Main area Research Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/08/2025 23:59

Band 6

Job overview

Interviews are expected to be held 1st and 2nd September 2025.

Are you an experienced, dedicated nurse looking to broaden your career into the exciting world of clinical research? At The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, our Research and Development Directorate is recruiting — and we want you to be part of it.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in the West Midlands, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred research that improves health outcomes across the region and beyond. You’ll play a pivotal role in bringing ground-breaking treatments and innovations to the patients who need them most.

We thrive on diversity and believe it is a strength that drives innovation, ideas, and debate. We warmly welcome individuals from all backgrounds. Together, we’re building an inclusive culture where everyone belongs and can thrive.

Whilst we embrace innovation and new ways of working, the use of AI tools in completing applications is monitored to ensure transparency and fairness.

You are permitted to use AI to assist with your application; however, you are required to declare its use. This allows us to understand how AI is being utilised and to maintain an equitable review process. Failure to disclose the use of AI tools may result in disqualification or further investigation into your application.

Main duties of the job

As a Research Nurse, you’ll support the delivery of the clinical trials portfolio, working alongside multidisciplinary teams, principal investigators, and patients. You’ll ensure studies are conducted safely, ethically, and in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the day-to-day delivery of clinical trials
• Recruit and support patients participating in research studies
• Maintain accurate, high-quality clinical and research documentation
• Collaborate across departments to ensure efficient and effective study conduct
• Promote awareness of clinical research within the Trust and the wider community

What We're Looking For:

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with a passion for advancing care through research
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills
• Strong commitment to patient safety and high standards of clinical care
• Previous research experience is desirable but not essential – full training and mentorship will be provided

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive research training and career development pathways
• A supportive, innovative, and collaborative team environment
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge trials across diverse clinical areas
• A chance to help shape the future of NHS care through research
• Join a team where research is at the heart of everything we do — and make a lasting difference in patients’ lives.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Work autonomously to manage his/her caseload of patients, whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure service delivery. Co-ordinate the screening of patients suitable for entry into clinical trials. This may include attending clinics, reviewing hospital notes, and reviewing hospital databases, attending Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings or clinical areas where the patient journey may take potential participants for clinical trials.

· To assess new patients in the clinical area, identifying their psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs in relation to their disease and proposed treatment, providing a pathway of nursing care for the patients in accordance with the clinical trial protocol.

· To act as the patients advocate when relevant and to be able to educate on all the treatment options to enable a patient to make an informed choice, negotiating with the medical team to agree a pathway of care.

· Supporting Consultant medical staff with research projects.

· Responsible for the set-up of trials on site i.e. liaise with sponsors, Clinical Trials Units, Universities and other relevant staff to organise trial set up visits.

· Please see the enclosed JD for a full list of duties

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCP Training

Skills

• Able to perform clinical skills specific to clinical trial

Experience

• Extensive experience as a qualified registered general nurse
• Able to work autonomously
• Research

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.