Job summary
The research delivery team are involved in a range of activities, including:
o Identification, screening, and randomisation of research study participants
o Seeking ongoing informed consent as a voluntary agreement with research study participants, ensuring their understanding of the research and its risks
o Ensuring high-quality data input at source and its management through a research workflow
The post-holder will provide administrative and data management support to a team of Clinical Studies Assistants, Clinical Studies Officers, and the Research Delivery Manager. Key responsibilities include screening medical records to identify potential participants, liaising with clinicians to confirm eligibility, engaging with service users to invite them to participate in research, booking appointments, and addressing research-related queries from clinicians. Additional duties include conducting surveys with participants, collecting data, and entering data into research studies, all while adhering to ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and local regulations.
This role requires a minimum of 40% working on site, either across service locations or at the designated base. The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel to support research activities across the Trust's whole geography.
Main duties of the job
1) Identify, and screen for eligibility, potential participants for NIHR Portfolio Adopted studies across the Trust.
2) Schedule appointments, respond to queries from service users and clinicians, and conduct surveys as part of research activities.
3) Assist the Research Delivery Manager in monitoring patient recruitment and study progress by facilitating accurate and timely recording of patient recruitment data using the EDGE Data Entry System.
4) Perform administrative tasks, including filing, scanning, and taking minutes during meetings.
Contribute to the development of a culture within the Trust where research is actively promoted at all levels.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1) Identify, and screen for eligibility, potential participants for NIHR Portfolio Adopted studies across the Trust.
2) Schedule appointments, respond to queries from service users and clinicians, and conduct surveys as part of research activities.
3) Assist the Research Delivery Manager in monitoring patient recruitment and study progress by facilitating accurate and timely recording of patient recruitment data using the EDGE Data Entry System.
4) Perform administrative tasks, including filing, scanning, and taking minutes during meetings.
5) Contribute to the development of a culture within the Trust where research is actively promoted at all levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1) Identify, and screen for eligibility, potential participants for NIHR Portfolio Adopted studies across the Trust.
2) Schedule appointments, respond to queries from service users and clinicians, and conduct surveys as part of research activities.
3) Assist the Research Delivery Manager in monitoring patient recruitment and study progress by facilitating accurate and timely recording of patient recruitment data using the EDGE Data Entry System.
4) Perform administrative tasks, including filing, scanning, and taking minutes during meetings.
5) Contribute to the development of a culture within the Trust where research is actively promoted at all levels.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oUndergraduate degree in psychology, healthcare, nursing, social sciences, or a related discipline.
Desirable
- oICH-GCP Training (Good Clinical Practice).
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- oExperience of using a wide range of IT and information systems including Microsoft office.
- oExperience working with data (qualitative and quantitative)
- oFamiliarity with healthcare services
- oExperience working to or applying quality standards (SOPs)
Desirable
- Experience working in a research environment, including participant recruitment.
- Experience working with individuals with mental health difficulties.
- Engaging diverse demographic groups
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oFamiliarity with a range of mental illnesses.
- oBasic understanding of research methodology
- oExcellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating listening with empathy, compassion, and patience.
- oAbility to engage with busy clinicians and service users.
- oTrained in or willingness to be trained in phlebotomy.
- oAbility to use initiative to implement improvements to working practices
- oCapable of maintaining accurate study files and service user Case Report Forms.
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of research governance and ethics.
- oUnderstanding of informed consent processes.
Other
Essential
- oSolution-focused approach to challenges.
- oAbility to work under pressure and independently while being an effective team member.
- oStrong time management skills, including workload prioritization.
- oWillingness to undergo necessary training to support the study portfolio.
- oCommitted to work on site a minimum of 40% of the time and to travel to various sites/ locations across the ELFT region.
- oAbility to travel independently for research visits, including to patients' homes or off site locations.
Desirable
- oCommitment to personal and professional development.
- oPrepared to undertake new challenges
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oUndergraduate degree in psychology, healthcare, nursing, social sciences, or a related discipline.
Desirable
- oICH-GCP Training (Good Clinical Practice).
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- oExperience of using a wide range of IT and information systems including Microsoft office.
- oExperience working with data (qualitative and quantitative)
- oFamiliarity with healthcare services
- oExperience working to or applying quality standards (SOPs)
Desirable
- Experience working in a research environment, including participant recruitment.
- Experience working with individuals with mental health difficulties.
- Engaging diverse demographic groups
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oFamiliarity with a range of mental illnesses.
- oBasic understanding of research methodology
- oExcellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating listening with empathy, compassion, and patience.
- oAbility to engage with busy clinicians and service users.
- oTrained in or willingness to be trained in phlebotomy.
- oAbility to use initiative to implement improvements to working practices
- oCapable of maintaining accurate study files and service user Case Report Forms.
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of research governance and ethics.
- oUnderstanding of informed consent processes.
Other
Essential
- oSolution-focused approach to challenges.
- oAbility to work under pressure and independently while being an effective team member.
- oStrong time management skills, including workload prioritization.
- oWillingness to undergo necessary training to support the study portfolio.
- oCommitted to work on site a minimum of 40% of the time and to travel to various sites/ locations across the ELFT region.
- oAbility to travel independently for research visits, including to patients' homes or off site locations.
Desirable
- oCommitment to personal and professional development.
- oPrepared to undertake new challenges
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).
