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Melanie is a lead research nurse in dermatology. When she started in her first research nurse post seven years ago, it was both exciting and a bit tricky. She had to do a lot of learning on the job and teaching myself about the job.
Melanie is a research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Sugrah is a clinical research nurse coordinator. She has been in research for six years and continues to do bank shifts. She feels there is a lot of encouragement as well as opportunities in her unit to continue developing research experience.
Sugrah is a clinical research nurse coordinator. She is single. Her ethnic background is British Pakistani.
Imogen has worked in research for about six years. She is currently a senior clinical research nurse in an emergency department. Imogen describes there being a number of challenges to doing research in an emergency setting, including around consent.
Imogen is a senior clinical research nurse. She is in a relationship. Her ethnic background is White English.
Alison has been a research midwife for five years. She also works clinically on a labour ward and is an NIHR research champion. She feels there is a need for research to be recognised as part-and-parcel of the clinical pathway, not some bolt-on.
Alison is a research midwife. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White Other (Canadian).
Ginny has been a research nurse for around eight years, although she is a midwife by training. She thinks there is a tendency for research nurses to be excluded from wider aspects of the research process beyond that of recruitment.
Ginny is a research nurse and nurse researcher. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Vicky was a research nurse in a university clinical trials unit for five years. She has worked on studies with varying methods, topics, settings and participant groups. She is currently undertaking a PhD and is keen to pursue a nurse researcher career.
Vicky is a nurse researcher (previously research nurse). She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White English.
Claire is a lead research nurse with a background in critical care. She started her first research nurse post eight years ago for health reasons. Claire considers the research nurse role to be essential to delivering high quality and robust research.
Claire is a lead research nurse. She is married and has one child. Her ethnic background is White British.
Nicky has worked as a research nurse for eight years. For the last five years, she has been the lead research nurse responsible for a team of staff. Her current role includes setting up and overseeing studies, including assessing feasibility.
Nicky is a lead research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Sian has been a research nurse for seven years, and has worked mostly on primary care studies. Sian enjoys many aspects of her job, including the contact with patients and opportunities to mentor research nurses new to the role or starting in a new context.
Sian is a research nurse. She has four children. Her ethnic background is White Welsh.
Jo has been a research nurse for six years. She has been involved in many studies, including her first on dialysis patients. For her, the role of a research nurse is to be the bridge between patients and the wider research team.
Jo is a research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
