Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse (Commercial)

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse passionate about enhancing patient care through clinical research. This pivotal role involves leading research studies, managing a dedicated team, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The successful candidate will contribute to advancing medical knowledge and patient treatment standards across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Qualifications

• Appropriate NMC registration required.
• Experience performing clinical duties and implementing changes.
• Proven leadership in clinical settings and management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop clinical trials, ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Support team management and performance development.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Research Methodologies

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Post Registration Qualifications relevant to the role

Evidence of Education to Degree Level

Level 4 ILM or equivalent

Job description

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Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse (Commercial)

Band 7

Main area Research Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract 2 years (Fixed Term Contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 438-PB3076

Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Fulwood, Preston Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025

Job overview

Are you a dynamic research nurse with a passion for improving care and treatments through research and clinical trials? Are you a leader that wants find new ways of delivering clinical research across Lancashire and South Cumbria? If so, this is the role for you!

We are looking to recruit an experienced research nurse to join our enthusiastic clinical research delivery team. Based in the GOLD STAR NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility you’ll work with a team of dedicated colleagues that are passionate about clinical research delivery and improving patients care and experience. The facility is a welcoming and bright space to work and treat patients.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the provision of excellent care with compassion the Senior Research Nurse will be responsible for:

· Leading and developing a portfolio of clinical trials and research studies, mainly in cancer

· Leading the development of a ‘Hub and Spoke’ network within Lancashire and South Cumbria

· Provide clinical and research expertise and be responsible for the organisation and delivery of cancer clinical trials across Lancashire and South Cumbria so that standards of professional and regulatory practice are in place and monitored to ensure patients on cancer clinical trials receive high quality care. This will involve building relationships with research colleagues in a number of NHS Trust across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

· Developing and training colleagues to deliver complex clinical trials across Lancashire and South Cumbria

· Being a visible and strong role model providing leadership and direction to the team, providing clinical supervision and advice for staff and students in order to support them in reaching their full potential

Working for our organisation

The NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility (LCRF) is a dedicated space within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that supports the delivery of high-quality clinical research. As part of the LCRF team, you’ll be contributing to cutting-edge research that improves patient care and advances medical knowledge.

You’ll work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment alongside research nurses, clinicians, and administrative staff. The facility is patient-focused, and your role will help ensure that research participants have a safe, comfortable, and positive experience.

The role will encompass both managerial and clinical components. You’ll work in close collaboration with investigators, research and clinical teams both internally and within Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care system (ICS) to support and deliver safe clinical trial activities, mainly delivering cancer studies.

As the manager of a small team, you’ll be responsible for the workforce and performance management. This will involve developing the team objectives to enhance the performance and development of research within the department and ICS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for system where all eligible patients within Lancashire and South Cumbria are identified and offered the opportunity to take part in trials and research studies.
• Responsible for ensure the team are adequately supported and developed to deliverexcellent care with compassion
• Responsible for leading and developing the team and service by being a visible and strong role model providing leadership and direction to the team and advising staff and students across Lancashire and South Cumbria to reach their full potential
• Responsible for the delivery of clinical trials and research studies ensuring they comply with regulatory and Trust requirements
• Workforce Planning -Responsibility for ensuring vacancies are recruited to in a timely manner and in line with our recruitment and selection policy
• Responsible for planning the portfolio of studies
• Contribute to the research quality agenda

Person specification

Qualifications and Education

• Appropriate NMC registration
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• Post Registration Qualifications relevant to the role
• Evidence of Education to Degree Level.
• Successful completion of a leadership and development programme equivalent to the Internal Band 6 Leadership and Development programme
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Level 4 ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience performing clinical duties commensurate to that of the role e.g. IV medications, Cannulation
• Experience implementing changes within nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Safeguarding and the relevance of these to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge of ethical issues
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality
• Significant clinical experience
• Knowledge of research methodologies and processes
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of standards and legislation that govern research practice in the NHS
• Significant experience of research in healthcare settings
• Thorough knowledge of good clinical practice guidelines
• Experience of providing leadership in a clinical setting
• Experience of setting up and delivering complex early phase clinical trials (First in Human and phase I studies)
• Experience of people management
• Experience of conducting challenging conversations
• Involved in dose expansion and dose escalation trials
• Knowledge of the PDPR Process
• Experience of budgetary management

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.

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