Senior Clinical Research Nurse

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Nurse to manage high-quality clinical research within the TBI-REPORTER project. The role includes identifying participants across various settings and leading the research nursing team. Candidates must be experienced Registered Nurses with substantial research and teaching experience. This position offers excellent development opportunities in a supportive environment with a focus on patient outcomes and high-quality care.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Flexible working arrangements

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Requires significant post registration experience in a complex healthcare setting.
• Must have research experience and ability to teach.
• Must hold a GCP Certificate and understand Clinical Governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver patient-focused clinical research across multiple studies.
• Identify and recruit eligible participants in various settings.
• Provide specialist advice and support to clinical and research staff.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Clinical experience including phlebotomy

Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload

Effective interpersonal skills

Advanced communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse educated to Degree level

Teaching qualification

Masters Degree

Tools

MS Excel

Access

Job description

Senior Clinical Research Nurse

The closing date is 05 January 2026

Are you an experienced and motivated Adult Registered Nurse with a passion for clinical research? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, supportive environment where your clinical and research skills can make a real difference? If so, our Neurosciences team would love to meet you!

Join us in delivering innovative research within the TBI‑REPORTER project, working across critical care, emergency, ward and outpatient settings. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise and play a key role in helping to develop and lead multi‑centre studies that have a real impact on patient outcomes after traumatic brain injury.

If you’re looking for a rewarding next step in your clinical research career, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage and deliver high‑quality, patient‑focused clinical research across a portfolio of studies within the TBI‑REPORTER Project, including the 3P Study. They will identify and recruit eligible participants across critical care, emergency, ward and outpatient settings, ensuring studies are conducted in line with study protocols, ICH‑GCP and departmental policies to protect participant well‑being.

They will provide specialist advice, education, and support to clinical and research staff, promoting best practice and integrating research into clinical care. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will lead and develop the research nursing team, maintaining high standards of research delivery and patient care.

About us

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving healthcare quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialties
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note: Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 5 January 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 15 January 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching qualification.
• Research Module.
• Masters Degree
• Health care management / leadership

Experience

• Significant post registration experience working in the complex health care setting and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
• Previous experience of nursing within a research environment
• Accept personal accountability for own practice.
• Experience of formal/informal teaching.
• Experience of working in clinical research environment
• Experience of leading and developing clinical research projects, (protocols and study documentation, REC/HRA submissions)

Knowledge

• Understanding of evidence‑based practice.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and relevant Research Governance legislation & regulations
• Understanding of the requirements of Good Clinical Practice & possession of GCP Certificate
• Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse and principles of informed consent for participation in research
• Knowledge of health research methodology

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Clinical experience including phlebotomy
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
• Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs.
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time‑management.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
• Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
• Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: ability to develop good working relationships with diverse study participants, healthcare professionals and external agencies
• Competent in the use of standard PC packages (Windows, MS Excel, Access etc)
• Advanced communication skills.
• Ability to initiate own research
• Experience of using research databases

Additional Requirements

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.
• Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
• Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.

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.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust