Research officer, Direct Delivery Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deductedat £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benef

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDegree level Qualification in Nursing/Midwifery/AHP or other Health related Science
• oExperience of working in research with experience of conducting a research project
• oAdvanced knowledge and expertise (to postgraduate level equivalent) of a variety of types of research studies and the respective processes for management and delivery.

Desirable

• Evidence of any education related training programmes pertaining to research.
• Post Graduate Research related study (PgCert, Diploma, MClinRes)

Knowledge

Essential

• o Advanced knowledge and expertise regarding the laws, guidelines and frameworks which govern the set up and conduct of research within the UK
• oAwareness of relevant policy across community, primary and secondary care settings.
• oKnowledge and experience of data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.
• oIn depth knowledge and experience of the whole clinical research process in practice.

Desirable

• oExperience of research management systems i.e. electronic data capture systems CPMS, LPMS, ODP, Research specific applications e.g. RedCap

Skills

Essential

• o Advanced organisational skills and ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management of the research study(ies) including, where relevant, work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff to ensure smooth running of the research study
• oExcellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships including with the public, research participants, carers and members of multi-disciplinary teams.
• oAbility to work autonomously and to motivate self and others.
• oEffective time management.
• oExcellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations.
• oAbility and experience of independently leading on the delivery of multiple portfolio research studies.
• oIT skills, with the ability to use commercial software packages, and standard spreadsheet and database applications.
• oAbility to deputise for in the Team Lead's absence

Desirable

• Venepuncture, Immunisation & Vaccination training
• Previous experience of Line Management duties and systems e.g. ESR

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• oAdaptable/flexible approach to work
• oAlignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours
• oAbility to travel independently around North Cumbria and occasionally the North East

Desirable

• oDriving License

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wigton Hospital

Cross Lane

Wigton

CA7 9DD

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)