Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner - CRF

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in London is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner to manage clinical trials and advocate for patient involvement. The role involves collaboration with research teams and requires flexibility across clinical specialties. Candidates should be RGN with a valid NMC PIN and have experience in clinical research, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize workload. This position offers a competitive salary and is based in a vibrant healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• RGN with NMC PIN / Practitioner with experience.
• Good Clinical Practice or willingness to be trained.
• Willingness to be trained in laboratory work including blood processing.
• Venepuncture experience or willing to be trained.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage BioResource studies.
• Provide high quality data collection and clinical care.
• Advocate for patients in clinical research studies.
• Work with investigators and multidisciplinary staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Management skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Adaptability

Education

RGN with NMC PIN

Diploma/degree in relevant subject

Job description

Overview

Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner - CRF at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 05 October 2025.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the coordination and management of BioResource studies, including but not limited to D-CYPHR (children aged 0-15) and IBHO (Improving Black Health Outcomes).
• Collaborates effectively with research teams and the wider multidisciplinary team to manage a personal caseload of clinical trial participants, ensuring compliance with both local and national performance targets.
• Key duties include study setup facilitation, patient identification through MDTs and clinical note screening, data collection, venepuncture, laboratory support for blood sample processing, patient interviews, ongoing monitoring, and accurate data entry.
• Provides patients with clear, evidence-based information to support informed decision-making regarding trial participation, while acting as a dedicated patient advocate throughout the research process.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability by working across various clinical specialties, in alignment with professional qualifications and service needs.

Main duties of the job

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for two full time Clinical Research Practitioner/Nurse to join our friendly Team.
• The Clinical Research Facility (CRF) position holder will play a key role in the delivery of clinical research at St. George's Hospital, developing and creating robust systems and processes to enable clinical research to run smoothly, efficiently and whilst ensuring the highest of standards are maintained.
• This role involves liaison with Principal Investigators and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality data collection and clinical care, with a commitment to participant safety and welfare. The post holder will be expected to advocate for patients and empower them to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical research studies by providing advice and information.
• The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from clinicians for clinical decision making, and will work closely with investigators and multidisciplinary staff.
• We are very keen to meet potential applicants and would be very happy to facilitate informal visits or answer enquiries regarding the post.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for multiple specialties. The local population is lively and multicultural.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification which contains more information about the role . Please note that this vacancy is capped and the advert may close before its actual end date.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• RGN with NMC PIN / Practitioner with experience
• Educated to diploma/degree level in Relevant Subject
• Good Clinical Practice or willingness to be trained
• Trained and willing to the trained in Laboratory work including blood processing
• Venepuncture experience or willing to be trained

Experience

• Previous experience in audit and evaluation
• Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
• Experience in Clinical Research
• Experience working/communicating with children and parents
• Experience communicating with people from different backgrounds

Skills

• Excellent communication, interpersonal & management skills
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Adaptable ad flexible to work in different environments within the healthcare setting

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical research and treatment protocols / participation in basic clinical or nursing research

Other

• Motivated & demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
• Adaptable & responsive to changing needs
• Able to use own initiative

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7428818-GO-SC

Job locations

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace