Clinical Research Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Clinical Research Nurse

The closing date is 20 January 2026.

Health and Care Research Wales is a research infrastructure funded by the Division of Research & Development, Welsh Government. The overarching vision of Health and Care Research Wales is to be internationally recognised for its excellent health and social care research that has a positive impact on the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people in Wales. A Support and Delivery infrastructure was established in 2015 in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness and international competitiveness in the research environment within Wales. This included a Support Centre to provide centralised functions and services at a National level and local R&D functions via NHS R&D Departments at each organisation.

The NHS R&D Departments led by a R&D Director provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within each UHB. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Studies Officers, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies. The Clinical Research Nurse will be a part of these NHS research delivery teams.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 1 year from the start date, to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current linemanager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff and Vale University R&D for a Research Nurse to become part of the Medicine research delivery team.

We are seeking to employ a band 5 Registered Nurse with either Research and/or clinical experience with an interest in research. The post holder will contribute to the assessment and management of the care pathways for patients participating in clinical trials. This will include the recruitment, education, monitoring of trial patients, the collection and documentation of accurate data.

The post holder will be based at the University Hospital of Wales and will be employed to support the portfolio of studies for the medicine and surgical teams.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Current registration with NMC
• Knowledge of clinical and/or research terminology

Experience

• Evidence of previous patient/client and Multi Disciplinary Team contact within work environment.
• Clinical experience gained in NHS.
• Proven record of meeting targets
• Experience of undertaking clinical research

Skills

• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC professional code
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Ability to communicate complex information to patients/carers/ members of MDT
• Team player whilst possessing ability to work independently
• Well organised and able to plan own workload
• Diplomatic

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.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board