Research Matron
The closing date is 12 November 2025.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated senior research nurse to join the senior leadership team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Research Matron you will oversee a wide range of specialities and studies conducting in-patient, outpatient and healthy participant research within the medicine portfolio at LUHFT.
You will work closely with the Assistant Director of Research to meet delivery targets. You will be supported by other senior R&I managers and matrons.
You will have proven leadership skills and demonstrable experience in line managing staff. You will need excellent project management skills and you must be able to troubleshoot, problem-solve and be creative.
Main duties of the job
You will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management for our team of research staff within the surgical portfolio, in the delivery and oversight of their speciality portfolios and their individual teams of Research Nurses, Research Practitioners, Research Assistants and various research support staff.
The Trust has 3 sites with 4 hospitals, Aintree, the Royal, Broadgreen and the Dental hospital. The Matron for Research will have responsibility for the Aintree and Royal site, with the flexibility to work across all areas.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job responsibilities
Provision of professional leadership, motivation and supervision to ensure high standards of patient care throughout the research process.
Responsible for the set-up, coordination and implementation of clinical studies in the relevant clinical areas within the Trust and other participating NHS sites.
To ensure that all clinical research studies are conducted to a very high standard in accordance with the Research Governance Framework, ensuring the dignity, rights, safety and wellbeing of participants are respected at all times.
Responsible for the continuous monitoring to ensure each of the studies are conducted to a high standard with efficient and effective patient recruitment in accordance with study timelines.
Establish relationships with potential collaborators within NHS Trusts nationally, and facilitate the process of approval, initiation and conduction of projects within these sites.
To carry out clinical procedures and treatment interventions according to pre-determined protocols, including clinical examination of patients, venepuncture, venous cannulation, vital signs and ECG recording/interpretation.
Comprehensive knowledge of clinical research including issues on ethics, law, drug development and management in clinical research.
For full details, please refer to the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RGN
* Post graduate qualification in Nursing or Research
* Degree in Healthcare related field
* Holds a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
* Attendance of recent short courses and/or study days on research
* Clinical Examination course
Experience
* Extensive experience in research
* Evidence of experience in effective management and leadership
* Experience of developing and working within multi disciplinary teams and cross organisational working
* Experience of managing project specific change
* Supervision of teams/staff and appraisal and interviewing skills
* Previous experience within the research specialty
* Clinical experience/qualification in venepuncture, IV cannulation and interpretation of investigations
* Demonstrable experience as an assessor
* Experience of liaison with staff at all levels in the NHS, Universities, Government funding bodies and Industry
* Experience of patient education and counselling e.g. providing lifestyle advice
* Teaching/training experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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