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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
290-WCCS-2173
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Mary's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse

Band 6

 Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.  

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.  

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

 

 

Job overview

We currently have a vacancy for a Band 6 Paediatric Research Nurse to join our team to work on our allergy studies. The post will suit an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join us on the Children's Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) at St Mary’s Hospital. Hours will be full time (37.3hrs) but condensed into a 4-day week.

The successful applicant will join a first class team delivering ongoing, ground-breaking, paediatric research studies, particularly in the field of children's allergy. 

This role involves working closely with medical and nursing staff along with research participants and their families. Central to the role is the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients participating in our allergy clinical research studies. The post holder will be involved in ensuring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards the well-being of the patients, and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research.

This position provides the post-holder with the opportunity to work with a very supportive and welcoming team and to further develop your existing knowledge and skills. Prior experience of working in allergy is essential for this role and experience of research within an NHS setting is highly desirable.

Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact:    

Sarah Burrell

Email:  [email protected]

Phone: 0203 312 6948

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will support the aims of the Trust and the NIHR in developing both clinical and academic research knowledge and skills to improve the speed, quality and integration of clinical research in the NHS. The focus of the role will be to provide a grounding in clinical practice and an academic framework conducting research particularly into children’s respiratory and allergy conditions.
  • Act as a recognised expert and professional role model within the clinical research environment, including direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, audit and research projects, which will involve managing a wide range of complex and sometime conflicting priorities.   
  • Provide safe, high quality, individualised, evidence based nursing care with the support and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; developing the specialist clinical skills and knowledge to achieve the competences required in order to carry out all relevant duties without direct supervision.
  • The post holder will ensure that any research undertaken safeguards the well-being of research participants and is conducted to ICH Good Clinical Practice.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews  please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse or health professional or first degree in life sciences
  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • RSCN/RN (child)
  • Non-medical prescribing
  • Advanced practice qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 2 year at band 5 in a relevant clinical area
  • Proven experience in assessing asthma and eczema control
  • Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
  • Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Research and audit experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria
  • Be able to demonstrate knowledge of specialist patient group
  • Competent IT skills
  • Knowledge of clinical research methodology and trial protocols
  • Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to research trials
Desirable criteria
  • Change management skills and involvement in project work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerAccredited Living Wage EmployerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amina Mehar
Job title
CCRF Lead Paediatric Research Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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