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Ansök senast: 2025-03-07
Research Assistant
Job overview
We are seeking a part time research assistant to join an active academic pain department with a strong link in neuromodulation. There will be an opportunity to learn programming and develop a career in academic and industry partnership. Our research assistants have been successful in obtaining industry placements. This post is designed for graduates who can demonstrate outstanding potential for development and contribute towards academic neuromodulation program
Main duties of the job
The Pain Research Centre at Barts Health NHS Trust has received funding from various investigator-initiated trials for the ongoing research activities in the field of pain medicine including neuromodulation. Academic Pain is supported by a strong team of consultants, research assistants, nurses and admin staff.
This is a part time Band 5 NHS post; 3 days a week (pro rata), for 12 months. The post may be extended pending on satisfactory appraisal, successful further grants and research committee approval. The post holder will work with the PARC team and be accountable to Dr Vivek Mehta, Director, Pain Research Centre, ensuring that the aims and ethos of the centre are fulfilled. The day to day, line management will be with Dr Kavita Poply, Deputy Director and Honorary Senior Lecturer, QMUL.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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