# Research Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Stafford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (FTC 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T09:42:33.534Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research/Research-v8146760
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146760?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Working as part of a multi -professional Research and Innovation department you will work across our friendly and supportive academic and research delivery teams.

You will support the life cycle of local research projects from design through to publication, as well as supporting the delivery of national research projects.

You will be involved in research projects across a range of specialty areas within mental health and physical health.

### Main duties of the job

You will support Keele University and our Trust's academic team to carry out commissioned research and evaluation projects.

Working as part of the Trust's research  delivery team you will also work across a range of studies, including observational research, novel drug therapy and clinical interventions, participating in the recruitment and follow up of patients to research studies, under the direction of research nurses and practitioners.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:

- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

- Assisting with research projects, designing, collecting and analysing data, reporting and liaising with stakeholders
- Communicating about and promoting the work of the Research and Innovation department through appropriate media (personal interaction, websites, social media)
- Delivering national NIHR portfolio research activity to time and target
- Administering questionnaires, disease specific assessment scales, collection of samples including blood, saliva and urine
- Providing education and support to other staff about research methods, acting as a resource for those wishing to undertake research projects
- Travel to Keele University and across the geography of the Trust as required by specific projects
- Supporting the work of the mobile research units

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and experience of research methodology

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of research within a healthcare environment

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in direct care provision

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Relevant bachelor degree

**Desirable**

- Further post graduate study / training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

## Documents

- [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957)
- [research assistant jd&ps (pdf, 784.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10447105)

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