Research sister/ Charge nurse

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced nurse to join their cancer research teams. The role offers the chance to develop clinical and research skills by managing studies from planning to delivery in a dynamic environment focused on improving patient outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Discounted travel benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience, including senior band 5 experience.
• Knowledge within a relevant NHS setting.
• Logical and consistent work pattern.

Responsibilities

• Develop career in clinical research.
• Manage a small portfolio of studies.
• Deliver various clinical trials with cancer research teams.

Skills

Organised

Self-motivated

Team-working

Good IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Main area Research & Development Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 188-THQ010725-I

Site Southampton General Hospital Town Southampton Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa or pa pro rata Closing 10/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 23/07/2025

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Research is a rewarding and patient-centred career!

The research conducted at UHS is focused on the health and well-being of our patients and their families and significantly contributes to the future progress of healthcare for all patients. We can truly make a difference to an individual’s care and experience within UHS. We strive to ensure that research is considered as a treatment option for all eligible patients and closely working with clinical teams and within patients’ clinical pathways to ensure that research opportunities and our research teams are expanding. We are delighted to be offering these posts in our cancer research nursing teams to suitable candidates wishing to start or develop their skills and practice in clinical research.

We have a team of around 300 Research Nurses, AHPs, Midwives and Clinical Trials Assistants, working together across the Trust, within our award-winning teams to bring exciting research opportunities to UHS for the benefit of our patients

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your Responsibilities

What you’ll do

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop a career in clinical research. This unique role will enable you to develop both your research and clinical skills in the context of the high-profile and very successful research department at University Hospital Southampton.

You will work with the cancer research teams to deliver a wide variety of studies. Many of these studies are clinical trials and are using ground-breaking approaches to treat patients diagnosed with cancer. You will have the opportunity to be involved in all stages of study delivery from set-up and planning, recruitment, intervention delivery and data collection.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is organised, self-motivated, and can work autonomously and aspires to further their career in clinical research. You will ideally have experience in clinical research, though this is not essential for the role if you have significant clinical experience. Full research training will be given; we have an excellent induction and ongoing education programme. You will be involved in all aspects of the research process from study start-up, recruitment and delivery, to study close and will manage a small portfolio of studies. Team-working skills, flexibility and drive will be required to ensure the success of this post. You will need to have an excellent level of written and verbal communication skills. Good IT skills are essential. You will work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, implementing studies to translate scientific discoveries into improved patient outcomes.

Person specification

Previous or relevant experience necessary

• Extensive post registration experience, including considerable senior band 5 experience in clinical research or a relevant clinical speciality
• Knowledge and experience within a relevant / acute healthcare / NHS setting
• Understanding of personal accountability
• Logical and consistent work and career pattern
• Recent management or leadership experience
• Interest in Clinical Research
• Knowledge of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Knowledge of International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP).
• Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice
• Clinical Research experience
• Experience as an NMC / HCPC sign-off mentor or clinical practice assessor
• Experience of leading the delivery of a clinical research project
• Experience of being a link nurse (e.g. infection prevention, Manual handling, fire warden, etc)
• Demonstrate ability to liaise / collaborate with MD

Values and behaviours

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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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.