Stroke Research Nurse

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The closing date is 03 February 2026

The post holder will be responsible for recruiting to, and following up, patients in trials and studies adopted by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

The post-holder will be based at the Stroke Research Office at King's College Hospital and work in close liaison with the principal investigators at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Orpington. The post-holder will be required, on occasions, to see study patients and to recruit new patients into studies, at the PRUH.

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating a portfolio of non-commercial and commercial clinical trials. Key responsibilities will include patient screening and recruitment, collecting data and data entry, supporting and monitoring patients, ensuring trials are set up and managed in accordance with regulatory, sponsor and local Research & Innovation (R&I) requirements.

The post holder will be expected to attend thrombolysis calls in A&E, attend ward rounds and multi-disciplinary meetings to help identify participants suitable for entry into trials. The post holder is expected to work as part of a team and at times autonomously, ensuring research governance and patient safety are prioritized at all times.

For multi-centre trials led at KCH, the post holder will also be expected to support investigators and their teams at recruiting sites.

The post holder will work closely with the Stroke Research Manager, Research Nurse, Clinical Trials Coordinator, medical staff, the Clinical Nurse Specialist Teams, the radiologists and the pharmacy technicians.

As a qualified nurse, the post holder may be delegated the responsibility for preparation/administration of trial drugs and will work closely with within the wider nursing team to ensure all drug administration and other clinical nursing responsibilities are both in line with the trial protocol and Trust procedures and guidelines.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Work in support / conjunction with the Stroke Research Manager and wider team to manage a number of trials, ensuring trial protocols and governance are strictly adhered to, managed within EU clinical trial directives in accordance with ICH GCP (International Conference on Harmonisation and Good Clinical Practice) and ensuring a duty of care to the patient and their families
• Identify patients suitable for entry into clinical trials by attending clinics (screening notes/consultant referral) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings
• Be aware of and on occasion (if trained and delegated the duty) participate in the informed consent process
• Support and help coordinate the research patient pathway from screening through to trial closure
• Ensure that adequate precautions are taken to minimise the risk of cross-infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids including blood products
• Be aware of and report any side effects as outlined in the protocol
• Maintain adequate patients records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patients medical and nursing notes
• Be responsible for accurate completion of Case Report Forms (CRFs) delegated to them.
• Responsible for the collection, co-ordination and computerisation of data generated from the clinical trials
• If appropriately trained, undertake agreed procedures, in line with trial and Trust procedures, to include venepuncture, temperature, pulse, blood pressure checks, ECGs, height, weight, urinalysis and measuring O2 sats and respiratory rate. If not appropriately training, ensure these procedures are undertaken by suitably trained staff in line with trial and Trust procedures Act as a role model for excellence in stroke-based research

Portfolio Management and Development

• Review trial protocols and support Research Manager to identify resource implications for site
• Liaise with the clinical trial lead, medical team/sponsor organisation to co-ordinate the on-study treatment and patient follow up
• Liaise with Clinical Trial Set Up staff to help assist in the set-up of trials on site
• Assist in completing submissions to Research & Development departments of…