Clinical Research Nurse

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 July 2026

Are you an experienced research nurse who's keen to transition into working in a mental health & community setting?

Or are you an experienced mental health research who would thrive using your clinical expertise in a research delivery setting?

We are seeking a Clinical Research Nurse to lead on the delivery of our complex and commercial clinical trials, delivering new clinical interventions to service users in mental health, dementia, neurology and physical health/community research. The role will be based jointly between Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (based at Regis Road, Kentish Town), and West London NHS Trust (based at St Bernard's Hospital, Ealing).

The role will require regular travel throughout the week to community services and home visits across North West London as a part of delivering research.

This role will be based in the Research Delivery Team, working across both Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and West London NHS Trust, to ensure people with mental health, dementia, learning disabilities, neurodegenerative and neurology problems, and those receiving community care have access to research opportunities. The appointed candidate will be expected to undertake patient-facing duties as part of this role.

The postholder will provide support and supervision to the Clinical Research Assistants and Research Delivery Interns, as well as working closely with the Clinical Research Practitioners/Nurses, and Research Delivery Managers, carrying out a range of duties to ensure we effectively deliver research, including complex and commercial clinical trials, across the organisations.

The day‑to‑day of the role will involve coordinating our complex and commercial clinical trials, working closely with PIs, trial teams, clinical teams and wider delivery team to identify eligible participants. The postholder will be responsible for completing screening/baseline visits to clinical research trials, including completing psychometric measures and collecting biological samples, as well as supporting with intervention delivery such as dispensing trial medications or other clinical interventions where trained.

The Research Delivery Service is a diverse, social and outgoing team. As part of your role, you'll have the opportunity to try out new ideas in response to challenges that arise, with the support of your manager and wider team. We believe in succeeding together, not despite one another.

The role will also bring opportunities to develop your research and clinical knowledge into a career in research. For example, previous research interns have now gone on to become research assistants, data managers and research facilitators. We also work with other Research Delivery Services in London under Noclor which provides opportunities for shared learning and creative thinking. In addition, we are an outgoing and social team who encourage, motivate and support one another.

The Research Delivery Service works with a diverse population in North West London and it is important to us that we reflect this. Our diverse team and leadership team are examples of how we embrace, celebrate and learn from each other's cultures which helps to shape our clinical practices when interacting with our clients. Furthermore, it is key that team members uphold our values and work together for our clients with respect, dignity and compassion.

This job description provides an outline of some of the duties the post holder will be required to perform, however these duties may be changed or expanded in line with the needs of the Research & Development Office.

General:
Patient recruitment and retention in studies.

To attend multidisciplinary team meetings regularly to aid identification of appropriate Trusts for recruitment of participants to the portfolio of NIHR research with a focus on complex and commercial trials.

To recruit participants to NIHR adopted studies according to specific protocols and guidelines, and assist clinicians to…