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Job overview
This post is 37.5 hours per week full time, fixed term for 1 year in the first instance. Flexible working and secondments would be considered.
The post holder will work within the GMMH Central Research Delivery Team to support the running of clinical research studies across Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).
Main duties of the job
This includes supporting the identification and consent of participants to a range of clinical research studies adopted by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). This involves supporting service users, carers, families and clinical teams involved in studies and supporting the development, implementation and regular review of recruitment strategies for a diverse range of studies delivered across a diverse population.
Additionally the post-holder will actively promote research and the work of the GMMH Research & Innovation team and the NIHR Research Delivery Network amongst clinicians, service users and the wider NHS.
The post holder will be involved in and oversee the delivery of trial protocols, and will be involved in ensuring that the research undertaken safeguards the well-being of the participants and is conducted within research governance legislation and Trust policies for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements: – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 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)
Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to service user and carer involvement
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to establish appropriate documentation and record keeping.
- Good IT skills, including demonstrable competence in word processing and data entry systems
- Able to work flexibly and creatively
- Willing to undertake training (psychological assessments and clinical sampling) if required
- Ability to travel across the North West independently
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team member as well as working alone.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint and Access packages
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Professional familiarity with mental health and/or social care practice and terminology.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS environment with service user contact.
- Experience of working on research studies with minimal supervision and in accordance with good clinical practice guidelines.
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in health related discipline
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This advert is for Clinical Studies Officer(to be renamed Clinical Research Practitioner) with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is 1 year (Fixed term for 1 year in the first instance). The application deadline is 15 Jul 2026.
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