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Band 6 Children’s Research Nurse
Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care to our patients across East London and beyond. We are proud to be a high-performing NHS Trust, renowned for excellence, innovation and our contribution to improving healthcare. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Children’s Research Nurse to join our Children’s Research Team.
About the role
As a Children’s Research Nurse, you will play a key role in the conduct, coordination and delivery of clinical research studies across The Royal London Hospital (RLH), Newham University Hospital (NUH) and Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH).
Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), investigators, sponsors, Research & Development (R&D) teams and clinical services, you will ensure that research studies are delivered safely and effectively.
You will have responsibility for managing your own caseload of children and their carers participating in clinical research studies. This will include assessing and managing care pathways, recruiting and educating participants, monitoring children throughout their study participation, and ensuring accurate and timely collection and documentation of research data.
About you
We are looking for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, organised and committed to delivering high-quality clinical care and research.
You will need:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Effective team-working and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and use initiative
• Good computer and data-management skills
• A flexible approach to working across different clinical and research environments
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care, safety and research practice
Previous clinical research experience is essential, and this role provides an excellent opportunity for a nurse wishing to further develop their knowledge and skills within children’s clinical research.
Working pattern
This is a 1.0 WTE, fixed-term post for one year, with the possibility of a permanent position.
The role will require flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and night shifts as required by the needs of the research service.
Why join us?
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical research career within a supportive and innovative Children’s Research Team. You will gain experience across a diverse portfolio of studies while working alongside experienced research and clinical professionals and contributing directly to improving healthcare for children and young people.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026