Research Assistant - Thames Valley Women's OPD

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in mental health is seeking a dynamic Research Assistant for an innovative project in Oxford. The role involves supporting the evaluation of a new service aimed at assisting women with complex mental health needs transitioning from prison. Responsibilities include data management, gathering feedback, and administrative tasks. This position offers significant career progression opportunities and a supportive environment, aligned with values of caring and excellence.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discount across various retailers

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mental health and forensic services.
• Understanding of research methodology.
• Self-motivated and dynamic.

Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation of the Transitional Liaison Mental Health Service.
• Gather and organize data from various sources.
• Provide administrative support, manage datasets, and generate reports.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health

Research methodology

Job description

Research Assistant - Thames Valley Women's OPD

Are you looking for a role in clinical research within Forensic Services?

The Thames Valley Women's Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (WOPD) is a small, multi-disciplinary team which sits within the wider OPD Pathway. We are passionate about supporting women with complex mental health needs to successfully transition out of prison and to thrive in the community.

We are currently seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Research Assistant to support the formal evaluation of an innovative three-year pilot of a new 'Transitional Liaison Mental Health Service.' This initiative focuses on supporting women who present with both significant offending histories and complex mental health needs to successfully navigate the transition from custody to community. This period of physical and psychological transition presents many challenges and is therefore, sadly, all too often associated with poor outcomes, including recall to prison.

The TLMH service provides direct support to the women and also works with other agencies such as the NHS, Adult Social Care and the Third Sector to ensure adequate health and social care provision. You'll also provide key support to the evaluation of the project.

If you have knowledge of mental health/forensic services and a good understanding of research methodology then we'd love to hear from you!

Phase One of this role will be a scoping exercise, involving gathering and organising large amounts of data from various sources across HM Prison and Probation Services, to establish the throughflow of women leaving prison, along with their presentations, risk profiles and needs. This will help establish demand and identify the needs of this population in more detail.

Phase Two will involve gathering qualitative feedback from a range of professionals, as well as our female service users, in order to gain more in-depth feedback about their experiences of using this pilot service.

We hope to publish the outcomes of this project.

Other duties will include some administration, including the management of our in-house dataset, which supports the day-to-day running of the service and is used for the production of Quarterly Reports, projects and quality monitoring.

This role will involve a combination of remote working and travel to various probation sites across the Thames Valley area, plus some travel beyond Thames Valley to visit the four women's prisons in the South of England.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Rosie Winder Job title: Women's Lead for Thames Valley OPD Pathway Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07464646507

We would welcome a telephone or MS Teams conversation prior to application. Please contact Dr Rosie Winder, Principle Clinical Psychologist, via the email address above.

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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