Research Nurse

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Research Nurse to support the delivery of high-quality clinical research and trials across the organisation. You will help develop and deliver commercial and academic studies across a range of specialties, ensuring GCP compliance and patient safety throughout the research process.

The role involves coordinating safe research care, maintaining accurate records, supporting governance activities, and promoting a culture of research

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients participating in clinical trials and research studies
• Act as a clinical expert in research delivery, ensuring patient safety is paramount at all times
• Communicate effectively and confidently with multidisciplinary teams, sponsors, external partners and patients
• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and accurate data management
• Uphold Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles across all research activity
• Support the development of a strong research culture within the Trust

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamicResearch Nurseto support the delivery of high-quality clinical research and trials across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Research Nurse, you will play a vital role in supporting the development and delivery of bothcommercial and academic research studiesacross a range of specialities. Working with strong leadership skills, you will collaborate closely with colleagues within the Research Team and the Medical and Surgical Division to build and sustain a diverse portfolio of clinical trials and research studies. You will actively facilitate the implementation ofGood Clinical Practice (GCP), ensuring that all research activity across the division consistently meets these standards. As a research-active organisation, LTHTR is committed to giving patients access to innovative treatments, improving clinical outcomes, and supporting colleagues to develop their research delivery skills.

• Ensure thesafe planning, delivery and evaluation of carefor patients participating in clinical trials and research studies
• Act as a clinical expert in research delivery, ensuring patient safety is paramount at all times
• Communicate effectively and confidently withmultidisciplinary teams, sponsors, external partners and patients
• Demonstrate excellentorganisational skills, attention to detail and accurate data management
• UpholdGood Clinical Practice (GCP)principles across all research activity
• Support the development of a strong research culture within the Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTr) is one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West, providing high-quality care to the communities of Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are proud of our strong research culture and our ambition to become a recognised Centre of Excellence, particularly in women's health and maternity research. As part of our Research & Innovation (R&I) team, you will join a supportive and dynamic department committed to building research capacity, improving patient outcomes, and reducing health inequalities. We work closely with regional partners, national research networks, and academic institutions, including Tommy's Research Centre and local universities, to ensure our patients have access to cutting-edge studies and innovative care pathways. LTHTr is dedicated to supporting the development of our staff. You will have access to training, mentorship, and opportunities to expand your clinical and academic skills. Our Trust values compassion, teamwork, and continuous improvement, and we foster an environment where staff feel empowered, respected, and encouraged to contribute to meaningful change. Joining us means becoming part of an organisation that is passionate about making a real difference-both to the patients we serve and to the future of women's health research across our region.

The post holder will support the Research and Innovation department to provide high-quality, compassionate and patient-focused care for people taking part in research within the Lancashire Clinical Research Facility and across clinical services. They will make sure care is planned, delivered and reviewed in line with Trust values, national standards, Good Clinical Practice and evidence-based guidance. The role involves leading and coordinating safe research care, reducing risks, keeping clear and accurate records, and ensuring patients are treated with dignity, involved in decisions and kept safe. The post holder will act as a positive role model, supervising and supporting staff and students, helping with recruitment, training, appraisals and performance management, and promoting a respectful and inclusive working culture. They will also help manage the clinical environment and resources, support governance activities such as audits, incidents and complaints, develop and follow Standard Operating Procedures, promote equality, health education and wellbeing, and support the set-up and delivery of commercial and academic clinical trials alongside Principal Investigators and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring all research meets regulatory requirements and high quality standards.