24/06/2026
How does a nurse's role evolve whilst working in Clinical Research? 🔬🧪
Our very own Shehnaz breaks it down:
"When I started my new role as a Research Nurse, I had basic knowledge of how a research unit works, as I had seen it through the eyes of someone who had little experience of dealing with research at the time when I worked as a Hemodialysis Specialist Nurse."
"As I moved into the role of Clinical Research Nurse, I realised that the area of research is much wider. I learnt how different teams, such as the Clinical Team (fellows and nurses), Project Management Team (admins and project managers), and Laboratory Team, work together on a research project. I learned how local and commercial studies are conducted."
"I started as a beginner, and now I work as a Lead Nurse for various local and commercial studies with large recruitment numbers. Although I always saw myself as quite an organised person, being in research has brushed up my skills in managing activities across different teams, liaising with team members to coordinate study-related tasks. There is a much larger and broader team required to deliver a successful research project, including areas such as Research Pharmacy, wards, vaccine clinics, and laboratories that help us conduct these studies."
"I love working on vaccine and non-vaccine research projects and being part of wider research teams that create meaningful change in people’s lives through impactful research."
