIN.
• ICH Good Clinical Practice training or willingness to complete.

Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a range of mental health, dementia and health conditions and the realities of working with people with these conditions.
• Experience in the NHS or relevant third sector organisation.
• Understanding of delivering clinical research within community, mental health, dementia and neurological settings through applied clinical knowledge/experience or clinical research experience.
• Project management, service improvement or quality improvement experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrable ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences and through a variety of mediums with confidence, empathy and enthusiasm.
• Experience of public speaking.
• Ability to travel across the North West London region.
• Experience delivering interventions including dispensing IMP such as controlled drugs, or willingness to learn.

Values

• Takes initiative and makes decisions independently when necessary.
• Able to work flexibly and creatively – contributing to the formulation and adjustment of plans to deliver research for their own work and the wider team.
• Contributes to a culture of psychological safety, “we not me”, and of continuous improvement.

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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