Research Assistant - Mersey Care Mood Clinic | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

AnexcitingroleforamotivatedResearch Assistantto joinaNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)fundedMersey Care Mood Clinic (MCMC),forming a vitalpart of amulti-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and researchers launching and developingthis new serviceover 2 years.

Supported byMCMCChief InvestigatorandPsychiatry Leadand workingcollaborativelyalongsidea vibrant research delivery teamtocollectdata, including evidence-basedstandardised outcome measures e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7,the post holder willsupportsuccessful delivery of the clinic againstlocal and national targets.

Withunderstandingof mental illness andthroughdeveloping andmaintaininggood working relationships with service users, carers, clinic staff and otherstakeholders,the successful applicant will ensureresearch is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Researchandforma 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

Keyresponsibilitieswill include:

1. Assistingwithset-up and facilitation of researchactivityundertaken at MCMCincludingmaintainingand managingan external database.

1. Engagingpotential research participants,and others,in research studies and trialsthrougha variety ofmethods, includingindependentlytravelling.

1. Demonstrating an awarenessof the psychological/ emotional needs of research participantswhilst carryingout any relevant psychometric test materials,structured/ semi-structuredinterviewsandperiodicfollow-upandresponding and reporting appropriately.

1. Ensuringresearch proceduresare carriedin accordance withprotocol and UK policy framework for health and social careresearch.Supportingthe production of interim progressand governancereports for the clinic's funderandrelevantcommittees.

1. Reviewingof electronic patient clinical notes, extracting and coding data forresearch purposes,andenteringintothe 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.