Research Nurse

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI); Dublin; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) seeks a part-time clinical research nurse (0.5 FTE) to support trial activities at Connolly Hospital. The role demands nursing registration with NMBI, strong clinical skills, and experience in clinical research or trials.

You will recruit, follow up, coordinate visits, and ensure high-quality data and compliance. The position is for a one-year specified purpose contract, offering a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Must be on the live nursing register with NMBI.
• Degree level nursing education or equivalent.
• Experience in clinical research or trials preferred.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Work within SOPs and ICH-GCP/HPRA protocols for clinical research activities.
• Support ongoing clinical research projects through recruitment, follow-ups, and coordination.
• Ensure proper documentation, data entry, and regulatory submissions for trials.
• Maintain participant confidentiality and accurate study records.
• Coordinate study visits, timelines, and monitoring activities.
• Prepare reports and assist in audits and regulatory reviews.
• Attend study-related meetings and contribute to protocol feasibility.
• Operate the department's blood pressure monitoring service as required.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork and collaboration

Analytical/problem solving

Flexibility/adaptability

IT skills (MS Office)

Education

NMBI nursing registration

Nursing degree (RCSI level 9 module eligible)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Contract/Duration

Specified purpose contract – one year. The role is appointable on 0.5 FTE basis (19.5 hours per week).

Closing Date:

9:00am 27th October 2026

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

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For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks fifth in the world for “Good Health and Well-being” in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2024. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland.

At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health.

About Our Research

RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI’s research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development.

This role is based in the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Connolly Hospital. The role involves participation in the running of clinical trials in the department.

Specifically, the duties of the post are:

• To work within the standard operating procedures and research protocols associated with industry and academic clinical research activities in accordance to Good Clinical Practice.
• To play a proactive role in actively supporting on-going clinical research projects through participant recruitment, participant follow-ups, identifying problems early and regular feedback with Principal Investigator and research team.
• To assist in ensuring the overall smooth running of clinical research in line with best practice, ICH-GCP and within the scope of the protocol.
• To ensure participant confidentiality and dignity is assured and maintained at all times during a clinical trial/research project.
• To take responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of clinical research documentation, including site files, case record forms, monitoring arrangements, data correction, data collection and data entry, adverse event reporting.
• To contribute to the completion all ethical and regulatory procedures (submissions, query resolution etc.) for the clinical trial studies you are assigned.
• To contribute to the review of proposed research protocols and provide input to site study feasibility reports (e.g. annual site participant numbers, equipment / test availability etc.)
• To ensure prompt management of all study related correspondence.
• To contribute to the preparation of studies for Internal / Sponsor / Health Products Regulatory (HPRA)/ FDA audits as required.
• To ensure that participants are fully informed of all details pertaining to the clinical trial/research project prior to their recruitment.
• To screen participants in order to identify suitable study candidates.
• To schedule and coordinate participants study visits.
• To ensure that all assigned studies are completed to the highest standards in accordance with ICH-GCP, HPRA/EU Directive requirements.
• To carry out other duties as appropriate to the post, which may be assigned from time to time by the Principal Investigator or the Study Coordinator.
• To provide reports as required
• To attend study-related conferences, meetings when required
• To run the departmental 24-hour blood pressure monitoring service

Qualifications:

• Must be on the live register with an appropriate division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Successfully completed degree level or above nursing education OR have completed the RCSI level 9 module for clinical research nurses or similar.

Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):

• Proven clinical skills, including phlebotomy (or be willing to train)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good organisational and analytical / problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills required to integrate as part of a diverse research team
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to be flexible at different stages of the project
• Experience in the field of clinical trials and/or other academic studies.
• Experience in translational “bench to bedside” research
• Proven leadership and management
• Communication Skills: Proven ability to communicate complex ideas
• Project Management Skills: Ability to ensure that project plans are communicated and that all timelines are met
• Teamwork and collaboration: Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, building positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Shares knowledge and information appropriately, contributes to team objectives, and develops effective professional networks to support service delivery and research outcomes.
• I.T. skills: Knowledge of MS Office suite.
• Conscientious: Have a pro-active approach to work, anticipating and resolving problems in advance; have keen attention to detail - from anticipating and addressing issues in advance to understanding requests and delivering quality work.
• Flexibility: Can operate flexibly within a busy environment; can shift focus when required.
• Customer Focus: Have strong customer service skills. Be able to communicate with a high level of initiative, tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.
• Motivated: Display a ‘can-do’ attitude, be committed to RCSI ORI and its development; demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for the role.

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

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