ED/Research Staff Nurse (Joint role)
The closing date is 29 April 2026.
We have two exciting opportunities for experienced Emergency Department nurses to join UHS in innovative Band 5 joint ED/Research roles.
Main duties of the job
These posts offer a unique chance to continue delivering high quality emergency care while developing new skills in clinical research. You will work half of your time within the Emergency Department and half with the Research & Development Trust Wide team. The roles have been created to strengthen the link between frontline emergency care and high quality research activity, ensuring patients presenting to 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.
Job responsibilities
These Band 5 joint posts combine clinical practice in the Emergency Department with the delivery of high quality research to support improved patient outcomes. Key responsibilities include:
* 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 enable research to be embedded 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.
* The ability to work effectively across teams and with patients in acute situations.
* Good IT skills and the ability to project manage and problem‑solve.
* An interest in clinical research, improvement and the use of evidence to influence patient care.
In the Emergency Department, you will continue to provide evidence based nursing care within a fast paced supportive environment, contributing to patient assessment, treatment and monitoring as part of a multi‑professional team to deliver safe and effective care.
In your research role, you will assist with the identification, screening and recruitment of eligible patients into clinical studies; support the delivery of study related procedures; and ensure all activity is conducted in line with protocols, regulatory standards and UHS research governance processes. Your work will contribute to organisational goals around growing research participation, improving equity of access and embedding research as part of routine care in acute settings. No research experience is required, as full training will be provided, but you must be able to demonstrate a keen interest in research.
You will work closely with ED staff and the Research team, collaborating with Research Nurses, Principal Investigators, clinicians and operational colleagues across both areas. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
* Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
* Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
* Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
* Understanding of personal accountability
* Knowledge of own role within the team
* Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
* Awareness of evidence‑based practice
* Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
* Evidence of ongoing personal development
* 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
* Prioritisation
* Teamwork
* Multitasking
* Time management
* Taking the initiative
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
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.
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