Senior Research Nurse

EMS Healthcare; Wigan; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 25–28 days

Holidays buy/sell

Enhanced parental leave

Personal day

Medical cash back

Cycle to work

Tech scheme

Electric car scheme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

EMS Healthcare is seeking a Senior Research Nurse to lead clinical trials across mobile units, community settings and fixed sites. You will work under the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager to ensure timely, high-quality study delivery in line with ICH-GCP and EMS SOPs.

The role combines advanced clinical practice with operational leadership, mentoring junior staff, overseeing study documentation, participant safety, and data integrity while coordinating workforce planning and training

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC pin.
• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in clinical research nursing.
• Experience delivering clinical trials in commercial, NHS, or academic settings.
• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP and UK clinical trial governance requirements.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting junior staff.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Experience working across varied clinical environments (hospital, community, or mobile settings).

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational delivery of clinical trials across EMS Healthcare portfolio.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to research nurses, clinical staff, and site coordinators.
• Act as a senior clinical decision-maker, providing direct participant care where required.
• Ensure all essential documents, study logs, and site files are maintained in line with ICH-GCP and EMS SOPs.
• Act as a key operational liaison for assigned studies, escalating risks and issues to the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager.
• Support workforce planning, staff allocation, and rota coordination across projects.
• Deliver and/or facilitate study-specific training, protocol training, and clinical competency assessments.
• Support recruitment and retention strategies to ensure enrolment targets are achieved across studies.
• Maintain high standards of participant safety, infection prevention and control, consent processes, and data accuracy.
• Participate in site initiation visits, monitoring visits, sponsor meetings, and audits/inspections.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and internal performance reporting.
• Support the development of junior staff through mentorship and clinical supervision in line with EMS governance frameworks.

Skills

NMC pin

Clinical research nursing

ICH-GCP knowledge

Staff supervision

Autonomous working

Travel nationally

Tools

EDC systems

CTMS

Job description

The Senior Research Nurse will play a key leadership role in the delivery of clinical trials across the EMS Healthcare study portfolio. Working under the direction of the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager, you will support the operational delivery of studies across mobile research units, community settings, and fixed clinical sites.

This role combines advanced clinical practice with operational oversight and team leadership. You will support the safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery of multiple studies across therapeutic areas, ensuring adherence to ICH-GCP, study protocols, EMS SOPs, and regulatory standards.

The Senior Research Nurse will act as a senior clinical resource within the study team, providing mentorship and guidance to research nurses and site staff, while maintaining a strong focus on participant safety, experience, and data integrity.

The successful candidate will be confident, adaptable, and experienced in research delivery, with the ability to lead teams across varied clinical environments.

Application Closing Date; 30th September 2026

Main Duties:

• Support the day-to-day operational delivery of clinical trials across the EMS Healthcare portfolio, ensuring studies are delivered to agreed timelines, quality, and regulatory standards.


• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to research nurses, clinical staff, and site coordinators, fostering a supportive and high-performing team culture.


• Act as a senior clinical decision-maker, providing direct participant care where required.


• Ensure all essential documents, study logs, and site files are maintained in line with ICH-GCP and EMS SOPs.


• Act as a key operational liaison for assigned studies, escalating risks and issues appropriately to the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager.


• Support workforce planning, staff allocation, and rota coordination across projects as required.


• Deliver and/or facilitate study-specific training, protocol training, and clinical competency assessments.


• Support recruitment and retention strategies to ensure enrolment targets are achieved across studies.


• Maintain high standards of participant safety, infection prevention and control, consent processes, and data accuracy.


• Participate in site initiation visits, monitoring visits, sponsor meetings, and audits/inspections.


• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and internal performance reporting.


• Support the development of junior staff through mentorship and clinical supervision in line with EMS governance frameworks.

Experience- Essential:

• Registered Nurse with active NMC pin.


• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in clinical research nursing.


• Experience delivering clinical trials in commercial, NHS, or academic settings.


• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP and UK clinical trial governance requirements.


• Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting junior staff.


• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities effectively.


• Experience working across varied clinical environments (hospital, community, or mobile settings).

Experience- Preferable:

• Experience working across multiple therapeutic areas.


• Experience supporting mobile or decentralised clinical trial delivery.


• Experience contributing to workforce planning or rota coordination.


• Familiarity with electronic data capture (EDC) systems and clinical trial management systems (CTMS).


• Experience preparing for or participating in regulatory inspections or audits (e.g. MHRA).

Key Skills:

• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making ability.


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.


• High attention to detail and commitment to clinical accuracy.


• Organised, adaptable, and solution focused.


• Ability to support and motivate multidisciplinary teams.


• Commitment to participant safety, experience, and study integrity.

Other Requirements:

• Full UK residency and valid driving licence.


• Willingness to travel nationally to support study delivery where required.


• Ability to work flexibly in line with study demands, including occasional early starts or late finishes

You work hard for us;we work hard for you. Its that simple. and we know it sounds too good to be true(we hear that a lot). But trust us;this could be the best decision you make.

• Bank Holidays, plus 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 after 5 years


• Buy and Sell Holidays


• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave


• 1 occasion day each year; this could be your child's first day of school, their nativity play, or your own birthday - the choice is yours!


• Medical Cash Back Plan


• Cycle to work Scheme


• Tech Scheme


• Electric Car Scheme


• Well being support from our qualified Mental health First Aiders, as well as Via our health scheme.