University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

This role is funded by the NIHR UK Dementia Trials Network, supported as part of the Alzheimer's Society UKDTN Research Nurse programme, and hosted by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. 

Working within a newly formed team, the post holder will report directly to the Band 7 Alzheimer’s Society UKDTN Senior Research Nurse and will be supporting the set-up, coordination and delivery of a growing portfolio of early-phase mild cognitive impairment or dementia clinical research studies within the UHS R&D department and across its regional collaborating organisations.

The UKDTN was established in 2024 with just under £50 million of NIHR funding to build capacity, capability and expertise in early-phase dementia trial delivery across all four nations of the UK. Led by Professor Cath Mummery, the UKDTN will work with a range of stakeholders to establish around 20 sustainable early-phase dementia clinical trial sites across the UK over 5 years. 

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast. 

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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

The UKDTN will work closely with industry partners, people affected by dementia and the wider dementia and neurodegeneration ecosystem to:
• Enable more people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment to have an opportunity to take part in an early-phase dementia clinical trial irrespective of where they live.
• Embed appropriate participant and carer support throughout the trial journey, improving participant and carer experience and increasing retention.
• Widen access to larger, more diverse populations; broadening diversity among those recruited into dementia trials
• Bring together the UK clinical trials ecosystem and industry partners to help industry partners navigate the UK trials landscape, strengthen the UK trials infrastructure, and accelerate the development of new dementia treatments.
• Streamline trial feasibility, set-up and regulatory processes across the network
• Establish education and training pathways for dementia research leaders of the future

Alzheimer’s Society: 

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. The Alzheimer’s Society have invested £3m to develop the first dedicated dementia research nurse programme working across all 4 nations of the UK. Integrated within the UK Dementia Trials Network, the Alzheimer’s Society Research Nurse Programme will fund, develop and support a network of dedicated dementia research nurses to expand capacity and capability in delivering innovative early-phase dementia clinical trials across the UK.

This role may involve travelling to different locations for network meetings and community engagement activities.

Maintain and improve the local/regional database to ensure it is kept up-to-date and contains relevant data to enable robust dementia pre-screening processes. This will contribute to smooth recruitment to clinical trials and to bridging research and clinical care.

Work in line with UKDTN and Alzheimer’s Society objectives to ensure delivery of strategic KPIs

Maintain the UKDTN live capacity and capability database for UHS

Complete and maintain dementia rating skills and support training others to increase dementia rater capacity and collaborations in the region.