Lead Research Nurse — Multisite Clinical Trials

EMS Healthcare; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank Holidays, 25 days annual leave

Cycle to work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Wellbeing support

Enhanced leave provisions

Job summary

EMS Healthcare is seeking a Senior Research Nurse to lead clinical trials delivery across mobile units, community settings, and fixed sites. You will mentor staff, ensure participant safety, and uphold ICH-GCP standards while coordinating across projects.

You will act as a senior decision-maker, manage study documents, training, and recruitment strategies, and collaborate with the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager to drive quality and compliance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Leadership in clinical research settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to mentor and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience supervising junior staff.
• Ability to manage competing priorities autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational delivery of clinical trials across EMS Healthcare portfolio.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to research nurses, clinical staff, and site coordinators.
• Act as a senior clinical decision-maker with direct participant care when required.
• Maintain essential documents, study logs, and site files per ICH-GCP and EMS SOPs.
• Escalate risks and issues to the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager.
• Support workforce planning, staff allocation, and rota coordination across projects.
• Deliver study-specific training and clinical competency assessments.
• Support recruitment and retention to meet enrolment targets.
• Maintain participant safety, infection control, consent, and data accuracy.
• Participate in site initiation visits, monitoring visits, sponsor meetings, audits/inspections.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and internal reporting.
• Mentor junior staff in line with EMS governance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Decision-making

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team motivation

Job description

EMS Healthcare is seeking a Senior Research Nurse to lead clinical trials delivery across mobile units, community settings, and fixed sites. You will mentor staff, ensure participant safety, and uphold ICH-GCP standards while coordinating across projects.

You will act as a senior decision-maker, manage study documents, training, and recruitment strategies, and collaborate with the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager to drive quality and compliance across the portfolio.