Clinical Research Nurse — Trials & Studies Lead

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Research Nurse to lead a portfolio in Ologies and Covid within the Kensey Research Team. You will deliver and clinically manage studies, support investigators, and develop your clinical knowledge across specialist conditions.

You will drive quality standards, maintain accurate records, and collaborate with consultants, specialist nurses and the MDT to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance in academic and commercial research.

Qualifications

• Registered to Degree Level or with demonstrable experience.
• Knowledge of research regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage own workload with guidance.
• Experience handling confidential patient information.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Relevant clinical skills and previous clinical research experience.
• Understanding of valid informed consent.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent research monitoring and care to patients in studies, ensuring teams are trained and developed.
• Develop processes to maximise recruitment of patients to studies and ensure proper monitoring and safety.
• Coordinate clinical aspects of trials under supervision, including recruitment and follow-up of patients.
• Maintain highly accurate and comprehensive records of data from research studies.
• Work across observational studies, novel drug therapy and clinical interventions with the Lead Consultants, Team Leader and Senior Research Nurses.
• Autonomously operate with supervision to support the research team.

Skills

Informed consent

Data collection

Confidential data

Under pressure

Clinical skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Research Nurse to lead a portfolio in Ologies and Covid within the Kensey Research Team. You will deliver and clinically manage studies, support investigators, and develop your clinical knowledge across specialist conditions.

You will drive quality standards, maintain accurate records, and collaborate with consultants, specialist nurses and the MDT to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance in academic and commercial research.