Research Data Assistant | Barts Health NHS Trust
However, the post-holder will be expected to work remotely the majority of the time.
This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who wish to learn about clinical research, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary MS team. They will be responsible for supporting people with MS to complete cognitive screening online or on a tablet, and producing a report.This will be provided face-to-face, over MS Teams/Zoom or telephone. The post holder will be required to collect data from the screening and rehabilitation sessions, complete data entry, and maintain clinical notes. They will also be required to undertake research-specific training and Trust-specific mandatory training.
The post holder will receive regular supervision from the research team. The post holder is also expected to support participant recruitment for the project, have excellent literacy, numeracy, IT skills and ideally have previous administrative experience.
The post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for 21 months (part-time), and will be available immediately.
The purpose of this role will be to provide administrative and clerical support to the assistant psychologist delivering cognitive screening and cognitive rehabilitation to people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and for delivering the research objectives, as part of the Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (NEuRoMS) project (www.neuroms.org). This is a large multi-centre study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the post holder will support the London site.The post holder will also need to complete other research-related activities as part of this role as outlined under section 4 below.
The successful applicant will be based at the Royal London Hospital, Neuroscience Day Case Unit (Ward 11D) London, and will join an established multi-disciplinary team of clinical researchers.
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.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024