Research Nurse

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The NIHR Royal Surrey Clinical Research Facility invites applications for a Band 5 Research Nurse at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The post is part-time (0.8 WTE) and funded until March 2029, offering an opportunity to develop skills in early phase trials within a multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to planning, setup, and delivery of research, ensuring high standards of data collection and patient care across hospital and community settings.

Qualifications

• Experience as a staff nurse or above working in clinical environment.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and collaborating with other agencies.
• Management of resources.
• Must have an understanding of national and international research regulations.
• Clinical trials experience.
• Personal and leadership management experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, set up and deliver a portfolio of research within the NIHR Royal Surrey CRF and RSCH.
• Screen patients for research studies and monitor participants during studies.
• Assist with clinical investigations and ensure accurate data collection and reporting.

Skills

Autonomy

Teamwork

Professional development

Job description

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £33,677 - £40,996 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Research Nurse

AFC Band 5

Job overview

The NIHR Royal Surrey Clinical Research Facility has created an exciting, opportunity for a band 5 research nurse.
With a specific focus on early phase research, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in research, trial protocols and research methodologies alongside your expert clinical skills.
*This is a part-time post (0.8 WTE) funded until March 2029*

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be working within our purpose built NIHR Royal Surrey Clinical Research Facility and across the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be involved in the planning, set-up and delivery of a broad portfolio of research, providing excellent care for patients as well as collecting and reporting on data to the highest standards as expected for clinical research.
Our facility houses an experienced and highly motivated multi-disciplinary team, focused on delivering inpatient and outpatient trials. Every day you will collaborate closely to support, develop and deliver research projects.
The role involves using an in-depth knowledge of research methodology and knowledge of the requirements of local, national and international research regulations (e.g., ICH GCP, UK Clinical Trials Regulations).

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role of the Research Nurse at the NIHR Royal Surrey CRF within the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RSCH) involves supporting the planning, set up and delivery of research. Working with multidisciplinary teams to screen patients for research studies, monitor patients during studies, assist with clinical investigations, the collection and documentation of accurate data, as well as contribute to the ongoing clinical and operational standards required of an early phase clinical research facility.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Knowledge

• Experience as a staff nurse or above working in clinical environment
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and collaborating with other agencies
• Management of resources
• Must have an understanding of national and international research regulations
• Clinical trials experience
• Personal and leadership management experience

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.

Name James Wooley Job title Clinical Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

If you would like to know more about this position to progress your career in Research then please contact James Woolley on 01483 689777