Clinical Research (Nurse) Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Research (Nurse) Practitioner at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of clinical research studies delivered across the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust footprint. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Research and Development Manager, Study Principal Investigators and other members of the research team, to assist with the achievement of local and national targets in relation to research delivery and maintain key working relationships with the NIHR Clinical Research Network and research sponsors., The post holder will work with the Associate Medical Director for Research, Research and Development Manager, study Principal Investigators, NIHR Clinical Research Network and Trust research department colleagues in order to develop and maintain the research infrastructure which supports the recruitment of participants to both commercial and non-commercial studies, coordination of participants in studies and the collection of research data.

Applicants will have experience of working with research/ clinical trials, possess good interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

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.