Job summary
Applications are invited for a Research Support Officer post to join the SATURN (Stimulant Medication for ADHD and Tics - Understanding Response versus Non-stimulants) trial, which is hosted by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and led by Professor Chris Hollis at the University of Nottingham.
This project is a randomised trial that aims to understand whether stimulant or nonstimulant medication is most effective for treating children and young people who are experiencing both ADHD and tics.
SATURN will be set within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and paediatric settings. Participants will be children/young people who have both ADHD and tics, and their parents/carers.
The post-holder will be based in Nottingham and will work alongside local clinical teams and members of the University of Nottingham including the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) and Institute of Mental Health (IMH) to recruit participants and assess outcomes for the SATURN trial.
The post-holder will split their time between the IMH and the NCTU (with some flexibility around working from home) but final arrangements will be confirmed closer to the time once in post.
Main duties of the job
This is a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2024.
The post is 0.6 WTE / 22.5 hours per week. The post-holder will be required to work Tuesdays as part of their contracted hours.
The post will require travel across Trust sites within the East Midlands - the post-holder should hold a full UK driving license and have access to their own transport. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
The post may require flexible working hours (specifically, some availability in the evenings or weekends will be needed to cover participant phone calls).
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for:
- Identify, recruit and consent participants
- Conduct clinical assessments and outcome measures (including an interview measure of tics the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), in which specific training will be given)
- Follow up participants
- Carry out data collection and data entry
- Ensure the site meets its recruitment and follow-up targets and report any issues to the NCTU Trial Manager
- Coordinate local site activities and report site performance back to the NCTU as needed
- Assist with other research tasks as agreed with their line manager and NCTU Trial Management team
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will join the SATURN trial team, which comprises over ten people across multiple organisations. They will receive supervision from the Head of Research and Operations, IMH (at Institute of Mental Health). They will work together as a team with the SATURN Senior Trial Manager, (Garry Meakin, Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit), Trial Manager (Emily McGann, Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit) and be accountable to the Chief Investigator (Chris Hollis, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham).
The Institute of Mental Health is an innovative partnership between Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham. Bridging the gap between campus and clinic, we seek to transform the understanding and treatment of mental health. We have created a hub of innovative mental health research exploring new areas and ideas from active research grants of over £46 million. Delivering our research studies, we have over 30 professors and associate professors, working alongside patient and public research volunteers, PhD students, and external members.
One of the core responsibilities of the role is to identify and recruit participants to the SATURN trial, under the direction of their line manager and the SATURN trial team. This will involve meeting with clinicians, community mental health teams, primary care staff and service users to promote recruitment to the project.
Other key accountabilities of the role
Carrying out trial assessments of participants face-to-face or by telephone/video conference under the direction of the Chief Investigator, Principal Investigator and trial manager. Including ensuring treatments, assessment, follow-ups and data collection is coordinated and processed according to protocol-defined timelines.
Taking responsibility for local site coordination including maintenance of the site file and reporting site performance back to the clinical trials unit.
Supporting site study set-up including assisting with preparation of local documentation and approvals, attending training and cascading of training.
Providing on-going information and support for patients involved in the trial.
Entering data collected onto a project database according to the study protocol and in keeping with the Data Protection Act and prepare written reports of activity as required.
Recording and reporting adverse events/serious adverse events.
Please see the full job description and person specification for more information.
For further information or enquiries please contact Kirsty Sprange, Assistant Professor in Clinical Trials and SATURN Co-applicant via kirsty.sprange@nottingham.ac.uk.
Interviews will be held online (via MS Teams) or face-to-face if circumstances allow.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will join the SATURN trial team, which comprises over ten people across multiple organisations. They will receive supervision from the Head of Research and Operations, IMH (at Institute of Mental Health). They will work together as a team with the SATURN Senior Trial Manager, (Garry Meakin, Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit), Trial Manager (Emily McGann, Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit) and be accountable to the Chief Investigator (Chris Hollis, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham).
The Institute of Mental Health is an innovative partnership between Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham. Bridging the gap between campus and clinic, we seek to transform the understanding and treatment of mental health. We have created a hub of innovative mental health research exploring new areas and ideas from active research grants of over £46 million. Delivering our research studies, we have over 30 professors and associate professors, working alongside patient and public research volunteers, PhD students, and external members.
One of the core responsibilities of the role is to identify and recruit participants to the SATURN trial, under the direction of their line manager and the SATURN trial team. This will involve meeting with clinicians, community mental health teams, primary care staff and service users to promote recruitment to the project.
Other key accountabilities of the role
Carrying out trial assessments of participants face-to-face or by telephone/video conference under the direction of the Chief Investigator, Principal Investigator and trial manager. Including ensuring treatments, assessment, follow-ups and data collection is coordinated and processed according to protocol-defined timelines.
Taking responsibility for local site coordination including maintenance of the site file and reporting site performance back to the clinical trials unit.
Supporting site study set-up including assisting with preparation of local documentation and approvals, attending training and cascading of training.
Providing on-going information and support for patients involved in the trial.
Entering data collected onto a project database according to the study protocol and in keeping with the Data Protection Act and prepare written reports of activity as required.
Recording and reporting adverse events/serious adverse events.
Please see the full job description and person specification for more information.
For further information or enquiries please contact Kirsty Sprange, Assistant Professor in Clinical Trials and SATURN Co-applicant via kirsty.sprange@nottingham.ac.uk.
Interviews will be held online (via MS Teams) or face-to-face if circumstances allow.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant subject/ discipline (e.g. Psychology, Health, Social Sciences)
Desirable
- Masters degree in relevant subject/discipline
Skills
Essential
- Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- Ability to interact with children and adults with mental health problems
- Able to plan and manage own workload with supervision
- Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
Knowledge
Essential
- The post holder is required to have moderately advanced knowledge of research related software packages e.g. Excel,
Desirable
- Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and/or tics
- Knowledge of NHS Ethics/HRA
Experience
Essential
- The post holder is required to have significant experience of recruiting and consenting participants in healthcare settings, as well as delivering outcome measures.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with ADHD and/or tics
- Experience of working in CAMHS or community paediatrics.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across Trust sites within the East Midlands - A full UK driving licence and access to own transport is required for this post. However reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant subject/ discipline (e.g. Psychology, Health, Social Sciences)
Desirable
- Masters degree in relevant subject/discipline
Skills
Essential
- Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- Ability to interact with children and adults with mental health problems
- Able to plan and manage own workload with supervision
- Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
Knowledge
Essential
- The post holder is required to have moderately advanced knowledge of research related software packages e.g. Excel,
Desirable
- Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and/or tics
- Knowledge of NHS Ethics/HRA
Experience
Essential
- The post holder is required to have significant experience of recruiting and consenting participants in healthcare settings, as well as delivering outcome measures.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with ADHD and/or tics
- Experience of working in CAMHS or community paediatrics.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across Trust sites within the East Midlands - A full UK driving licence and access to own transport is required for this post. However reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
