Research Assistant

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health charity as a Research Assistant to support the impactful Linking Loss project. The role involves recruiting participants, conducting qualitative research, and working with healthcare services to enhance mental health support for families. This is a hybrid position requiring a commitment to equity and inclusion, ideal for candidates with a psychology background and research experience.

Benefits

Perkbox rewards

Early finish on Fridays

Free counselling through Employee Assistance Programme

Staff-led networks for learning and connection

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical or qualitative research with parents and children.
• Self-motivated and organized.
• Ideally from marginalized communities or with lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Linking Loss project by recruiting participants.
• Conduct qualitative interviews and manage data per GDPR.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Qualitative data collection

Qualitative data analysis

Understanding of research ethics

Engaging parents in research studies

Education

Background in psychology or related field

Job description

Job Description

Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week) – including Wednesdays.

Location: Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and remote work). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract type: Fixed-term, 15 months.

Exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant – make an impact today!

Anna Freud is seeking a Research Assistant to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people, and their families. Our mission is to close the wellbeing and mental health gap by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

Our EDI commitment

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, where equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered, regardless of background, belief, socioeconomic status, caring responsibilities, or care experience.

We ask candidates to share their dimensions to help us identify and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, better serving the children, young people, and families we work with.

As a confident and committed employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed fairly based on the criteria in our job profiles.

What we offer

You will join a passionate research team working on the Linking Loss project, which focuses on co-producing a peer-led intervention for those experiencing mental health difficulties after early loss, including marginalized communities and healthcare professionals.

We offer staff benefits such as Perkbox rewards, early finish on Fridays, free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme, and staff-led networks for learning, connection, and impact.

What you’ll do

You will support the delivery of the Linking Loss project by recruiting participants, conducting qualitative interviews, liaising with NHS services, managing data per GDPR and ethical guidelines, and ensuring adherence to protocols. You will work under supervision and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including experts with lived experience.

What you’ll bring

We seek candidates with a background in psychology or a related field, experience in clinical or qualitative research with parents and children, and a strong understanding of research ethics and confidentiality.

• Experience in perinatal mental health, health psychology, or health inequalities;
• Proficiency in qualitative data collection and analysis;
• Understanding of participant confidentiality and ethical research practices;
• Experience engaging parents in research studies.

You should be self-motivated, organized, committed to reflective action and equity, and ideally from marginalized communities or with lived experience of mental health difficulties following early loss.

Next steps

Closing date: Midday (12pm), Tuesday 10 June 2025. Applications may close early due to high interest, so apply promptly.

Notification of interview: Shortlisted applicants will be notified by Wednesday 18 June 2025. Assessments are anonymous based on the criteria in the Job Profile. No feedback will be provided to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews: Will be held remotely on Wednesday 25 June 2025.

How to apply: Click on the 'Apply' button on our website. CVs are not accepted. No contact from agencies please.

Questions?

Please email us with any inquiries or application assistance. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their Right to Work in the UK post-offer; we do not hold a sponsor license and cannot provide Visa sponsorship.