Children's Research Nurse/ Senior Children's Research Nurse

Integrated Care System; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Children's Research Nurse to support clinical trials focused on rare metabolic conditions. The ideal candidate will have substantial nursing experience and a strong understanding of research methodologies. The position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub

Salary sacrifice schemes for transport

Qualifications

• Proven experience in children's nursing.
• Ability to manage research portfolios independently.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory bodies related to clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Recruit patients for clinical trials involving children.
• Work with delivery teams to support research.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and protocols.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Research methodologies understanding

Leadership

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

GCP Certification

MSc/PGDip relevant to healthcare

Tools

Microsoft Software

Electronic health databases

Job description

Go back Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Children's Research Nurse/ Senior Children's Research Nurse

The closing date is 26 August 2025

Children's Research Nurse - Flexible Opportunity:

We are seeking a dedicated Children's Research Nurse to support our expanding clinical trial portfolio of rare metabolic conditions and to help grow research involving young people across other specialities within our Trust.

We welcome applications from experienced children's nurses, including those new to research who can bring strong clinical expertise and transferable skills to our team.

Banding will depend on the candidate's experience and skill set, and we are open to part-time hours and internal secondments.

Main duties of the job

o Recruiting into a portfolio of trials/studies involving children and young people.

o Working with different personnel, departments and external stakeholders involved in clinical research.

o Involved in the patient pathway and care planning within research, alongside the delivery team and Investigator.

o Utilising clinical skills within research.

o Managing relevant databases and site files.

o Training others and maintaining own continuous professional development.

o Acting as an advocate and point of contact for research involving children and young people in the organisation.

About us

At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:

• Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
• Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
• Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."

At RNOH, we're committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.

Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:

• 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare

At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for all responsibilities:

Clinical Research1. Work with Delivery Team to deliver on trials involving children and young people.2. Work independently and autonomously to manage complex trial portfolio and able to delegate where appropriate.3. Screening and recruiting eligible patients to research studies.4. Working closely with Senior Clinical Research Nurse, Senior Clinical Research Practitioners and Delivery Team Lead to ensure structure and organisation for the delivery team (applicable to Band 7).5. Assist the Investigators to identify patients to take part in research studies, ensuring adherence to the protocol.6. Liaise with all relevant clinical staff where research is being conducted.7. Be directly involved in feasibility for projects where support is required.8. Ensure participants are recruited to study timelines, and, report any concerns to Research Delivery Lead.9. Ensure accurate data is collected and entered according to sponsor timelines.10. Report any anomalies in data to the relevant Sponsor, lead Investigator and Delivery Lead.11. Report any protocol deviations to the relevant Sponsor, lead Investigator and Delivery Lead.12. Report any protocol violations to relevant Sponsor, lead Investigator and Delivery Lead.13. Arrange and support study monitoring visits and audits when required.14. Have understanding of research methodologies in order to apply those to process.15. Have knowledge and understanding of UK systems in relation to regulatory bodies (e.g. REC, MHRA), as well as understanding of NHS support costs funding environments and clinical research network structures.16. Ensure compliance with GCP and required regulations.17. Ensure that relevant SOPs are implemented, and contribute to development of new SOPs when required.18. Ensure that departmental working practice documents (WPDs) are followed and implemented and contribute to the development of new WPDs.19. Ensure that studies recruitment and finance logs/Edge are kept up to date.20. Establish communication with relevant MDTs and clinical teams to support research.21. Establish and maintain good channels of communication with other departments within the Trust as well as externally (e.g. liaising with Sponsors, CRAs and academic institutions regarding study set-up and progress).22. Establish good trial documentation management systems, and tracking for recruitment.23. Support & deputise for Research Delivery Lead as and when required (applicable to Band 7).24. Any other relevant duties as and when required.25. Support established engagement initiatives (e.g. research nurse champions, student nurse placements) and help to develop further engagement initiatives where needed.

Leadership26. Championing best practice alongside Senior Clinical Research Nurse and providing peer support where required.27. Lead on training team on best practice related to the care of children and young people. 28. Act as a role model for other members of the team.29. Get involved with research engagement and patient and public involvement activities.30. Engage in delivery of any changes.31. Ensure that departmental as well as Trust policies are adhered to.32. Assist with induction and training of new staff.

Clinical1. Use nursing skills and knowledge to uphold patient safety in clinical trials.2. Up to date with all relevant clinical skills and related policies, such as medication administration, infection control and sharps management.3. Willingness to undertake further training for clinical skills needed to deliver trials (e.g. cannulation) and create training and development opportunities for clinical research nurses.4. Co-operate with medical and research staff in dealing with patient care problems associated with research.5. Identify research training needs of clinical research nurses and ensure adhering to research competencies.6. Ensure working to the NMC code of conduct and up to date with nursing related practices e.g. re-validation.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• GCP Certification.
• MSc/PGDip other than nursing, relevant to healthcare or clinical research.
• Orthopaedics module or certified orthopaedics qualification.

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Study set up, conduct and completion (or demonstrates transferable skills of project management and completion).
• Managing own patient caseload and organising clinics accordingly

IT Skills

• nowledge and use of different electronic databases (or demonstrates transferable skills, e.g. excellent record keeping or spreadsheet management).
• Able to use Microsoft Software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibility for financial & physical resources

• Management of research finance logs (or demonstrates transferrable skills).

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Clinically competent to work alone and ensure patient safety.
• Able to administer intravenous, subcutaneous and intramuscular medication to children and young people.
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills.
• Knowledge of ICH GCP, EU Clinical Trials Directive, Medicines for Human use Regulations and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development

• Involvement in contributing to an organisations research structure e.g. SOP contribution.
• Shadowing or attending senior leadership meetings.

Communication & Relationship Skills

• Able to work in a team.

Analytical & Judgment Skills

• Experience in leadership and supervision/mentorship.

Responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Responsibility for Research & Development

• Evidence of training and engagement.

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.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearPer Annum (pro rata) Including HCAS