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Research Associate (CaFi) Band 6 | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 December 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6681214/437-6681214 |
Summary
Working alongside the EDI-RU director and the EDI-RU manager this post will be responsible for supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Research Unit (EDI-RU) Clinical Trials and research activities, including preparing grants, reports, and academic papers.
The role focuses on development and delivery of projects to address inequalities in access, care experience, and outcomes – especially in underserved and marginalised communities as exemplified by the Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT) to evaluate the cost- and clinical effectiveness of Culturally-adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) for people from African-Caribbean backgrounds experiencing psychosis.
· To assist with writing of funding applications for research• To regularly liaise with the study collaborators and other stakeholders to identify and recruit eligible study participants;
• To assist with the promotion of the research to stakeholders;
• To contribute towards and write papers about the research in high profile reports and publications;
• To help present information on research progress and outcomes to management groups;
• To assist with the presentation of research findings at internal and external meetings, and conferences nationally and internationally; and
• To liaise with research colleagues and support administrative staff on routine matters.
• To conduct and write systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses for publication and to inform future research and grant applications.
• To contribute to the development/design of qualitative and quantitative studies with the members of the team.
• To assist with the running of any pilot trials or research studies conducted within the team.
• To liaise with relevant funding bodies, research support network (e.g. NIHR Research Design Service) and R&I departments of partner organisations
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.
The postholder will be a postgraduate/post-doctoral researcher. The postholder must be able to take significant responsibility for planning and implementation of specific elements of the research activities. Banding reflects the level of autonomy, knowledge, skills, and experience needed to successfully undertake the role.
The successful candidate will be able to conduct systematic literature reviews to extract pertinent information and undertake pilot/feasibility work. The postholder will have effective communication and management skills to enable networking across the Trust and developing successful collaborators with external partners. Given the centrality of PPIE to the trial, the RA will have experience of facilitating ‘Expert by Experience’ input into all aspects of our work, including data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
Experience in conducting research studies and mixed methods research, including conducting interviews and coding qualitative data, is essential. The RA will need knowledge of Randomised Control Trials (RCT) and associated quantitative research methods skills. Other activities will include data analysis, assisting with relevant systematic reviews/meta-analyses, preparing peer-reviewed publications, and contributing to innovation in dissemination of research findings.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024