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Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse/ Midwife/ AHP

The closing date is 30 December 2025

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Job summary

Are you a Nurse, or Allied Health Professional (AHP) looking to develop new skills and contribute to improving patient care through research? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) is seeking a Research Nurse/AHP to join our innovative and mobile research team. Working across Secondary Care, Primary Care, and Wider Care settings, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a diverse portfolio of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies and clinical trials across South East Research Delivery Network.

The post is hosted by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, with an operational base in Canterbury/Rochester, covering the Kent sub-region. This area forms one of three sub-regions within the South East Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). While your primary focus will be supporting research delivery across Kent, there may be occasions where you will contribute to activities in Surrey and Sussex to support wider network priorities and ensure flexible study delivery across the region.

As this role involves travel across multiple sites, access to a car and a full driving licence are essential. Travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with the Trust's expenses policy.

Previous applicants need not re-apply.Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Bethany Jones (bethany.jones@nihr.ac.uk) for an informal conversation.

Main duties of the job

Previous research experience is not essential, full training, supervision, and ongoing professional development will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong healthcare background who is eager to start or build a career in research.

You'll work as part of a flexible, multidisciplinary team, supporting the set up and delivery of studies across multiple organisations and care environments.

The focus for this role is to provide support to the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Research Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings.

This will require flexible autonomous 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, Midwife or a HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional. They will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders.

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 Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse/ Midwife/ AHP

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-AR-EMF19579

Job locations

Canterbury Innovation Centre

University Rd

Canterbury

CT2 7FG


Job description

Job responsibilities

From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the scope and purpose of the network to support: Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting); Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.The whole of England is supported through 12 NIHR Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs). These work with the national Coordinating Centre to provide a joint RDN leadership function so that the NIHR RDN as a whole functions as a single organisation with a shared vision and purpose across England. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is the Host Organisation for the South East RRDN region.

If you are interested in applying for this post please use the links provided to access the full job description/person specification and apply online.

Job description

Job responsibilities

From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the scope and purpose of the network to support: Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting); Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.The whole of England is supported through 12 NIHR Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs). These work with the national Coordinating Centre to provide a joint RDN leadership function so that the NIHR RDN as a whole functions as a single organisation with a shared vision and purpose across England. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is the Host Organisation for the South East RRDN region.

If you are interested in applying for this post please use the links provided to access the full job description/person specification and apply online.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of delivering clinical research trials, or recent experience of working in a clinical setting or equivalent experience/training.
  • Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP on relevant part of the professional register (NMC / HCPC)
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
  • Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up and delivery of 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.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of delivering clinical research trials, or recent experience of working in a clinical setting or equivalent experience/training.
  • Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP on relevant part of the professional register (NMC / HCPC)
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
  • Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up and delivery of 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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Canterbury Innovation Centre

University Rd

Canterbury

CT2 7FG


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Canterbury Innovation Centre

University Rd

Canterbury

CT2 7FG


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Research Practitioner

Bethany Jones

bethany.jones@nihr.ac.uk

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-AR-EMF19579

Job locations

Canterbury Innovation Centre

University Rd

Canterbury

CT2 7FG


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