Clinical Research Assistant

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider in the United Kingdom seeks an enthusiastic individual to support mental health and dementia research as part of the Research and Innovation team. This role involves collaborating with clinical staff, recruiting research participants, and utilizing a mobile research unit. Candidates should possess experience with mental health service users, strong communication and IT skills, and a willingness to travel. Opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements are also offered.

Benefits

Counselling support

Flexible working opportunities

In-house training and coaching

Qualifications

• Experience of working with mental health or dementia service users.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Willing to travel across the Trust geography and drive the mobile research unit.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment of participants for research studies from mental health inpatient wards.
• Collaborate with Research Nurses and Clinical Research Practitioners.
• Work on the mobile research unit.

Skills

Experience with mental health or dementia service users

Excellent communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Willingness to travel

Ability to drive a mobile research unit

Job description

Overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised individual, with experience of working with mental health or dementia service users, to provide clinical trial support to the Research and Innovation team based at the Trusts research site at St George's Hospital, Stafford. The role supports mental health and dementia research, as well as research in other physical health specialty areas including vaccines and long-term conditions.

About the organisation

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

What we offer

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support the well-being of all our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are available depending on the role. We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

Diversity and inclusion

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria. We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Responsibilities

The role involves working alongside Research Nurses and Clinical Research Practitioners to support the recruitment of participants on to research studies from mental health inpatient wards and other clinical settings. The role also involves working on our mobile research unit. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and IT skills, and be able to travel across the Trust geography, and be willing to drive our mobile research unit.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience of working with mental health or dementia service users
• Excellent communication and IT skills
• Willing to travel across the Trust geography and drive the mobile research unit

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