Clinical Research Nurse Manager

Panthera Bio; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Life Insurance

Healthcare Plan

Employee Assistance

Leave Buy/Sell

Sick Pay Policy

Self Care Day

Cycle to Work

EV Scheme

Job summary

Panthera Biopartners seeks a Clinical Research Nurse Manager in Sheffield to lead the nursing team and site operations, ensuring delivery of high-quality clinical research in line with ICH-GCP. You will report to the Site Manager and drive patient-focused care and compliance.

The role combines leadership with hands-on clinical oversight, staff development, patient recruitment, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to optimise site performance and profitability.

Qualifications

• NMC registration with no limitations
• 5+ years post-registration nursing experience
• Clinical research experience required
• Experience leading a clinical team
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment with minimal supervision
• Patient-focused attitude
• Self-motivated with strong organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursing activities across the clinical trial lifecycle in line with ICH-GCP.
• Drive site leadership to optimise performance and profitability.
• Lead and develop the nursing team with training and supervision.
• Ensure high-quality patient care and safety at all times.
• Coordinate training needs and protocol compliance.
• Participate in site meetings and cross-functional discussions.
• Maintain emergency readiness and manage critical incidents.
• Oversee laboratory activities when required.

Skills

NMC Registration

5+ Years Experience

Clinical Research

Team Management

Multidisciplinary Team

Patient Focus

Organisational Skills

Self-motivated

Job description

Clinical Research Nurse Manager - Sheffield

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Clinical Research Nurse Manager to join our dedicated team at our Clinical Research Site in Sheffield! This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate nursing professional to take on a key leadership role, supporting the delivery of high-quality clinical research and helping to drive excellence in patient care. If you are enthusiastic about clinical research, enjoy leading and developing a team and are committed to making a meaningful difference to patients and the advancement of medical research, we would love to hear from you!

Salary & Benefits Package

• Salary starting from £54,000 +
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with length of service
• Annual Leave Buy and Sell Scheme
• Life insurance - 3x annual salary
• Employee healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Enhanced sickness and family friendly policies
• Annual Self Care Day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• EV Scheme

About the role

As Clinical Research Nurse Manager, you will play a key role within the site leadership team, working closely with the Site Manager to drive operational excellence, optimise site performance and support profitability. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, safe and patient-focused clinical research environment, overseeing all nursing activities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle, from study initiation through to close-out, in accordance with ICH-GCP guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements.

You will also contribute to the commercial success of the site by supporting patient recruitment and retention, ensuring optimal patient numbers across clinical trials, and maintaining the highest standards of patient care and research delivery. Through strong clinical leadership, you will lead, motivate and develop your nursing team, taking responsibility for their training, professional development, performance management and ongoing supervision to ensure the delivery of exceptional clinical research.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage nursing activities relating to clinical trials from the startup of a trial to the close out, working to ICH/GCP guidelines
• Keep the commercial success of the site foremost in mind but not at the cost of the patients
• Drive quality assurance measures and appropriate policies to enhance clinical research activity and successful business delivery.
• Exercise meticulous attention to detail when collecting, recording, safety reporting, and verifying study data, reviewing trends and sharing best practice.
• Promote and nurture a professional, welcoming, and pleasant environment for staff and participants to ensure effective team working and provide professional leadership.
• Facilitate and ensure effective communication, by participation in regular clinical team, multidisciplinary, project strategy, feasibility, and core study meetings.
• Review research protocols, identify and coordinate training and education requirements for clinical reports.
• Attend pre-study site selection visits, site initiation visits for any new study and keep up to date with any changes with study protocols
• Perform patient interest visits (chats) effectively with knowledge and understanding of the study protocol
• Keep patients engaged with the study at each visit to optimize patient retention
• Ensure the clinical team are regularly checking the emergency trolley. Take the lead on initiating emergency action when required e.g. cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis management, fire, or critical incidents.
• Oversee laboratory activities and be able to perform laboratory duties for each study if required

Skills and capabilities for this role:

• NMC Registration with no limitations to practice
• 5+ years post registration experience
• Clinical research experience (Essential)
• Experience in managing a Clinical team
• Ability to work in a team within a multidisciplinary environment with minimal supervision
• A patient focused attitude
• Self-motivated and excellent organisational skills

Panthera Biopartners is an equal opportunity employer. Panthera will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. Panthera only employs individuals with the right to work in the country where the role is advertised.

Use of AI - Please note, AI may be used in our recruitment process however all CV's are manually viewed by the talent team.

Panthera Biopartners

Panthera is an independent Site Management Organisation helping pharmaceutical and contract research organisations find the right patient, for the right trial, at the right time. The Panthera team is run by a world-class team of experts with more than a hundred years of clinical research experience.

We put the patient at the heart of everything we do to ensure the best experience and environment for volunteers and participants. Accelerating clinical breakthrough for our customers, our patients, and for future generations.