Critical Care - Specialist Research Nurse
The closing date is 02 November 2025
Job summary
Band: 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY. Across site travel will be required, the frequency will be agreed locally.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you want to be at the forefront of new treatments and technology within healthcare?
Are you looking for a new and different career pathway while still maintaining your clinical skills and patient care?
If you are and would like to join a dynamic and caring team, delivering a varied research portfolio then keep reading. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our successful Research and Innovation Department, working as a Specialist Research Nurse within the Critical Care Research Team. Our team deliver a variety of studies, covering a range of conditions such as sepsis, ventilatory support, cardiac arrest outcomes and more. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the day to day running of high quality Commercial and National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio studies and will be expected to contribute to all aspects of trial delivery across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Working with the other Specialist Research Nurses in the Critical Care Research Team, you will be responsible for delivering the diverse portfolio, providing high quality care from recruitment through to follow up, closeout and archive. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Research nursing team, Principal Investigators, and support staff, to ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA), and trial specific protocols.
We are looking for a registered nurse with sound Critical Care and/or research experience, excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, whilst possessing a keen eye for detail. Previous experience in delivering research trials and/or Critical Care knowledge would be advantageous but robust training will be provided to those who have no experience in this area. Leadership skills are essential to support both team and portfolio development, and there may be a requirement to undertake line management within this role so previous experience of managing or supervising junior staff is essential as is an ability to work independently and flexibly. The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic and ready to work actively to support recruiting patients in line with NIHR targets. There may be times when you will be asked to support other areas to achieve these targets including off site such as community hospitals and the Portsmouth Research Hub.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites.
Details
Date posted
17 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
REF1795Z
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Cosham, Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
Employer details
Employer name
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Cosham, Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
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