Research Nurse

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wakefield is looking for an experienced clinical research nurse to support ongoing clinical trials. You'll deliver high-quality care, ensure compliance with research protocols, and collaborate with multi-professional teams while maintaining patient safety. Ideal candidates will have a nursing degree and strong communication skills, with experience in clinical trials being a plus. Join us to make a difference in healthcare outcomes.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical trials preferred, training will be provided.
• Valid nursing qualification required.
• Experience with computer databases and administration systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care to research participants.
• Collect and record data accurately.
• Administer trial medication/treatments as per protocols.
• Contribute to study costs and resource monitoring.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience

Tools

PPM+

Spreadsheets

Job description

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a keen interest in research? We are currently looking to recruit a motivated individual to join our team as a clinical research nurse to support our ongoing clinical trials within a range of specialities including the vascular portfolio. If you are passionate about improving healthcare outcomes and enjoy working in a fast‑paced, flexible environment, we want to hear from you! As a Registered Nurse you will play a vital role in delivering high quality care to participants in research studies. You will work closely with the existing team to ensure each aspect of approved research protocols are followed.

Main duties of the job

This role requires strong communication, organisation and interpersonal skills, with excellent attention to detail. You will be able to build on your existing clinical skills while practising in a supportive environment, developing complex decision‑making and collaborative skills to achieve study timelines and identify how barriers to participation are overcome. You will ensure that data is collected and recorded accurately and study interventions are administered within the agreed timelines of a study protocol. Our research participants will look to you to guide and support them through their research journey whilst providing high standards of care and specialist information regarding their participation in a study, including explaining all associated risk factors. You will need to attend relevant inpatient and outpatient areas to provide the individualised care needed as prescribed in the research protocol. This may include assessment of vital signs, ECGs, collection of samples and administration of trial medication/treatments. You will need to work closely with the multi‑professional teams and you will be expected to contribute to looking at working practices within a department to identify study cost and monitoring use of resources throughout the study. You will be responsible for populating finance spreadsheets to ensure invoices are raised according to the study contract.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

We’re looking to recruit an experienced registered nurse who can demonstrate:

• A dedication to maintaining high standards of practice and patient care.
• An ability to work in a busy environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ideally, you will have knowledge or experience of working in the delivery of clinical trials however, training and support will be provided where needed.
• You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) and hold a valid qualification in your area of practice.
• Experience of computer databases and administration systems such as PPM+, spreadsheets, Edge.
• You will need to be adaptable, and available to work across at sites.
• Further details can be found in the person specification requirements for this role.

Please read the full person specification and job description before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.