Research Nurse - Team Lead

Transformation Unit; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Research Nurse – Team Lead (Band 7) to lead the Research Delivery Team across multiple specialties and sites.

You will ensure studies are set up, conducted and closed in line with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements, while driving recruitment, data quality and safety monitoring. The role combines clinical leadership with staff supervision and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an NMC-approved educational institution.
• ICH-GCP recognised training within the last 2 years.
• Post graduate degree in science or health science.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research delivery team across a diverse portfolio of clinical studies, ensuring setup, conduct, and close in line with regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Develop and implement strategies to maximise patient recruitment, retention and study performance across specialties.
• Identify and address barriers to study delivery to meet targets and timelines.
• Allocate resources, manage workload and support staff development through supervision and performance management.
• Foster collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, investigators and external partners to expand the research portfolio.
• Oversee patient-facing research activities including screening, recruitment, and follow-up.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Organisational skills

IT skills

Clinical research experience

Education

Nursing degree (NMC approved)

ICH-GCP training (≤2 years)

Post graduate degree in science/health science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

OneDrive

Job description

Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for patient-centred care and innovation in healthcare? Do you thrive in a leadership role and have a keen interest in advancing clinical research?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Nurse- Team Lead (Band 7) to lead our dedicated Research Delivery Team at Frimley Health Foundation Trust.

This pivotal role requires a highly motivated and experienced research nurse with proven staff management experience and a strong background in clinical research. You will oversee the delivery of high-quality research across multiple specialities and all Frimley Health sites.

We are seeking a dynamic individual who is:

Patient-focused and committed to delivering innovative treatments and pathways

An excellent communicator with strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Highly organised, with outstanding time management and IT proficiency

Accurate and detail-oriented, capable of balancing both clinical and administrative responsibilities

Our team delivers both commercial and non-commercial studies, novel therapies, treatment pathways, and retrospective data collection. You’ll be at the forefront of advancing research that directly benefits our patient population.

Join a collaborative and supportive team where teamwork is the foundation of our success, and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare.

Main duties of the job

The Research Nurse – Team Lead will lead the research delivery team in the management of a diverse portfolio of clinical research studies, ensuring they are set up, conducted, and closed in line with regulatory, protocol, and organisational requirements.

The post holder will

• Oversee all aspects of study conduct, including informed consent, data quality, safety reporting, and compliance with ICH-GCP and the UK Policy Framework.
• Develop and implement effective strategies to maximise patient recruitment, retention, and study performance across multiple specialties.
• Proactively identify and address barriers to study delivery, ensuring targets and timelines are achieved.
• Allocate resources, manage workload, and support staff development through supervision, training, and performance management.

Foster a collaborative culture, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, investigators, and external partners to expand and enhance the research portfolio.

Clinically, the post holder will

• Undertake and oversee patient-facing research activities, including screening, recruitment, and follow‑up of participants.
• Ensure the safe administration of study treatments, monitoring of adverse events, and delivery of protocol‑specific procedures.
• Maintain accurate clinical and research records and ensuring high standards of participant care and safety throughout the research pathway

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an NMC-approved educational institution
• ICH-GCP recognised training within the last 2 years
• Post graduate degree in science or health science

Experience

• Experience in delivering clinical research
• Effective management of clinical studies portfolios including costing of studies
• Development of departmental policies and procedures
• Experience of mentoring or supervising teams
• Experience of staff recruitment, supervision, development and performance management

Skills and Knowledge

• In‑depth‑knowledge and understanding of clinical studies
• In‑depth‑Knowledge of ICH‑GCP and research governance together with the ability to disseminate the knowledge and information
• Excellent administrative and IT skills including Microsoft Office, Teams and OneDrive
• Experience of managing participants/research participants enrolled in both commercial and non‑commercial research.
• Experience of delivering research within the National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Networks

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand‑new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.