Research Nurse/AHP

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Wakefield seeks experienced Registered Nurses or Allied Health Professionals to join their research team on an as-needed basis. You will deliver high-quality care to clinical trial participants, ensuring protocols are followed and data is accurately recorded. Ideal candidates will have a degree level qualification and experience or knowledge in clinical trials. Flexible work options and a supportive environment are offered.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered nurse or AHP.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.
• Knowledge or experience in clinical trials is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to research participants.
• Collect and accurately record data as per protocols.
• Administer study interventions within timelines.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisation skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Degree level qualification in relevant field

Tools

PPM+

Spreadsheets

Edge software

Job description

Overview

For further information about this role, please contact Lyn Wilson (Lead Research Nurse) via:

Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone] (Monday-Wednesday 8am to 2.30pm, If you need to contact outside these times please email Amarachi Emmanuel via [e-mail])

About The Role

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) with a keen interest in research? We are currently looking to recruit motivated individuals to join our team on an "as and when" basis to support our ongoing clinical trials. 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/AHP 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 aspects of approved research protocols are followed.

Main duties

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 practicing in a supportive environment, developing complex decision making and collaborative skills to achieve set metrics and 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 and provide high standards of care, ensuring 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 with the multi professional teams and 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.

You will use computer software (EDGE) to record all research activity and to provide patient reports.

Further details can be found in the job description for this position.

Key Requirements

We’re looking to recruit 3 experienced registered nurses or AHPs 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 on an as an when need bases.
• Further details can be found in the person specification requirements for this role.

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

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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