Research Nurse/ Practitioner

Livewell Southwest; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization in Plymouth is seeking a Research Nurse to engage with research participants and support the running of studies. The role emphasizes excellent organizational skills, adaptability, and a passion for research. Candidates should be trained healthcare professionals, ideally with experience in clinical or community settings. This position offers a hybrid working model and a chance to impact community health positively.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Funding for qualifications

Leadership programs

Qualifications

• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
• Experience with dealing with confidential patient information.
• Experience of delivering commercial and academic research studies.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with research participants ensuring safety and quality.
• Prioritise and organise workload effectively.
• Promote a research culture among service users.

Skills

Ability to work autonomously

High level of interpersonal and communication skills

Flexible and adaptable

Willingness to learn

Education

Registered Nurse or Healthcare Professional currently registered with UK regulatory body NMC or HPC

Research Training (e.g. Good Clinical Practice)

Tools

Computer literacy including ability to work with databases

Job description

WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS A RESEARCH NURSE

Previousresearch experience not essential*, but a passion for research is!

Doyou enjoy the challenge of learning something new? Are you someone who enjoys a multi-faceted job,working with a wide range of patients, loves a challenge and is highlymotivated? Do you have excellent organisation skills, thrive on being accurateand ensuring high levels of attention to detail?

Then,this could be the job for you!

22.5 hours per week - Permanent

Main duties of the job

Aspart of the team you will work directly with research participants in varioussettings across the full range of services in health and social care, followingstudy protocols to ensure participant safety and providing a qualityexperience.

Abroad experience, working in your professional role in the community and mentalhealth would be an advantage. Ability to prioritise and organise your workloadis essential. This is a hybrid role with regular support.

Thisis YOUR opportunity to join Livewell'sResearch Team to support therunning of research studies.

Looking at interviewing on the 14th January 2026

Contact Liana Stapleton ([e-mail]) for moreinformation

All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

***** For full details of the job description please see the attached document entitled Job description with personal spec *****

Person Specification

Specific Skills

• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work cohesively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible and adaptable
• Willingness to learn, instigate and develop efficient working systems
• Willingness to undertake any necessary training and development to enhance work performance
• Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
• Willingness and ability to work across sites including community

Experience

• Pertinent clinical skills
• Broad and recent clinical experience relevant to the post
• Experience with dealing with confidential patient information
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Ability to communicate complex information to patients/carers/ members of MDT
• Experience of delivering commercial and academic research studies
• Experience of research within the NHS/Livewell setting
• Proven record of meeting targets

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Healthcare Professional, currently registered with UK regulatory body NMC or HPC
• Research Training (e.g. Good Clinical Practice [GCP], degree module informed consent)

Additional Requirements

• Able to accommodate hybrid working, physically at home and periodically in office
• Ability to travel throughout the Livewell Southwest Footprint
• Ability to work alone with patients in their homes, in accordance with the Lone Working Policy
• Ability to travel independently across the Southwest Peninsula when required.
• Demonstrate a passion to be fully research-active and act as a champion to promote a research culture throughout Livewell Southwest and amongst its service users.
• A full UK driving licence

Knowledge

• Computer literacy including ability to work with databases.
• Understand the significance of research and use of validated results to improve practice
• Knowledge of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and Good Clinical Practice Guidelines.
• Knowledge of clinical trials & research methodologies.
• Understanding of data collection and data entry for clinical trials.

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.