Band 6 Liver Research Nurse

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Liver Research Nurse to join their Liver Research Delivery Team. The successful candidate will lead clinical trials, ensuring the highest level of patient care and supporting patients through their research journey. Applicants must be a registered nurse with significant experience in acute care and demonstrate a willingness to expand their role. This position offers an opportunity for professional growth and development within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Continued professional development

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in acute care setting.
• Willingness to learn and train for extended roles.
• Previous research experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of clinical trials and manage workload.
• Identify and recruit participants for trials.
• Conduct trial-related assessments and monitor patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical research knowledge

Leadership and team management

Education

Registered level 1 Adult Nurse on the NMC register

Relevant degree or equivalent in nursing

Healthcare management / leadership qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Liver Research Nurse

The closing date is 27 October 2025

A fantastic opportunity has just become available for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced nurse to join the Liver Research Delivery Team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

The team are responsible for delivering an exciting range of both academic and commercially sponsored clinical trials. The trials include observational, as well as complex interventional and translational studies in alcohol related liver disease, autoimmune liver disease, viral hepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis liver disease, liver transplantation, liver & neuroendocrine cancer and portal hypertension.

As a Band 6 Research Nurse you will need excellent communication skills to liaise with participants, clinical services, external sponsors and departments that are key to this role and to care for & support patients during their journey through a clinical research trial.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading on the delivery of clinical trials managing their own workload as well as working as part of a team. You will ensure that patients experience the highest level of care, in line with the trust vision, values, policies and procedures whilst adhering to ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. The post holder will involve identifying and screening participants, recruitment, coordinating study visits, conducting trial related assessments and monitoring patients in trials as well as the collection and documentation of accurate data. The post holder will maintain oversight of the Investigator Site File (ISF) and participant records to ensure trials are audit ready at all times.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a level 1 Registered Nurse, with considerable experience at in an acute care setting. Applicants need to demonstrate a willingness to learn and train for extended roles which include performing ECGs, venepuncture, cannulation and administration of medications to include possible monoclonal antibodies. Previous research experience is desirable.

In return, we can offer you continued professional development and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and high quality clinical research delivery team. If you would like further information please contact Emma Burke or Diana Hull (Senior Research Nurses Liver ) on 0121 371 8463.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Registered level 1 Adult Nurse on the NMC register
• *Relevant degree or equivalent in nursing
• *Health care management / leadership qualification.

Experience

• *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
• *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
• *Evidence of Research knowledge
• *Experience of clinical trials/ studies/ research coordination

Additional Criteria

• *Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
• *Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
• *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
• *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
• *Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
• *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Approachable and friendly
• *Supportive / Flexible
• *Well organised
• *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
• *Ability to inspire and lead a team
• *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation of day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
• Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following:
• *Leadership
• *Team Building
• *Managing resources
• *Time management
• *Clinical governance
• *Audit and research
• *Workforce planning / management
• *NHS policy and political awareness
• TBC at appointment
• Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
• OR
• Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust