# Research Support Assistance

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Guild Lodge
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Support role
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T13:16:17.033Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8350027
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8350027?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Mouth Matters in Mental Health trial is an NIHR funded project involving an intervention using mental health support workers as link workers to improve dental visiting in people with severe mental illness (SMI). This is a multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating an intervention for helping people with serious mental health difficulties (e.g. psychosis, bipolar mood swings) to find and attend a dentist, and through this improve their oral health.

The post starts in February 2027. The successful applicant will lead on recruitment and data collection for a trial. This will involve liaising with clinical teams, meeting potential participants, conducting clinical assessments (e.g. interviews, self-report measures) and managing data. The post-holder will receive clinical supervision and training from experienced clinical academics (e.g. Clinical Psychologists) working in the field of mental health research.

### Main duties of the job

The Trust delivers a wide portfolio of high quality research and is supporting this important study. The Mouth Matters in Mental Health trial is a multicentre randomised controlled trial involving an intervention using mental health support workers as link workers to improve dental visiting in people with severe mental illness (SMI).

You must have at least a degree level qualification in a relevant discipline and knowledge of quantitative research designs including clinical trial designs with recruitment and retention targets. You will need to be competent in data collection and quantitative analysis. Experience of working collaboratively in clinical trial management with large multi-disciplinary research teams, and service users/relatives, clinicians and service providers, would be a definite advantage. We are looking for an energetic dynamic, self-directed and committed individual with an interest in becoming a key part of our research team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- An understanding of severe mental health difficulties
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all discipline
- Good data management practices

### Experience

**Essential**

- Data analysis either quantitative or qualitative
- Contact with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc(hons) Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent (e.g. post graduate conversion course accredited by the British Psychological Society course accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Societ

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10675319)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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