Clinical Lead Research Nurse | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare research trust in London is seeking an expert to manage care pathways for patients in clinical research. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring patient-centered care, and supporting colleagues throughout the research process. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in clinical research and the ability to develop and implement local policies. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Recognised expert in clinical research and one or more specialities.
• Experience in managing care pathways for patients and carers participating in research.
• Ability to provide expert support and clinical care to staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the management of care pathways for patients in research.
• Provide expert support to colleagues throughout the research process.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and act as a professional role model.
• Develop and update local policies and procedures.
• Ensure research is conducted to ICH Good Clinical Practice standards.

Job description

Overview

The LNWUH is a research active Trust. The clinical research facility teams and R&D are committed to improving healthcare services by promoting and supporting a wide range of high quality research.

The post holder will support the aims of the Trust and the NIHR clinical research network to improve the speed, quality, and integration of clinical research, through the successful delivery of clinical research in the NHS. The post holder is a recognised expert in one or more specialities and in the field of clinical research, providing advice, care and support to patients entering clinical trials. He/she will take responsibility for the planning, development and implementation of the clinical research portfolio that reflects the patient population, the work and interests of the local clinical teams.

Please review job description for further details.

Duties

• The main focus of the role will be to take a leading role in the management of care pathways for patients and carers participating in research, ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• You will provide expert support to colleagues through the research study process, from grant application, to feasibility, to clinical pathways, to study delivery.
• You will work collaboratively with the research teams and the wider multidisciplinary team and act as a professional role model, providing clinical care and teaching to staff researchers, research participants and patients.
• You will lead on the development and updating of local policies and procedures and contribute to the development of national policies.
• The post holder will ensure that any research undertaken safeguards the well-being of research participants and is conducted to ICH Good Clinical Practice.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video We are London North West University Healthcare.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025