Bart BioResource (BBR) Research Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Research Nurse to lead day-to-day BioResource activity within embedded clinical areas at East London sites, providing advanced expertise in screening, informed consent, and sample handling.

You will supervise BBR nurses and technicians, support recruitment workflows, and ensure robust documentation, governance and data quality, contributing to high‑quality research across Barts Health and QMUL.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinical research nurse in biosample resource settings.
• Proven ability to lead day-to-day activity and ensure governance.
• Strong documentation and data integrity skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day BioResource activity in embedded clinical areas.
• Provide advanced expertise in screening, informed consent and sample handling.
• Supervise and train BBR nurses and technicians.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and optimise recruitment workflows.
• Ensure high standards of documentation, governance and data quality.
• Contribute to delivery of nationally significant research studies across Barts Health and QMUL.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced research nurse to join the Barts BioResource as a Band 6 Research Nurse. You will lead day-to-day BioResource activity in embedded clinical areas, providing advanced expertise in screening, informed consent, sample handling and research governance. Working closely with the BBR Team Lead, you will support the training and supervision of BBR nurses and technicians, troubleshoot operational issues and help optimise recruitment workflows. You will ensure high standards of documentation, data integrity and participant safety while contributing to the delivery of nationally significant research studies across Barts Health and QMUL.

In this role you will lead day-to-day BioResource activity within embedded clinical areas, providing advanced expertise in participant screening, informed consent and sample handling. You will supervise and support BBR nurses and technicians, helping them build confidence and competence in BioResource processes. You will maintain excellent standards of documentation, governance and data quality and contribute to workflow design and problem-solving across clinical teams. Working

closely with the BBR Team Lead, you will help ensure safe, compassionate and high-quality research delivery across Barts Health.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.