Senior Researcher

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Research Team and work with the Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research Centre (CIDER).

You will coordinate the National Epilepsy Research Database Register, an NIHR-adopted study that has built important evidence on anti-seizure medication for people with Intellectual Disabilities since 2015. Sponsored by CPFT and involving over 25 NHS Trusts nationwide, this is a complex and high-profile project.

Your role will include supporting study set-up, working with research teams and clinicians, managing recruitment, and coordinating data collection. You will also contribute to ethics amendments, grant bids, and patient and public involvement.

This is a unique chance to develop your research skills, gain experience across the full research pathway, and play a vital role in improving epilepsy care for a vulnerable patient group.

Main duties of the job

• The role will involve undertaking study related procedures as appropriate and the assessment, planning, and on-going care of research participants throughout the duration of the study.
• Work as part of the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) Research Team and the Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research Centre (CIDER).
• Work on National Institute for Health Research adopted Epilepsy Research Database Register.
• Coordinate the management across multi-centre study sites.
• Develop and coordinate ethics amendment applications, grant bids and patient and public involvement and engagement processes for this important study, as it builds further evidence around epilepsy treatments for a complex and vulnerable population of patients.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.