Research Associate - Cell Soothe

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health organization in Manchester is seeking a candidate to contribute to a research team focused on developing and evaluating a digital intervention for women in prison who self-harm. The successful applicant will play a key role in participant recruitment, data collection, and analysis. This role is essential for establishing relationships with prisons and ensuring the app meets necessary guidelines and limitations.

Responsibilities

• Travel to prisons to maintain relationships between the research team, prison staff, and participants.
• Receive line management support from the Chief Investigator/Project Manager with supervision and appraisals.
• Assist in establishing the model of change for the Cell-Soothe intervention.
• Determine app content and content safeguards.
• Understand prison-specific technical requirements.
• Establish ways to deploy and evaluate the app in prison.
• Recruit participants, collect data, analyze findings, and write up results.

Job description

Job Summary / Purpose

The post-holder will form part of a multi‑disciplinary research team investigating how to develop and evaluate a digital intervention for women in prison who self‑harm. The successful candidate will contribute toward the day‑to‑day operation of the study, including participant recruitment, data collection, analysis and write‑up.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel to prisons within the women’s estate to establish and maintain good relationships between the research team, prison staff and participants.
• Receive line management support from the Chief Investigator/Project Manager, including regular supervision, objective setting, and annual appraisals.
• Assist in establishing the model of change and theoretical underpinnings of the Cell‑Soothe intervention.
• Determine preferable and permissible app content and content safeguards.
• Develop an understanding of prison‑specific technical requirements and limitations.
• Establish a feasible way to deploy and evaluate the app within a prison context.
• Recruit participants, collect data, analyze and write up findings for the study.

Background

GMMH Foundation Trust has over 7000 staff delivering services at more than 122 locations. It provides inpatient and community‑based mental health care across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.