Senior Research Nurse - Site Manager

The Senior Research Nurse -Site Manager will play a key leadership role in the delivery of clinical trials across the EMS Healthcare study portfolio. Working under the direction of the Clinical Research & Delivery Manager, you will support the operational delivery of studies across mobile research units, community settings, and fixed clinical sites.

This role combines advanced clinical practice with operational oversight and team leadership. You will support the safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery of multiple studies across therapeutic areas, ensuring adherence to ICH-GCP, study protocols, EMS SOPs, and regulatory standards.

The Senior Research Nurse will act as a senior clinical resource within the study team, providing mentorship and guidance to research nurses and site staff, while maintaining a strong focus on participant safety, experience, and data integrity.

The successful candidate will be confident, adaptable, and experienced in research delivery, with the ability to lead teams across varied clinical environments.

Application closing date will be 17th March 2026

Requirements

Main Duties

• Support the day-to-day operational delivery of clinical trials across the EMS Healthcare portfolio, ensuring studies are delivered to agreed timelines, quality, and regulatory standards.

Experience- Essential:

• Registered Nurse with active NMC pin.
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in clinical research nursing.
• Experience delivering clinical trials in commercial, NHS, or academic settings.
• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP and UK clinical trial governance requirements.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting junior staff.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Experience working across varied clinical environments (hospital, community, or mobile settings).
  
  

Experience- Preferable:

• Experience working across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Experience supporting mobile or decentralised clinical trial delivery.
• Experience contributing to workforce planning or rota coordination.
• Familiarity with electronic data capture (EDC) systems and clinical trial management systems (CTMS).
• Experience preparing for or participating in regulatory inspections or audits (e.g. MHRA).
  
  

Key Skills:

• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

High attention to detail and commitment to clinical accuracy.

Organised, adaptable, and solution focused.

Ability to support and motivate multidisciplinary teams.

Commitment to participant safety, experience, and study integrity.

Other Requirements:

• Full UK residency and valid driving licence.
• Willingness to travel nationally to support study delivery where required.
  
  

Ability to work flexibly in line with study demands, including occasional early starts or late finishes .

Benefits

You work hard for us; we work hard for you. It is that simple. And we know, it sounds too good to be true (we hear that a lot). But trust us, this could be the best decision you make.

• Bank holidays, plus 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 after 5 years
• Buy & Sell Holidays
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 1 Occasion Day each year; this could be your child's first day of school, their nativity play, or your own birthday - the choice is yours!
• Medical Cash Back Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Well being support from our qualified Mental Health First Aiders, as well as via our health scheme
  
  

If you want to join us as our Senior Clinical Research Nurse - click apply now!