Research Nurse

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Reading
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£48,117 / year
CATEGORY
Nursing
Sponsorship confirmed in this job posting

SKILLS

Registered Nurse Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Research Governance Microsoft Office Time Management Interpersonal Communication Clinical Experience Mentorship

FULL DESCRIPTION

Research Nurse

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] - Reading, UK - Band 6 - Fixed term (12 months) - Full-time - Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Cross Divisional research team at the [Employer hidden]. We are looking to appoint a caring, highly motivated, forward thinking and enthusiastic nurse to help lead and drive research across Gastro, Hepatology, Renal, Rheumatology and other medical care areas. As a research nurse you will be responsible for delivering studies helping change NHS treatments and patients lives for the better.

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team and will be responsible for supporting the day to day running of NIHR Portfolio studies and other projects. These include all aspects of patient identification, recruitment and follow up of participants in addition to any study specific procedures. You will be responsible for managing your portfolio in a patient focus manner and growing future opportunities for studies in you specialty. A key part of the role will be to liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team across departments therefore you must possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate good attention to detail.

About Us

We are a friendly proactive team that support and grow its team members. Based in one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts, our research portfolio is consistently recognised for its breadth, size and quality.

Job Responsibilities

  • Be a registered nurse with a degree or equivalent professional qualification
  • Have effective time management and the ability to work with minimum supervision.
  • Be able to integrate with a number of teams in order to achieve set objectives
  • Be conversant with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Research Governance.
  • Be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access etc)
  • Be willing to work flexibly in terms of hours and duties to meet service needs.
  • Be familiar with Trust CORE Values and be willing work alongside the values.
  • Previous practical experience of clinical trials/research will be an asset but not essential

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications/ Training

Essential: Registered Nurse, Mentorship qualification/ ENB 998 or equivalent. Desirable: NVQ Assessor, Recognised post registration qualification within a speciality.

Experience

Essential: Recent clinical experience in an acute clinical environment, Experience in mentoring / facilitation / teaching / assessing / coaching. Desirable: Recent clinical research experience, Experience in leadership / management and specialty development, Experience of Benchmarking.

Skills & Abilities

Essential: Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members, Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise, Demonstrates excellent team working and motivation, Excellent negotiating and influencing skills. Desirable: Experience in leadership / management and specialty development, Knowledge of Research Governance Framework (RGF), International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP), Experience of or willingness to deal with conflict and non compliance, Experience in risk assessment.

Other

Essential: Computer Literacy. Desirable: Experience of involvement in successful change management.

Additional Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden]

Address: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

Employer's website: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer Contact Details

For questions about the job, contact: Research Sister Maya Joseph, [contact hidden], [contact hidden]

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