Research Nurse Associate

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking a Nursing Associate to support research within the practice and assist in community engagement. The successful candidate will promote research, deliver patient care, and perform clinical tasks. Candidates should have NMC registration, strong communication skills, and experience in a clinical setting. The role offers competitive salary, six weeks of annual leave, and various workplace wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Six weeks of annual leave

Study leave plus birthday off

Daily coffee breaks

Staff outings

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Nursing Associate role in a multidisciplinary team
• Compliance with NMC revalidation requirements
• Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare

Responsibilities

• Support community engagement for research recruitment
• Deliver high-quality patient care
• Become an ambassador for research in the community

Skills

Strong communication skills

Experience in venepuncture

Ability to work independently

Competent in recording observations

Education

NMC registration as a Nursing Associate

GCSEs (Grade AC) in English and Maths

Tools

Familiarity with EMIS or similar IT systems

Job description

Due to the ongoing growth of research within the surgery, an exciting opportunity has become available to join the research team at our incredibly friendly practice based in Oxfordshire. The aim of this role is to support research within the surgery. The role will also include an element of community engagement to help improve our recruitment with underserved communities.

Youll be employed solely by Hedena and joining our established Research team consisting of a GP research lead, Paramedic Research Coordinator, Research Assistant and Research Administrator.

Main duties of the job

• Promote and support research within the practice, especially within underserved and housebound communities
• Deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients
• Develop an inclusive approach to research recruitment within the practice and community
• Perform clinical tasks (e.g., ECGs, phlebotomy, cannulation and others as needed for specific studies)
• Maintain clear, compliant documentation for all research activities
• Uphold safeguarding, privacy, and dignity in all interactions
• Become an ambassador for research both within the practice and in the community
• Assisting the Nursing team with other clinical tasks as required

About us

Are you looking to join a progressive, thriving organisation atthe forefront of providing high quality patient-centric care in Oxford?

With 28,000patients, Hedena Health is one of Oxford's largest providers of PrimaryHealthcare services. From 3 sites in the Headington area, the group runsteam-based care, to ensure the best for our patients.

Job responsibilities

This is our third year in research and our portfolio of studies is growing rapidly. This year weve been awarded considerable funding from the NIHR and become a sessional practice and part of the South-Central Regional Research Delivery Network. Over the last two years we have completed three site studies and a commercial study. We are currently delivering eleven site studies with a further three in set up phase at the moment. We've just started our second commercial study with another aiming to start early 2026.

As a practice we are innovating, forward thinking and determined to deliver the best care to our patients. Here you will find ample opportunities to grown, obtain additional skills, diversify your working day and progress through the organisation. You will be supervised regularly and receive continuous support from clinicians within the research team.

While the focus will be on the research work, an element of this role would be delivering clinical services as a Nursing Associate, supporting contracts work within the surgery by delivering some appointments for NHS health checks and annual disease reviews. This will allow you to keep up your general nurse associate skills. The exact details of this would depend on the successful applicant's skill set and the capacity of the research team at the time.

We offer a competitive salary reflecting our expectations from the role and your skill set. Six weeks of annual leave per year with one week study leave plus your birthday off each year.

Wellbeing is at the forefront of our workplace strategy. This is promoted through initiatives such as daily coffee breaks for clinicians in our well stocked coffee room or our lovely outdoor Quad, an annual away day, fresh fruit deliveries, staff outings, bike to work scheme, homemade cakes, a Hedena running club and more recently a Tennis club too!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A clear understanding of the Nursing Associate role in a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with the NMC Code and standards for professional practice
• Compliance with NMC revalidation requirements
• Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare/research
• NMC registration as a Nursing Associate and the related undergraduate qualification
• GCSEs (Grade AC) or equivalent in English and Maths (or Skills Level 2)
• Skills & Competence:
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, and healthcare teams
• Able to work independently and manage a dynamic workload
• Experience in venepuncture and phlebotomy
• Competent in recording patient observations and conducting assessments such as ECGs
• Personal Qualities:
• Professional, compassionate, and reflective in approach
• A team player who is open to learning and feedback
• Other Requirements:
• Flexibility to work across locations and attend community events (this may require some working in evenings and on weekends to support community events e.g. patient participation groups)
• Access to own transport for mobile visits
• Previous experience in clinical research or primary care
• Familiarity with EMIS, Accurx, or similar primary care IT systems
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
• Training or study in a research-related field

Experience

• Experience working in a clinical environment as a Nursing Associate
• Experience working within a team under appropriate supervision
• N/A

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.