Research Nurse

The Adam Practice; Merley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Adam Practice in Poole, Dorset is seeking a Research Nurse to join the NIHR CRDC Primary Care Dorset team. You will work within a growing research unit and lead study activities.

You will support recruitment, obtain consent, perform study procedures, and ensure documentation and patient safety. NHS values and training provided; permanent, full-time with flexible pattern.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change.
• NMC registered Nurse with degree-level knowledge.
• Venepuncture trained or willing to be trained.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate allocated collaboration studies.
• Identify eligible patients and recruit into trials.
• Act as patient advocate ensuring informed choices.
• Ensure written informed consent is obtained before trial activity.
• Carry out planned care per trial protocols.
• Ensure participant treatment follows trial protocols.
• Administer Investigational Medicinal Products safely per manuals.
• Collect blood and other samples as lab manuals describe.
• Maintain accurate documentation of clinical events.
• Report adverse events to Principal Investigators.
• Provide ongoing follow-up care during the trial.
• Coordinate study visits and ensure adequate research cover.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Independent working

Venepuncture

Time management

Education

NMC registered Nurse

Degree-level knowledge

Job description

The Adam Practice

Research Nurse

The closing date is 21 August 2026

Job summary

This is an exciting role for a Research Nurse to join a growing team at a newly appointed unit for Research. The Adam Practice is the host organisation for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Deliver Centres (CRDC) Primary Care Dorset. We have been delivering complicated clinical trials for the past ten years and have a strong team of research nurses, Drs, clinical trials assistants and data management. Due to progression, we are now looking to expand our team to enable a new research nurse to come onboard. Research is at the heart of our values & part of everyday practice in the NHS. It gives hope to patients & helps improve current treatment, medicines & develop new treatments which enables hope to happen.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a research team who will actively participate in clinical trials and support the continued development of research within NIHR CRDC (Primary Care), The Adam Practice. You will work closely with our highly successful research team to promote and implement research studies in primary care. You will take the lead on research studies, when confident, and educate research nurses who may have less experience than you in the future. You will be able, in time, to deliver clinical trials from working alongside the project manager in study set up, complete face-to-face visits, process samples and complete day-to-day activities with the support of the research nurses. Essential for the role is organizational skills, excellent interpersonal skills, computer literacy and self-motivation. Experience in research isnt essential as full training will be given.

About us

We are a CQC Outstanding-rated Practice with 40,000 patients and 17 current Partners working across 5 sites. We successfully combine efficiencies of scale with localised continuity and high quality care on individual surgery sites, whilst using a total triage appointment system to ensure acute patients are seen in a timely manner. We have the benefit of nearly 40 years of experience as a large multi-site Practice, providing a secure and stable environment to work in.

Details

Date posted: 31 July 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £15.77 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: A4962-26-0036

Job locations: Upton Surgery, Upton Cross, Blandford Road North, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5PW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Working with the research team and within own capabilities, to be responsible for the co-ordination and facilitation of allocated collaboration studies.
• To help identify patients eligible for research projects, and recruit patients into clinical trials.
• To act as a patient advocate enabling patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials and ensuring advice and information is provided in a non-coercive manner.
• Ensure that written informed consent has always been received before any trial activity takes place.
• To carry out planned care required by the clinical trial protocols for a group of clinical trials participants without direct supervision.
• To ensure participant treatment is in accordance with clinical trials protocols.
• To ensure the safe administration of Investigation Medicinal Products given in the context of a clinical trial & pharmacy manuals are adhered to.
• To ensure that blood samples & other samples are collected as described in the lab manual.
• To maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation of clinical events.
• To accurately document data collected into proformas for accurate upload to Electronic Data Collection (EDC) platforms by the data team.
• To report and record adverse events and serious adverse events that occur whilst a participant is taking part in a clinical trial & notify the Principal Investigators if a serious adverse event occurs.
• To provide ongoing follow up care whilst the participant is in a clinical trial.
• To act as a primary contact for participants & their families if the need arose.
• To co-ordinate study visits & ensure appropriate cover by PI or Sub Investigators.
• To co-ordinate the delivery of a portfolio of studies ensuring that is adequate research cover.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to initiate, manage & sustain change.
• Knowledge of clinical governance.
• Good attendance at work.
• A flexible approach to work.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to work independently & as part of the team.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, co-ordinate own self & work
• Takes accountability for ones actions.
• Shares information & good practice appropriately.
• Treats others with courtesy & respect at all times.

Desirable

• Awareness of research governance and regulations (ICH GCP & EU directives)
• Awareness of research design and methodologies.
• Awareness of clinical trials protocols & their application in practice.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered Nurse, adult.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Professional knowledge acquired at degree level.

Desirable

• GCP trained & certificate in date.

Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Experience of problem solving & the ability to work autonomously.
• Venepuncture trained.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: The Adam Practice

Address: Upton Surgery, Upton Cross, Blandford Road North, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5PW, United Kingdom

Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: HR Team, [e-mail]