Higher Research Assistant

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Research Assistant to join the CNTW Research Delivery team at a leading NHS Foundation Trust in England. You will support the delivery of NIHR Portfolio Studies in clinical areas including Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease, contributing to research excellence and patient engagement within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good communication skills essential.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment of patients for NIHR clinical research studies.
• Provide relevant information to patients about clinical research.
• Ensure trials are conducted per good clinical practice standards.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Engagement

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Assistant to join the CNTW Research Delivery team to support the development and delivery of existing NIHR Portfolio Studies in a wide range of clinical areas including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s disease and Dementia. In line with the CNTW strategy and the aims of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), we aim to establish a record of research excellence, developing a multi-disciplinary research team, operating across multiple organisations and encompassing a wide geographical region in the North East.

Under the supervision of senior colleagues, the post holder will support the research team to facilitate recruitment of patients into studies that are on the NIHR clinical research portfolio with a strong focus in the areas of Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. This will involve providing relevant information to patients about clinical research and ensuring that trials are undertaken in accordance with good clinical practice and regulatory standards. The Senior Research Assistant will need to have good communication skills and be willing to work across organisational boundaries.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

CNTW is one of the leading research active mental health trusts in England and offers the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of clinical research across specialities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Guy Emery Job title: Research Delivery Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07977833751