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Main area
Research Nurse
Grade
7
Contract
12 months (Fixed term or Secondment)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Job ref
412-COMM-7894890
Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Infinity House
Town
Crewe
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
29/04/2026

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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Research Nurse

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Want to work somewhere you can really make a difference? Somewhere you’re encouraged to have ideas and empowered to create positive change?

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) deliver NHS Community Services across Cheshire. With a wide range of clinical disciplines, we are a dynamic, future-facing organisation passionate about delivering the highest quality healthcare whilst collaborating with our community partners.

We foster a culture of continuous improvement, built on compassion.

 Find out more about CCICP: Community Services (CCICP): Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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 Don’t just take our word for it…

Our Annual Staff Survey results say

·       Over 83% of staff would recommend CCICP as a place to work

·       90% of staff say the people they work with show appreciation to each other

·       88% staff say that patient care/service users are the organisations top priority

·       Over 70% of staff believe there are opportunities for them to develop their career

·       If a friend or relative needed treatment 81% of staff are happy with the standard of care provided

 

We are recognised nationally

·       With over 24 Queen’s Nurses (and growing) we have one of the highest percentages proportionate to the size of our team

·       Nursing Times Award winners in 2023 and finalists in 2024 for a Bladder and Bowl project. Our specialist Stoma service is currently shortlisted for a Nursing Times and British Journal of Nursing awards. 

·       Two Specialist clinicians have recently had their work recognised by Wounds UK

·       Leighton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, run by CCICP, was reviewed by Care Quality Commission and awarded the highest score in the North West

Job overview

We are delighted to announce a secondment/fixed term opportunity to work as a Research Nurse to support the delivery of clinical research and quality improvement initiatives within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), the community division of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT). This is a unique opportunity to support CCICP on its research journey with our commitment and ambition to be successful in participating and developing community nursing research.

The post holder will play a key role in coordinating and delivering clinical research studies and quality improvement programmes, ensuring that care pathways for patients and carers participating in research are effectively managed.

The Community Research Nurse will work collaboratively to scope clinical trial opportunities across hospital and community to support a longer term sustainable plan for research opportunities within CCICP. 

The successful candidate will be someone with experience within clinical research, and posses excellent organisational, time management, leadership skills to be the key contact for any clinical trials which are being considered from across multiple community nursing services.

Main duties of the job

The role involves ensuring that all research activity is conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), relevant research governance frameworks, and Trust policies and procedures. Responsibilities include supporting the recruitment, education, and monitoring of patients participating in research studies, while ensuring the accurate collection, documentation, and management of study data in line with regulatory requirements.

Working collaboratively with clinical research teams and the wider multidisciplinary team, the Research Nurse will contribute to the safe and effective management of patients involved in clinical studies. The post holder will develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of study protocols, research methodologies, and the practical application of these within clinical settings. In addition, they will ensure compliance with local, national, and international research regulations, supporting the delivery of high quality research that contributes to improved patient care and service development.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area’s largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.

As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we’re reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·       Lead the coordination and delivery of a portfolio of clinical research studies across the CCICP community footprint, including NIHR portfolio and investigator-led studies.

·       Assess study feasibility in collaboration with Principal Investigators, community service teams and R&D, including confirmation of capacity and capability within the community setting.

·       Lead study set-up activities including site initiation preparation, risk assessment, and integration into community care pathways.

·       Identify, screen, recruit and obtain informed consent from eligible participants in accordance with GCP and Trust policy, including implementation of re-consent where required.

·       Deliver protocol-driven clinical care including physical assessment, venepuncture, ECG recording and interpretation, and monitoring and management of adverse effects.

·       Ensure investigational medicinal products (IMP) are handled, administered, stored and documented in accordance with protocol requirements, pharmacy guidance and MHRA regulations.

·       Collect, process and ship biological samples in line with protocol and Human Tissue Act requirements.

·       Ensure accurate and timely source data documentation and high-quality CRF completion in line with GCP data integrity principles.

·       Ensure timely and accurate SAE reporting in accordance with Sponsor and regulatory requirements.

·       Identify, document and escalate protocol deviations and potential serious breaches in accordance with Sponsor and Trust procedures.

·       Take operational responsibility for achieving recruitment targets across allocated studies and implement corrective actions where barriers are identified.

·       Monitor study performance against recruitment metrics, visit windows, data query resolution and financial milestones.

·       Liaise with the NIHR Research Delivery Network to support study set-up and performance monitoring where required.

Ensure research activity complies with Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP), the UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care Research, MHRA requirements and Trust SOPs.

Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.

Maintain site files in inspection-ready condition at all times, including accurate maintenance of delegation logs and essential documents in accordance with ICH-GCP and Sponsor requirements.

Ensure protocol deviation reporting is completed accurately and in collaboration with the Principal Investigator.

Ensure compliance with GDPR, Human Tissue Act and ethical research standards.

Act as primary contact for sponsor monitoring visits and support external audit and regulatory inspection activity.

Contribute to the development and implementation of corrective and preventative action (CAPA) plans arising from monitoring visits, audit findings or inspection outcomes.

Escalate governance risks appropriately to the Research Governance Manager and line manager.

Report incidents and adverse events appropriately.

Report at CCICP Quality Governance Group

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Post registration study at level 7
  • NMC Registered
  • ICH GCP training / Certificate in Clinical Research
Desirable criteria
  • Community Experience
  • Experience of coordinating research studies

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • full driving licence
  • Ability to travel across community sites
  • Knowledge of research governance
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in transformational change.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within research
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of undertaking community research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgePrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

We expect to receive a very high level of applications for this vacancy, and due to this a limit has been set on the number of applications we are able to receive. Once this limit is reached the vacancy will close. We would urge interested candidates who meet the specification to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vicky Robinson
Job title
Nurse Professional Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01270 917197
Additional information

Joanne Bowen

[email protected]

07885733801

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone
[email protected]
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