Research Assistant | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	29 April 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	31 May 2025
Location:	Kirkby in Ashfield, NG17 7AG
Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6942711/186-484-25-MH

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a NOTA (National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse) funded Research Assistant to join the National Forensic Camhs (FCAMHS) network on a fixed term (8 months) basis for one day per week to explore Harmful Sexual Behaviour provisions across England for children and young people.

The role will involve data collection, literature review and analysis to support facilitation of service evaluation activities.

The post holder will contribute towards the team driving towards better health outcomes and wellbeing for children and young people in collaboration with NHS England Health and Justice and NHS England Specialised Commissioning.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

The National FCAMHS Network Harmful Sexual Behaviour Working Group has identified gaps in provision for young people presenting with Harmful Sexual Behaviour and aims to explore this further via an evaluation focusing upon services available across England, configuration of services, capacity and demand with an overarching aim to aid improvement of access and outcomes for young people who are presenting with Harmful Sexual Behaviour.

The post holder will require experience of research and service evaluation within health, justice and/ or social care settings and demonstrate strong understanding of mixed methods research, data analysis and relevant statistical programmes including SPSS.

In addition, the post holder will demonstrate excellent communication skills; a good understanding of the global health needs of children and young people; the ability to work in collaboration with a wide range of partner agencies and the ability to work within a specialised and complex children and young person’s provision.

This is a remote working post. Limited travel will be required to access training and equipment provided by Nottinghamshire NHS Trust.



#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

To undertake the role of research assistant for FCAMHS and facilitate the National Harmful Sexual Behaviour Service Project:

· To conduct the collection, organisation and entry of service evaluation data under the supervision of the clinical lead and HSB working group.

· To support the development of the HSB service evaluation proposal.

· To assist with data management and analysis (using Excel, SPSS)

· To assist in the management of literature databases (using Endnote software)

· To assist on an ad hoc basis on other satellite research projects relevant to the National HSB project.

· To communicate effectively with multidisciplinary colleagues both in writing and verbally about research activity as required.

· To present findings to colleagues or multidisciplinary groups as required and to assist the write up for publication.

· To work closely with, and receive supervision from the senior psychologist/ Clinical Lead in the team.

· To perform analysis of quantitative and qualitative data

· To assist with producing relevant reports, for example, reporting activity and bids for additional funding (where appropriate)

· To prioritise own workload, seeking guidance from, and accepting the advice of, the clinical governance lead or other senior clinicians.


This advert closes on Wednesday 7 May 2025

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.