Research Assistant

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newcastle is seeking a Research Assistant to support the ASCEnD study on bipolar depression. The role includes conducting participant follow-ups, data management, and liaising with research teams across the UK. Candidates should be compassionate, dynamic, and committed, capable of working within a modern NHS environment. The position offers opportunities to build a rewarding career in clinical research, focusing on mood disorders.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting participant follow-up visits and safety monitoring.
• Ability to collate and input research data into relevant databases.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and training in administering assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct participant follow-up visits and safety assessments.
• Liaise with UK colleagues and research teams.
• Input ongoing research data into databases.
• Prepare oral and written reports from research data.
• Attend relevant training sessions for the role.

Job description

ASCEnD is an open label randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an aripiprazole and sertraline combination compared to quetiapine for the treatment of bipolar depression. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) panel and led from Newcastle. The study is largely conducted remotely, with participants completing assessment scales on-line and being remotely monitored by RAs based in Newcastle.

• Carry out participant follow-up visits including safety monitoring assessments and escalate appropriately as required.
• Liaise with colleagues in other parts of the UK and local research teams.
• Undertake other reasonable activities to ensure the effective running of the study as required by line managers.
• Collation and input of ongoing research data into relevant databases and files.
• Summarise research data for the preparation of oral and written reports.
• Attend training in administering mood assessments, questionnaires, Good Clinical Practice and anything additional as appropriate.
  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.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration. This Research Assistant (RA) post is based within the Northern Centre for Mood Disorders (NCMD), funded by CNTW Trust Research Capacity Funding, to support a number of ongoing research studies but with a particular focus on the ASCEnD study. The NCMD is a collaboration between Newcastle University and CNTW Trust, whose focus is conducting international standard research into the nature and treatment of mood disorders.