Clinical Research Specialist Nurse

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The closing date is 09 February 2026

This post is fixed term/secondment for 1 year to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) is a research infrastructure funded by the Division of Research & Development, Welsh Government. The overarching vision of HCRW is to be internationally recognised for excellent health and social care research that has a positive impact on the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people in Wales. A Support and Delivery infrastructure was established in 2015 in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness and international competitiveness in the research environment within Wales.

The HCRW Support and Delivery mission is to facilitate research that will improve the health and well‑being of people in Wales by providing and effective and efficient joined up centralised and local service.

The NHS R&D Departments led by a R&D Director provide services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within in each UHB. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Studies Officers, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies.

The Clinical Research Specialist Nurse will be a part of these NHS research delivery teams.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff and Vale University R&D for a Research Nurse to become part of a growing and dynamic research delivery team.

This role will be supporting exciting and innovative research within the department.

We are seeking to employ a band 6 Registered Nurse with research and/or clinical experience with an interest in endocrinology who will bring enthusiasm and have a desire to develop.

The post holder will be based at the University Hospital of Wales and will be employed to support the growing endocrine portfolio of studies.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Funding is provided by Health and Care Research Wales supports NHS Research and Delivery (R&D) Departments led by a R&D Director to provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within UHB's across Wales. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Studies Officers, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is"Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

• Registered Nurse - Current registration with NMC
• Specialist knowledge of research legislation, GCP and National Framework and/or extensive clinical experience
• A…