North London NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Practitioner

The closing date is 01 December 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an Band 6 Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) who will be supporting the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) Research & Development Delivery Team, in the day-to-day delivery of the mental health and neurological disorders studies, and meeting the needs of the trusts' R&D remit and vision, in line with NIHR objectives. The post holder will contribute to the successful delivery of specialty-specific national and local objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) regarding increasing recruitment to research studies across NLFT.

You will have a excellent understanding and practical experience research delivery, and excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively with people at all levels across a range of organisations.

You should have experience of working with people receiving healthcare for mental health, dementia and neurodegenerative and neurological disorders. You should be well organized and skilled in time management with ability to meet tight deadlines and also work with several projects simultaneously.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will assist in delivering on CRN North Thames performance metrics and objectives regarding recruitment to Divisional research studies for NLFT

Recruit research participants to RRDN North Thames portfolio of studies mainly focusing on Mental Health, Dementia and Neurodegenerative disorder, and Neurological studies.

Assist with the timely set-up of portfolio studies, including supporting feasibility, governance processes, identifying potential participants, discussing research with potential participants, taking consent and problem-solving to ensure performance targets are met. Working flexibly across NLFT, to meet the needs of the trusts research activity with the main aim to increase recruitment to portfolio studies at both trusts.

Work with the Research Delivery Managers to increase opportunities for trust employees and service users to participate in relevant research, and ensure the dissemination of results to relevant clinical teams and service user groups..

To maintain close links with health care services and departments across the CRN North Thames, as well as with R&D departments (and their delivery staff and study teams), overseen by Noclor.

To actively promote research amongst trust staff, service users, carers, relatives and the public.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Date posted

18 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year Per annum (including Inner HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0475

Job locations

Regis Road

1st Floor, NHS Regis Road JML House, Regis Road Kentish Town,

London

NW5 3EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed description of the Clinical Research Practitioners role and its essential and desirable requirements are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed description of the Clinical Research Practitioners role and its essential and desirable requirements are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

First degree (in Psychology or health related field), or relevant experience in a research setting

Desirable

MSc in Psychology or other health related field
Good Clinical Practice certificate

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

Good knowledge of the principles of research
Experience of working with people receiving healthcare for mental health, dementia and neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.
Ability to analyse and rationalise research information and make complex decisions.

Desirable

Experience of managing projects
Experience in supervising junior members of staff

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively with people at all levels across a range of organisations.
Desire to facilitate and support investigators with their research studies, maintaining a problem solving and customer-focused approach.
Ability to work on own initiative, making decisions and using organisational and time management skills to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

Ability to analyse facts or situations, investigating a variety of issues and proposing solutions; dealing with complex enquiries.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

First degree (in Psychology or health related field), or relevant experience in a research setting

Desirable

MSc in Psychology or other health related field
Good Clinical Practice certificate

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

Good knowledge of the principles of research
Experience of working with people receiving healthcare for mental health, dementia and neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.
Ability to analyse and rationalise research information and make complex decisions.

Desirable

Experience of managing projects
Experience in supervising junior members of staff

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively with people at all levels across a range of organisations.
Desire to facilitate and support investigators with their research studies, maintaining a problem solving and customer-focused approach.
Ability to work on own initiative, making decisions and using organisational and time management skills to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

Ability to analyse facts or situations, investigating a variety of issues and proposing solutions; dealing with complex enquiries.

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regis Road

1st Floor, NHS Regis Road JML House, Regis Road Kentish Town,

London

NW5 3EG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regis Road

1st Floor, NHS Regis Road JML House, Regis Road Kentish Town,

London

NW5 3EG

Employer's website

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