Generic Research Nurse

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Basildon is seeking a compassionate Generic Research Nurse to join their R&D team. You will be responsible for recruiting and monitoring research participants, ensuring effective care pathways, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and relevant qualifications. This role offers a supportive environment in a rewarding field of work.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated individual.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Experience in clinical research preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage care pathways of research participants.
• Recruit, educate, and monitor research participants.
• Collaborate with R&D Department and Research Delivery Network.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

NMC Registration

Post Registration Qualifications

Venepuncture trained

Post Registration certificated clinical experience

Publications

Tools

ICH/GCP Certificate

Experience in a variety of specialties

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Generic Research Nurse

The closing date is 28 November 2025

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.

If successful you will be part of a team of research nurses, trial practitioners and administrative staff providing a comprehensive clinical trial/research study support service out of the Trust's award winning R&D Department.

The role will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of research participants into various research studies including all specialities and the collection and documentation of accurate data. And you will also be a key driver of our recruitment and retention strategies for patients.

Main duties of the job

As a research nurse, you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways of patients and carers participating in research studies in the Trust's active research portfolio and ensuring good communication with other members of the R&D Department and East of England Research Delivery Network (RDN).

The NIHR Clinical Research Network is the clinical research delivery arm of the NHS. They operate nationally across England through a national coordinating centre working collaboratively with Research Delivery networks (RDN's). They provide the infrastructure that allows high quality clinical research to take place in the NHS so that patients can benefit from new and better treatments. The NIHR Clinical Research Network RDN is part of East of England (EoE).

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Experience

• ICH/GCP Certificate
• Previous Research Experience
• Generic experience in a variety of specialties

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Post Registration Qualifications
• Venepuncture trained
• Post Registration certificated clinical experience
• Publications

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)