Clinical Paeditaric Research Nurse

An exciting opportunity is available for a 9 month secondment post (maternity cover) within the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust's Women’s and Children’s Research Unit. This is a part time, 28hrs per week, role for a Band 6 Children’s nurse supporting and delivering high quality clinical research studies. The unit is currently covering all clinical trials across all specialities in Bristol Children’s hospital and affiliated UHBW departments.

The successful post holder will work with the W&C Research Unit in the setup and delivery of both clinical trials and non-interventional NIHR portfolio trials across all specialities in the Children’s Hospital. The post holder will be based between 24/24A Upper Maudlin Street and Clinical Research Facility in the Children’s Hospital as part of the wider W&C Research unit and work in collaboration with their colleagues based within UHBW overseen by the Paediatric Research Sisters for the Unit.

There is a requirement to staff the clinical research facility based in the Children’s Hospital.

Research studies are delivered within the trust across seven days of the week and throughout 24 hours of each day. Research nurses need to be flexible in their work patterns in order to deliver this service if the studies require. It is expected that the research nurse will lead on a portfolio of paediatric research studies.

The post holder will support the safe conduct of all research, including clinical trials, in accordance with the regulatory and legal frameworks. This will entail wide collaboration with clinicians and research staff to facilitate the successful conduct of trials.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Band:
Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro rata

Contract:

Secondment

Working pattern:
Part-time

Closing date: 09 November 2026

• Provide day to day management of the research team in the absence of the Research Sister/Charge Nurse, ensuring all staff and activities comply with trust policies and guidelines
• Ensure that standard operating procedures are followed by all members of the research team
• Maintain standards of practice in accordance with the legal rules and statutory regulations set out by the NMC or appropriate professional body
• Act as a resource to research staff within the team
• Support the professional and educational development of research units nursing, allied health professional and administrative staff, assisting in identifying needs and finding solutions
• Support the training and ensure the appropriate supervision of research team staff, contributing to their mentorship and monitoring
• Line manage research nurses and A&C staff within the team…