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Apply by: 2025-05-30

Senior Research Assistant - ADEPP

Published 2025-03-31

Job overview

This post hours per week full time, fixed term until December 2025. Flexible working and secondments would be considered. The post holder will work within the GMMH Central Research Delivery team to support the running of the ADEPP trial across Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). This includes identifying and recruiting participants and supporting service users and clinical teams involved in studies as required. Additionally the post-holder will actively promote the ADEPP trial to clinicians and service users. The post holder will liaise with lead clinical investigators and the trial sponsor to support the management and delivery of the trial protocol, and will be involved in ensuring that the research undertaken safeguards the well-being of the participants and is conducted within research governance legislation and Trust policies for Research. Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the objectives for this post. Post holders must be prepared to work across the GMMH geographical footprint.

Main duties of the job

To assist with the smooth day-to-day running and completion of this research project by supporting the project manager and the PI

To assist in the recruitment of participants to assess the eligibility of potential participants

To explain clearly and in detail the study to participants and to answer their queries regarding the research

To monitor blinding procedures and ensure blinding is maintained

To adhere to the service specification and quality standards of NHS trust policies, particularly relating to confidentiality and risk, and to also oversee programme policies in relation to confidentiality and risk

To ensure that ethics procedures and HRA/ R and I governance procedures are followed.

To assist in the preparation of Powerpoint presentations

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main 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 Trust’s 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

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

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

Experience

Essential criteria

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 criteria

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 criteria

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.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.