Clinical research helps us to find the best possible care options for our patients. Our dynamic research teams include an array of research support staff who help us to deliver over 500 research studies every year. Our 'My Role in Research' series aims to delve a little deeper into these roles...
Dr Matt Thomas, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at North Bristol Trust and Local Specialty Research Lead at the NIHR Clinical Research Network West of England, shares his experience of working in research.
Professor Edd Carlton is a Clinical Academic Consultant and has expertise in conducting research in emergency settings. He joined North Bristol NHS Trust in 2015 and his research interests are broad, including injury, treatment of infection and diagnostics.
Ruth is an extended scope physiotherapist in the Foot & Ankle team at Southmead. She shares why she moved into a research role and how she’s been supported to study and grow.
Sally is a Research Administrator in the Women & Children’s team. She explains how she found joining research after 10 years on the wards, and how she wishes she had joined research earlier. My role day-to-day is varied. I don't have a day that's the...
Elizabeth Goff has been a Research Administrator in the Emergency and Critical Care Research team since August 2017. She appreciates how her role offers variety and challenge while fitting around her family commitments.
Dr Alan Uren is a Specialist Clinical Researcher who has worked at the Bristol Urological Institute for more than 10 years. He had a varied career before taking a research role, including working as a professional musician.
Kerry Lewis is a Senior Research Nurse in Emergency and Critical Care at North Bristol NHS Trust. She shares her journey into her current role, what she enjoys about it and how she feels she’s making an impact with her work. I’ve had a roundabout...
Alison Jenkins is a Research Nurse for the Renal team at North Bristol NHS Trust. As well as managing research studies, she is also a young adult support worker for renal patients. Alison explains how she enjoys the variety her two roles offer, and how she uses her clinical knowledge all the time in her role.
Suriya is a Senior Cancer Research Nurse for the Hematology team at North Bristol NHS Trust. As well as managing research studies, she is undertaking a PhD to improve lung patients’ quality-of-life to support them to live better for longer. Suriya explains how she enjoys the variety that her clinical and academic roles offer.
Shona McIntosh is Lead nurse for Palliative and End of Life Care at North Bristol NHS Trust. She shares how she was initially spurred into doing research due to perceiving an unfairness in treatment paths of two groups of patients. Plus, thoughts on balancing clinical work and research.
