Clinical Research Practitioner/Research Nurse

Job summary

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

This secondment opportunity may be fulfilled through part-time or full-time arrangements to meet the 1.6 WTE hours available.

The post-holder will support the work of Kent & Medway Mental Health NHS Trust's Research & Innovation Department's, Clinical Research Delivery Team and gain clinical and administrative experience of research, to include the clinical and administrative duties on a variety of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio research studies, which run at a variety of sites across the trust.

We are seeking a highly motivated and driven individual to join our Clinical Research Delivery Team to assist with the work of the Mental Health & Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disorders clinical research portfolio; recruiting to clinical research studies running within the trust and actively promoting research amongst clinicians, service users and the wider NHS.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

The key purpose of this post is to aid and the project management of research within KMMH and the studies to which the post holder is assigned.

The main duties of the post-holder will be those concerned with managing the running of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio studies, specifically the ADAPT (Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis and Plasma p-Tau217) study, alongside identifying, recruiting and providing help as necessary to the study team and clinicians.

The post-holder will assist with the management, coordination and facilitation of research studies in both Mental Health and Dementia.

In addition to clinic/patient-based tasks, this role includes, phlebotomy, centrifuging blood samples, document generation and control, project tracking and logistics, data collection and reporting, adherence to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Research Governance and assisting in the continued improvement in the care of research participants and quality of research data.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Beech House, Maidstone

Research and Innovation, Beech House, Hermitage Lane,

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Beech House, Maidstone

Research and Innovation, Beech House, Hermitage Lane,

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

Employer's website

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

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