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Researcher
Grade
Band 5
Contract
12 months (fixed term 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-CS2580-LW-A
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Lantern Centre
Town
Preston
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/07/2024 23:59

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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Research Assistant

Band 5

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

 

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant in Mental Health Research, to work in close partnership with researchers, in the delivery of an NIHR funded trial. The integrated bipolar parenting intervention (IBPI) trial is a 4-year definitive randomised controlled trial funded by NIHR Health Technology and Assessment programme.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a large community and mental health Trust employing over 7000 staff and serving a population across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System.  The Trust provides inpatient and community specialist Mental Health services to children and young people, adults and older adults and also delivers forensic mental health services.  Additionally, the Trust provides a range of physical health care community services and children’s services.

The Trust delivers a wide portfolio of high quality research including this important study. This is a great opportunity to have a key role in a new NIHR funded research trial, led by Professor Steve Jones, to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of digital parenting support in improving child emotional and behavioural outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join a unique team of clinical and research staff who are passionate about optimising mental health services through applied research, working alongside clinical services and other relevant health and education settings. The post holder will be based in Preston at the Lantern Centre with occasional travel. IBPI is led by Lancaster University and involves national recruitment.

 

You must have at least a degree level qualification in a relevant discipline and knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research designs including clinical trial designs with recruitment and retention targets. You will need to be competent in data collection and both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Experience of working collaboratively in clinical trial management with large multi-disciplinary research teams, and service users/relatives, clinicians and service providers, would be a definite advantage. We are looking for an energetic dynamic, self-directed and committed individual with an interest in becoming a key part of our research team.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc(hons) Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent (e.g. post graduate conversion course accredited by the British Psychological Society
  • Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Quantitative data analysis using SPSS
  • A good knowledge of lifespan psychology applied to health care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Data analysis, either quantitative or qualitative
  • Work with people with mental health issues
  • Recruiting individuals to research studies

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake psychologically informed research projects under supervision
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings
  • IT literate including use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Cryle
Job title
Researcher
Email address
[email protected]
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