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Laura Y has been a research nurse for about four months. She likes that her job involves working to improve things and the working hours are much better than before. Laura Y hopes to continue in research and that her fixed-term contract will be extended.
Laura Y is a research nurse. She is in a relationship. Her ethnic background is White Italian.
Jisha is a research nurse and team leader in a neurology department. She really struggled for the first six months or so. Now that Jisha has been working in research for four years, she feels really proud and confident.
Jisha is a research nurse. She is widowed and has children. Her ethnic background is Indian.
Rachel X has been a research midwife for just over a year. Through working on several studies, she has become an unofficial specialist on pre-term birth. This has presented workload challenges as she receives a lot of clinical enquiries on the topic.
Rachel X is a research midwife. She is in a relationship. Her ethnic background is White English.
Alice has been working in research for around four years, and is currently employed as a senior research midwife. She emphasises that a person's abilities to reflect on their experiences and be enthusiastic are important to the role.
Alice is a research midwife. She is single. Her ethnic background is White European (Italian).
Dawn has been a paediatric research nurse for two and a half years. She started to feel more confident in her role about eight months into the post, but emphasises that it's an ongoing learning process.
Dawn is a paediatric research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Laura X has never worked as a research nurse, but identifies as a developing nurse researcher. She is undertaking a placement with a university research team and is writing her own research proposal, in addition to working clinically.
Laura X is an advanced nurse practitioner undertaking an internship in research. She is single. Her ethnic background is White British.
Christine has been a research nurse for two and a half years. She is based in a generic research team but has a special interest in paediatric care and research. She enjoys the work and wishes she had known about the research nurse role earlier.
Christine is a research nurse. She is married and has children. Her ethnic background is White British.
Paul has been a research nurse for 15 months. At first, the new post was overwhelming and it took about a year for him to feel more confident. The opportunity for patient contact and support is a key aspect of his job that Paul enjoys.
Paul is a research nurse. He is married and has children. His ethnic background is White British.
Michael was a research nurse for 4 years, working on first-in-human (phase I) cancer clinical trials. He is now studying for a PhD. At first, he continued working as a research nurse but recently stopped to focus on completing his studies.
Michael previously worked as a research nurse and is now undertaking a PhD. He is in a relationship. His ethnic background is White British.
Sarah has been a research midwife for two years. She has worked on a number of clinical trials, and is now in a new post as a coordinating research midwife for a large trial.
Sarah is a research midwife. She is single and her ethnic background is White British.
