246388 Senior Research Nurse (SNIS)

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New opportunity for career development

Emergency Department

Senior Research Nurse, Band 6

1 year Fixed Term contract
Up to 21.6hrs/week (Part Time)

Secondment will be subject to agreement from your Line Manager.

The Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has a worldwide reputation for research. In order to coordinate and support the expanding portfolio of research, audit and service improvement, the Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE) was formed in 2008 and continues to grow.

We are currently recruiting an experienced, band 6 senior research nurse to coordinate and support a range of research projects. The post will involve screening and recruitment activities, assisting with the care of research participants, teaching, and collecting and managing research data. The scope of studies and projects is expanding, creating an exciting and leading research specialty to work within.

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with a genuine interest in clinical research, who has experience working in research and/or the Emergency Department or critical/acute care setting. The successful candidate will need to understand the dynamic and challenging environment of the ED and how that translates to research activity. The post holder will work alongside other senior research nurses and will be supported by the EMERGE team. Please take a look at the EMERGE website for more information www.emergeresearch.org

For more information and to arrange an informal visit to the department please contact:

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

The use of the term “Senior” or “Junior” in this post refers only to the level of experience and responsibility required for this post rather than age. As such, applications from people of all ages are welcomed, subject to meeting the relevant criteria.