Senior agile research delivery team nurse

Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse

The closing date is 15 June 2026

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.

PROVISIONAL INTERVIEW DATE: Week commencing 22nd June 2026.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an NMC Registered Nurse and will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders. This post may contribute to line management for and leadership of a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings.

The role will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team. The post holder will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations.
• Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
• Knowledge of developments in specialty and current issues driving nursing in general.
• Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set-up of clinical research studies in a health and care setting.
• Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies.
• Knowledge and experience of data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.
• Understanding of legal and ethical requirements relating to patients, staff and research conduct.

Experience

• Extensive years nursing experience.
• Band 5 research experience and/or leadership management experience in a healthcare setting.
• CTIMP experience
• Sample preparation and transportation

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent relevant experience/training and educated or working towards postgraduate degree level.
• Current NMC registration level 2 and above.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Relevant teaching and mentoring experience
• Good Clinical Practice Training
• Has completed or is undertaking a course in management / leadership.

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.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata