Closing date: 16 August 2026
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inc H.C.A.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Reference number: 196-RD529D
Job location: St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH

Job summary
We are advertising for a dynamic and compassionate research nurse to join our cardiovascular imaging research team.

The role includes a spectrum of research and clinical tasks including, but not limited to: recruiting and obtaining consent, conducting pre- and post-scan assessments, interviewing and supporting patients and their families; preparing patients for their scan, phlebotomy, cannulation, performing physiological observations, e.g. ECG, analysis of blood specimens; administering drugs, monitoring patients during and after their scan; performing data entry and assisting in the analysis and interpretation of trial data.

The post holder will initially line manage a small team of three research delivery staff with the expectation to increase the workforce as the directorate study portfolio grows. The post holder will champion IPC compliance and promote the implementation of My Research Experience survey in the directorate.

Main duties of the job
The clinical research nurse will be responsible for the nursing needs of the cardiovascular imaging research programmes. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that all aspects of the cardiovascular imaging research activities are planned and undertaken in a manner that safeguards the well-being of the patients in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and the new Clinical Trial regulations ICH E6 (R3) framework.

The research nurse may contribute to the development of trial design by incorporating the patients' and nurses' perspectives. Liaison with pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions during trial development will be required for future studies. The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from clinicians (including PIs) for clinical decision making, and taking a leading role in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating expert nursing care for clinical research applications.

About us
Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and- as part of King's Health Partners- we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.The King's College London and Guy's & St Thomas the Cardiovascular Imaging centre is one of the leading centres in the UK with a large and varied clinical service and a substantial and expanding research track record. Our work includes providing a clinical imaging service for patients under the NHSE PET II national contract and carrying out clinically related research with collaborators from the Hospital, the Medical School and other institutions.

Activity within the Imaging Clinical Research Facility is delivered in partnership with King's College London's School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS). It is a cutting-edge research and teaching School dedicated to development, translation and clinical application within medical imaging and computational modelling technologies.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of ourorganisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification

Person Specification - Qualifications/Education
Essential

• NMC Level One Registration Registered General Nurse - Adult
• Educated to degree level in nursing or a health related or social sciences discipline
• Professional knowledge acquired at degree level supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to master's level equivalent.

Desirable

• A relevant post graduate qualification in a research area involving patients or service users

Previous experience
Essential

• Extensive experience of working within an NHS environment, including in a research role
• Experience in clinical trials, poster and abstract presentation as demonstrated by individual portfolio.
• Able to clearly demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current new UK clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki 1996
• Experience of being able to facilitate and undertake R&D activities as major job component
• Be able to undertake research and lead clinical audit in own area
• Experience of teaching supervising and assessing clinical colleagues and junior staff

Desirable

• Experience of working within an Imaging Department
• Experience of facilitating the gaining of Ethical and NHS permissions for a range of funded health related projects
• Experience of working as a research practitioner within the NIHR Research Delivery Networks (RDN)
• Experience of working with NHS patient database systems or NIHR RDN datasets
• Experience of working in a lead role in infection, prevention and control

Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential

• Able to manage complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison in relation to research trials/studies
• Extensive knowledge of a research area of relevance to Cardiovascular Imaging or CRF
• Able to develop specialist procedure protocols and adhere to all Trust policies and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
• Strong people management capabilities, including conflict resolution and performance coaching.
• Sound understanding of core HR policies, procedures, and best practices

Desirable

• Competency in venepuncture and cannulation

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Research Matron
Hema Sreeneebus
h.sreeneebus@nhs.net

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.