Job summary

• The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of early and late phase trials in the cancer haematology clinical research portfolio at St George's Hospital, with cross-specialty cover being essential.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the research teams and wider multidisciplinary team in the management of their own caseload of clinical trials patients and be accountable for the achievement of local and national targets in relation to the service.
• Responsibilities include: facilitating study set-up, identifying suitable patients through the process of MDT's/screening notes, collecting data, supporting consenting process and support and monitoring patients and data entry. The post holder will also be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.
• The post holder must also be willing to move to different clinical specialties within the remit of their qualifications and where the need to do so is identified.

Main duties of the job

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Clinical Research Nurse to join our friendly Team.
• The Clinical Research Facility (CRF) nurses play a key role in the delivery of clinical research at St. George's Hospital, developing and creating robust systems and processes to enable clinical research to run smoothly, efficiently and whilst ensuring the highest of standards are maintained.
• This role involves liaison with Principal Investigators and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality data collection and clinical care, with a commitment to participant safety and welfare. The post holder will be expected to advocate for patients and empower them to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical research studies by providing advice and information.
• The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from clinicians for clinical decision making, and will work closely with investigators and multidisciplinary staff.
• We are very keen to meet potential applicants and would be very happy to facilitate informal visits or answer enquiries regarding the post.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-N-8347850-JK-PB

Job locations

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace

Tooting

SW17 0RE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification which contains more information about the role . Please note that this vacancy is capped and the advert may close before its actual end date.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification which contains more information about the role . Please note that this vacancy is capped and the advert may close before its actual end date.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication, interpersonal & management skills
• Well developed clinical skills
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Working well as part of a team from different areas
• Competent use of relevant software specifically spreadsheets.

Desirable

• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Experience in ECG's, spirometry and phlebotomy

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of clinical research methodology and treatment protocols

Desirable

• Participation in clinical or nursing research

Other

Essential

• Motivated & demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
• Adaptable & responsive to changing needs
• Able to use own initiative
• Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Reliable/Team player

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• RN with Current NMC Pin
• Degree in Nursing
• Relevant post registration program
• ENB 998 or professionally recognized equivalent teaching course
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration/post degree experience
• Previous experience in clinical trials delivery
• Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
• Experience of acting as a patient advocate
• Previous experience in audit and evaluation

Desirable

• Previous experience in early phase trials
• Experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff
• Experience working as a preceptor/facilitator

Person Specification Skills Essential Excellent communication, interpersonal & management skills Well developed clinical skills Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload Working well as part of a team from different areas Competent use of relevant software specifically spreadsheets. Desirable Demonstrate leadership skills Experience in ECG's, spirometry and phlebotomy Knowledge Essential Awareness of clinical research methodology and treatment protocols Desirable Participation in clinical or nursing research Other Essential Motivated & demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality Adaptable & responsive to changing needs Able to use own initiative Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reliable/Team player Training and Qualifications Essential RN with Current NMC Pin Degree in Nursing Relevant post registration program ENB 998 or professionally recognized equivalent teaching course Good Clinical Practice Certificate Experience Essential Relevant post registration/post degree experience Previous experience in clinical trials delivery Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner Experience of acting as a patient advocate Previous experience in audit and evaluation Desirable Previous experience in early phase trials Experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff Experience working as a preceptor/facilitator

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace

Tooting

SW17 0RE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace

Tooting

SW17 0RE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)