Research Assistant (Part Time)

NHS Jobs; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Jobs seeks a part-time Research Assistant to join the Cygnet Research & Development team. You will support the research ethics process, prepare materials, minutes, and correspondence, and assist with project delivery under supervision from a clinical psychologist.

You will work 2.5 days per week with flexible days including Wednesdays and the third Thursday each month, with some in-person meetings at Cygnet St Williams, Durham, and the remainder possible remotely.

Qualifications

• A psychology degree or equivalent experience grounding in research.
• Knowledge of research methods and processes is essential.
• Understanding of the REC process and ethics reviews is desirable.
• Experience carrying out research and supporting ethics reviews is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Respond to research queries and provide advice and support as needed.
• Prepare minutes from meetings and draft research proposals.
• Arrange reviewers and attendance of researchers for meetings.
• Manage research emails and liaise with researchers for follow-ups.
• Produce governance minutes and statistics for governance meetings.

Skills

Research grounding

Knowledge of research methods

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Psychology degree or equivalent

Job description

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Research Assistant (2.5 days per week permanent post)

We are looking to employ a part time Research Assistant to work with the Cygnet research and development team. The days per week can be flexible but need to include every Wednesday and the third Thursday in the month. There would also be an expectation that the successful candidate would be present for the research meeting on the third Wednesday of the month. Whilst it is possible to do much of this role remotely, there are times when it is necessary to attend a meeting face to face with the supervisor who is based at Cygnet St Williams in Durham. In this dedicated team you will work alongside the Research & Development Lead to facilitate the smooth running of the research ethics process.

Typical roles will include but are not limited to:

• Responding to research queries and offering advice and support when needed.
• Preparing minutes from meetings.
• Preparing research proposals in readiness for meetings and arranging for reviewers and attendance of researchers at the meeting.
• Administrative roles such as managing the research emails, (and liaising with researchers to follow up where needed).
• Collating response letters to researchers following ethical reviews of their proposals.
• Developing and delivering teaching and promotional materials to enhance research w ithin Cygnet.
• Completing audits of research folders.
• Producing clinical governance minutes and statistics for clinical board and governance meetings.
• Attending the monthly research and development team meeting and acting as a lead reviewer.

In addition to the roles outlined all members of the research and development team are supported and encouraged to carry out their own research and you would be provided opportunity to do this within the role. As you will be supervised by a clinical psychologist this is an ideal role for someone who is looking for further research experience to enhance applications for psychology training.

You will need :

• To have a psychology degree or other experience with a grounding in research
• Some knowledge of research methods & processes
• Desired: Knowledge of specific qualitative or quantitative methodologies
• An understanding of the REC process
• Experience of carrying out research and of the ethics review processes required for this.
• To be able to apply analytical thinking to reviewing proposals and supporting others to develop their ideas into research projects.

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