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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-35-025 Vacancy ID: 7458063

Agile Research Delivery Team - Senior Nurse

Closed for applications on: 22-Sept-2025 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 22-Sept-2025 00:00

Location

Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Postcode: NE3 3HD
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Fixed term: 53 months (until 31 March 2030)

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (opportunities available for part time and flexible working to be considered on an individual basis)

Salary

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: 317 RRDN NENC Agile PF

Interview date: 16/10/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Nurse to join our RRDN Agile Research Delivery Team. You will join an established team of multi-disciplinary team research delivery staff who work collaboratively to facilitate and support the successful delivery of research across a variety of regional settings and specialties.

We welcome applications from colleagues who have experience of working in a diverse range of care backgrounds with particular interest in the areas of mental health care provision and primary care.

This role requires regular travel between premises across the geographical footprint of the North East and North Cumbria RRDN. In view of our current establishment the likely focus will be upon the eastern side of our region with the successful post holder being based at either our Regent Point, Gosforth or James Cook University Hospital locations.

The focus for this role is to lead the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. This will require flexible working across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) region and will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols. The post holder will be a NMC Registered Nurse. They 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.

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Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

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
Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP on relevant part of the professional register (NMC, HCPC)
Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable criteria

Has completed or is undertaking a course in management / leadership

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Leadership management experience in a health care setting
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
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

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications, MS Office and/or Google Hub applications
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
Ability to work autonomously and to motivate self and others
Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management of research study(ies) including, where relevant,work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff to ensure smooth running of the research study(ies)
Ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships including with the public, research participants, carers and members of multidisciplinary teams
Understanding of personal accountability
Ability to travel for work