Job Overview
We have two exciting opportunities for experienced Emergency Department nurses to join UHS in innovative Band 5 joint ED/Research roles.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main Duties
These posts offer a unique chance to continue delivering high quality emergency care while developing new skills in clinical research, working half of your time within the Emergency Department and half with the Research & Development Trust Wide team. The roles are designed to strengthen the link between frontline emergency care and high quality research activity, ensuring patients in the ED have improved opportunities to access research that can directly influence their treatment and outcomes. As part of this dual specialty model, you will combine your clinical expertise with research delivery skills to support safe, timely and compassionate care for some of our most acutely unwell patients.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients. We proudly champion individuality and diversity, creating an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe and empowered.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Deliver safe, compassionate, evidence‑based nursing care within the ED as part of a multi‑professional team.
* Identify, screen, and recruit eligible patients into approved research studies in line with study protocols and governance requirements.
* Support the completion of study‑related procedures, documentation, and data collection to ensure research activity is accurate, timely, and compliant.
* Work collaboratively across ED and Research teams to embed research within routine emergency care pathways.
The Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To Demonstrate
* Minimum 18 months experience working within an NHS Emergency Department.
* Strong clinical assessment and prioritisation skills suitable for a fast‑paced, unpredictable setting.
* Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work effectively across teams and with patients in acute situations.
* Good IT skills and the ability to project‑manage and problem‑solve.
* Interest in clinical research, improvement and the use of evidence to influence patient care.
In the Emergency Department, you will maintain a minimal of 18 months experience in emergency medicine and urgent care and will provide evidence‑based nursing care within a fast‑paced, supportive environment. In your research role, you will assist with identifying, screening, and recruiting patients into clinical studies; support the delivery of study‑related procedures; and ensure all activity follows protocols, regulatory standards and UHS research governance processes. Full training will be provided, but a keen interest in research is required.
You will collaborate with both ED staff and the Research team, working with Research Nurses, Principal Investigators, clinicians, and operational colleagues. These posts report jointly to the ED Senior Nursing Team and the Senior Research Sister for Critical Care & Emergency Research, who will provide structured support, supervision and ongoing professional development tailored to your needs.
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential Criteria
* Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
* Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
* Knowledge of current issues within the acute Health Service
* Understanding of personal accountability
* Knowledge of own role within the team
* Evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice as a practice supervisor
* Awareness of evidence‑based practice
* Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
* Evidence of on‑going personal development
Desirable Criteria
* Evidence of recent study
* Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
* Knowledge of UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research
* Knowledge of/Training in International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP)
* Teaching experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential Criteria
* Prioritisation
* Teamwork
* Multitasking
* Time management
* People management
* Facilitation skills
* Taking the initiative
* General IT skills
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
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