Senior Research Nurse

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Senior Research Nurse to lead and support the delivery of high-quality clinical research across Northampton General Hospital.

Northampton General Hospital is a spoke site within the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC). Established in 2025, CRDCs were created to strengthen the UK's position as a global leader in clinical research by increasing capacity, improving efficiency, and enhancing access to commercial research opportunities.

The post holder will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clinical research studies and clinical trials from initial feasibility assessment through to study close-out. This will include screening, recruitment, consent (where appropriate), and ongoing follow-up of participants enrolled into research studies.

The role involves the collection and management of high-quality research data, ensuring compliance with the International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research. The post holder will contribute to the continuous improvement of research processes, participant experience, and the quality and integrity of research data.

We welcome informal visits and discussions prior to interview.

The Senior Research Nurse (B6) is expected to support the management and leadership of the research nurse team and administrative staff within the research team. They will have knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and legal frameworks related to the planning, undertaking and closure of clinical research studies, including Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and therefore acts as a resource for staff, researchers, research participants and patients.

They will take a lead in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of a designated number of clinical research studies and contribute to maximising patient recruitment to those studies.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

• Manage a designated number of research studies
• Maintain a safe environment, for patients, staff and visitors, ensuring that all control measures comply with NGH current policies and procedures, and any statutory requirements, including all Health and Safety and Clinical Governance arrangements
• Use judgement in relation to competing demands for funding, staff and team resources
• Contribute to the control of the research unit budget ensuring that adequate measures exist for delivery of the research studies
• Respond to change in line with the needs of service provisionli>
• Responsible for the development and updating of teams policies and procedures
• Ensure that all record keeping within the department is appropriate, timely and clearly understood for the purpose of patient care, safety and data integrity

• Identify own learning needs and proactively seek educational opportunities to fulfil them
• Develop skills in accordance with the NIHR CRN Competency Framework for research delivery staff appropriate to the Band 6 role

• Be a champion of clinical research
• Support and influence the embedding of clinical research within the Trust
• Foster good relationships with key division…