Paediatric Research Nurse/AHP

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Telford, Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Paediatric Nurse with clinical research experience to support recruitment and follow-up of participants in national studies. The role requires managing multiple trials, data entry, and delivering protocols across SaTH sites.

Based at PRH in Telford, with movement to RSH as the transformation progresses. Part-time 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with potential cross-site work and a focus on delivering high-quality patient

Qualifications

• Registered paediatric nurse with post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience or capability in clinical research and patient recruitment.
• Equivalent IT and data handling skills for study documentation.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, screen, consent and follow up patients in clinical studies.
• Enter data into study forms and spreadsheets.
• Deliver clinical protocols in non-interventional and interventional studies.
• Coordinate cross-site activities as needed.

Skills

Paediatric nursing experience

Clinical research knowledge

IT skills

Managing workload under deadlines

Data entry and study follow-up

Education

Relevant professional registration

NIHR GCP training (accredited)

Job description

Main area Research Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 223-PRN-794

Site Princess Royal Hospital Town Telford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the research team within Women & Children's initially based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford (PRH), however this will change with the Hospital Transformation programme as the service will move to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).

This Band 6 role involves working with the team to deliver trials to our Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals (SaTH) population, giving them the opportunity to participate in developing novel and innovative treatments and interventions.

No two days will look the same as you work on new trials, follow ups, screening and recruiting patients while guiding them through their research journey.

We are looking for an experienced paediatric nurse, ideally the post holder will have recent experience of working in Clinical Research or the ability demonstrate a real passion for research. You must be flexible and hard working with the ability to manage your workload effectively to cope with tight deadlines and conflicting demands.

Visits to the department are highly encouraged prior to shortlisting.

Your base will be either The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The focus of this role will be to support the recruitment and follow up of patients in studies, both academic and industry sponsored.

The role will involve identifying, screening, consenting, recruiting and conducting follow up with patients into many national clinical studies, as well as entering data onto spreadsheets and data collection forms.

The successful post holder will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of clinical protocols into non-interventional as well as more complex interventional academic and industry studies.

Some cross site working may be incorporated with this role.

Working for our organisation

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Hospital Transformation Programme

Our Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of HTP. This move will bring specialist services together in a modern, purpose-built facility to improve patient care and team experience.

We are actively recruiting, and successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028. The relocation will follow a formal management of change process, including full consultation and support for staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Qualifications & registration

• Relevant Professional registration
• Significant post-registration clinical experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
• Accredited NIHR GCP training
• Evidence of enhanced communication skills training

Skills and experience

• Ability to demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical research in practice
• Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
• Recent substantial Paediatric clinical experience
• Enhanced IT skills
• Exposure/experience of working on SaTH current paediatric research

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Our Commitment to Safety and Respect - The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to a safe, inclusive workplace free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.