Senior Research Assistant

Overview

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking to appoint a Senior Research Assistant to support the delivery of an NIHR funded trial Empowered Together (coordinated social care in prison): A feasibility and definitive randomised controlled trial, with embedded realist informed process evaluation. This is an opportunity to have a key role in a new NIHR funded research trial led by Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Katrina Forsyth The post holder will contribute to project management and co-ordinating the trial, as well as conducting telephone/online interviews with prison staff, and travelling to prisons to conduct face to face interviews with both prisoners and staff. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Empowered Together in reducing the unmet social care needs of men in prison and explore what aspects of Empowered Together work, in what circumstances and why. The study is sponsored by LSCft in partnership with the University of Manchester (UoM).The Senior Research Assistant will be involved in project management, participant recruitment, data collection, analysis and write up. This post is offered at 100% FTE for 18 months initially and up to 5 years total.

Main duties

Empowered Together (co-ordinated social care in prison): A feasibility and definitive randomised controlled trial, with embedded realist informed process evaluation.is funded by the National Institute for Health Research’s ‘Programme for Applied Research. It aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Empowered Together in reducing the unmet social care needs of men in prison and explore what aspects of Empowered Together work, in what circumstances and why. The study is sponsored by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) and delivered in partnership with the University of Manchester (UoM).

The main duties of the post-holder will be to contribute to the day-to-day operation of the Empowered Together study, under the guidance of Chief Investigators Dr Louise Robinson (LSCft) and Dr Katrina Forsyth and (UoM). The post holder will work in partnership with the research team at UoM to set up the study, conducting telephone interviews with prison staff, and travel to prisons to conduct face to face study interviews with both prisoners and staff.

The Senior Research Assistant will be involved in participant recruitment, data collection, analysis and write up. This post is offered at 100% FTE for 18 months initially and up to 5 years total. The estimated start date is 1st February 2025.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Good honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent) with some knowledge of the subject area
• Evidence of relevant post qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable knowledge of research design and methods including an understanding of the analytical process
• Knowledge and understanding of research governance regulations and guidance and associated good clinical practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience conducting research in mental health
• Experience of a qualitative computer packages (eg nVIVO)
• Capacity to manage complex, sensitive and highly confidential information
• The ability to undertake qualitative research including recruitment, data collection and analysis

Documents to download

• JDPS (PDF, 440.4KB)
• NHS Staff Benefits - 2023 (PDF, 556.9KB)
• We Do More at LSCFT (PDF, 654.2KB)

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