Research Nurse/Clinical Research Practitioner - COVID-19

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. The Trust has many and varied career opportunities for you to choose from.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all of our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

The Vaccine and Testing research team at UHBW are looking for enthusiastic and motivated nurses and clinical research practitioners to join the team!

The Vaccine and Testing research team will lead on supporting Principal Investigators in the setup and delivery of vaccine and testing research, including and prioritising COVID-19 research and other urgent public health studies. The research will be based at the Clinical Research Facility, a purpose built clinical research facility which offers the ability to conduct early and late phase studies.

We are recruiting Band 5 research nurses and clinical research practitioners who will support the research sister in the safe and effective delivery of these critical studies whilst also acting as a resource for staff, researchers, research participants and patients.

You must possess a keen interest in research, have excellent communication skills and be able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team. You will take a proactive approach in supporting clinical research studies including supporting the consent process, undertaking participant assessments and sampling procedures.

The role requires close working with colleagues across the trust and with all clinical divisions, therefore excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must.

In return we can offer you a friendly working environment with professional support and training/development opportunities.

We will consider both full or part time hours, please indicate your preference on your application