Research Assistant - Mersey Care Mood Clinic

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting role for a motivated Research Assistant to join a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded Mersey Care Mood Clinic (MCMC) , forming a vital part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and researchers launching and developing this new service over 2 years.
S upported by MCMC Chief Investigator and Psychiatry Lead and w orking collaboratively alongside a vibrant research delivery team to collect data, including evidence-based s tandardised outcome measures e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7 , the post holder will support successful delivery of the clinic a gainst local and national targets .
With understanding of mental illness and through developing and maintaining good working relationships with service users, carers, clinic staff and other s takeholders , t he successful applicant will ensur e research is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research and form a key part of the success of research studies and trials within the clinic.
Shortlisting planned for: 30 September 2024
Interviews planned for: 14 October 2024

A ssist ing with set-up and facilitation of research activity undertaken at MCMC including m ai ntain ing and manag ing an external database.
E ngag ing potential research participants , and others , in research studies and trials through a variety of methods , including independently trave l l ing .
D emonstrating an a ware ness of the psychological/ emotional needs of research participants whilst c arry ing out any relevant psychometric test materials , structured/ semi-structured interviews and period ic follow-up and responding and reporting appropriately.
E nsur ing research procedures are carried in accordance with protocol and UK policy framework for health and social care research . Support ing the production of interim progress and governance reports for the clinic’s funder and relevant committee s .
R eview ing of electronic patient clinical notes, extracting and coding data for research purposes , and enter ing into the study database.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details of this role or contact the recruiting manager for more information