# Children’s Research Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-research-associate/69380665-e5b2-441f-b5f7-678cfccf03b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-research-associate/69380665-e5b2-441f-b5f7-678cfccf03b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal London Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc pro rata (pro rata for part-time) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 24 months (FTC) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 15 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T15:30:53.126Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Ms_Hortensia_Gimeno_PIS_Account/Ms_Hortensia_Gimeno_PIS_Account-v8245308 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245308?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 7 AHP Children’s Research Associate– 15 hrs/week Children’s Services An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Allied Health Professional to join the Childhood Participation (ChiP) Lab, led by Dr Hortensia Gimeno, as a Children's Research Associate. You will support the ChiP Lab's research programme, contributing to the NIHR-funded Co-SMART feasibility trial and developing patient and public involvement (PPI) within the Lab. Based at the Royal London Hospital, you will deliver research across the borough and wider London in homes, schools, community settings and at Queen Mary University of London. ### Main duties of the job In this role you will: - Design and deliver intervention-based research, including data collection, outcome measurement and treatment fidelity - Analyse and interpret complex quantitative and qualitative data, and disseminate findings through publications and presentations - Contribute to research bids, ethics applications (including IRAS) and literature reviews - Work with children, young people and families, and lead PPI groups - Maintain research governance in line with GCP We're looking for someone with: - HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist and 3 years' post-registration experience - Master's level education in a research-related field - Experience with children with movement disorders, including cerebral palsy, and delivery of CO-OP or similar interventions - Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and Level 3 Safeguarding training. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Hortensia Gimeno, Associate Director for Therapies Research h.gimeno@nhs.net ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - - Able to work and travel across all Barts Health and exernal agencies as and when required ### Skills **Essential** - - Confident user of MS Office - - Able to use relevant data and reference management packages (or willing to learn - - Able to quantify and balance competing project requirements ensuring project milestones met or mitigated - - Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively - - Ability to lead patient groups as part of patient involvement and engagement in research - - Excellent communication skills across complex work streams, and a diverse range of stakeholders - - Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort. - - Exceptional organisational skills demonstrating ability to prioritise and delegate to meet tight deadlines and work independently on a number of research projects - - Self-leadership skills - - Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of health care and other organisations - - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with staff at all levels to include: - - Excellent verbal communication - - Presentation skills (including use of IT - - Face to face, telephone and email communication - - Participation in internal, external and strategic meetings - - Formal and informal teaching to healthcare pforssionals - - Effective writing skills and reporting writing - - Maintaining accurate records **Desirable** - Ability to lead and manage meetings effectively ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Thorough knowledge of current issues relating to the NHS - - Undersanding of national research networks - - Research Governance Framework and GCP - - Understanding of study set up and local approvals processes - - High level of analytical capability - - Ability to communicate complex information clearly - - Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research projects ### Experience **Essential** - - Significant research or audit or quality improvement experience and dissemination of projects - - Proven successful delivery of research, audit or quality improvement/evaluation projects - - Experience working with children and young people with movement disorders including cerebral palsy - - Able to deliver Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) and/or alternative motor learning theory-based interventions - - Experience working in community children’s settings - - Experience training and supervising occupational therapists in delivering occupational therapy interventions **Desirable** - Experience of Qualitative Research - Experience of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Registered Occupational Therapist - - 3 years post-registration experience - - Fulfils outline for Agenda for Change B7 - - Minimum Masters level education in a related field (research) **Desirable** - Research qualification - Basic statistical knowledge - Working towards a PhD ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 877.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556797) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.