Senior Research Assistant - ADEPP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Data collection and management To contribute towards the accurate collection, entry and management of data using Excel To be responsible for the safe keeping of data files including medical notes To assist with the analysis (qualitative and quantitative) and interpretation of the results of the research if required To provide suitable results tables, graphs and figures.

Planning, management and other duties To form and maintain close working relationships with other members of the research team and to liaise with University and NHS staff as required To assist with the promotion of the research to staff, service users and other relevant stakeholders To liaise with research colleagues and support administrative staff on routine matters To participate in regular supervision To identify appropriate training to support professional development To act in a professional manner and with appropriate behaviour at all times To undertake specific administrative duties as required To act under the guidance of the project manager to ensure that daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed within agreed timeframes To help the research team achieve research objective and deadlines To report any concerns raised by study participants to the project manager/PI To continue to update knowledge and develop skills To provide advice or demonstrate own research activities or workplace routines to new research staff, temporary researchers or students assisting with the project To support Project Manager and PI as required To undertake any other duties, which may be required from time to time.

Trust Mandatory on-going Requirements to be met by the candidate after commencing in post, these will not be assessed at the recruitment stage To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how the post holder can support them To understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, service users, members of the public and all stakeholders To access only information, when paper, electronic or, in another media, which is authorised to the post holder as part of the duties of their role Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside of the NHS information relating to patients, service users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date To ensure their day to day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising and maximising recycling, saving energy, minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager To take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident and near miss To protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Good Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and a Masters Degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of conducting quantitative research (including checking the scoring of measures, data collection, data input, and data analysis) for a stand-alone study, such as a Masters or PhD thesis or part of a funded study/trial

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Have computer literacy - advanced skills in database management, spreadsheets and word processing packages
• Knowledge of Powerpoint
• Ability to take responsibility for planning and implementation of specific elements of the study
• Ability to engage service user and staff participants in a research project
• Ability to work effectively as a team member as well as working alone
• Ability to facilitate and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings, steering groups and other forums as appropriate
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines and prioritise accordingly
• Ability to maintain high standards of integrity and confidentiality
• Ability to show excellent interpersonal skills including a flexible and positive approach
• Ability to prepare and present research reports and presentations with clarity and enthusiasm
• Ability to act assertively in potentially stressful situations

Other Requirements

Essential

• The job holder must be assessed by Occupational Health as having a level of fitness to carry out duties/tasks after reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 have been made.
• Full UK Driving licence (subject to Disability Discrimination Legislation) Or an ability to travel across the footprint of the Trust as required by the role.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich

Sedgley Avenue

Manchester

M25 3BL

Employer's website

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