Job description

Job 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

Experience

Essential

• Experience of recruiting research participants from diverse communities that are often under-represented in research, such as Black, Asian and other diverse ethnic communities.
• Experience of conducting research

Desirable

• Experience as a research assistant.
• Experience in Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) in a research setting.

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Good honours degree in psychology (at least 2:1).

Desirable

• Good honours degree in psychology (at least 2:1).
• Eligibility for membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) or relevant professional body.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of research design.
• Knowledge of research methods, including data collection and analysis.

Desirable

• Knowledge regarding psychological approaches to severe mental illnesses.
• Knowledge of research ethics and governance procedures.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to conduct literature searches.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player and liaise with a variety of other personnel within health and social services and with community members.

Desirable

• Full UK driving license (subject to Disability Discrimination legislation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1st Floor, Central Park Hub, Unit B

Northampton Road

Greater Manchester

M40 5BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed 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

Person Specification

Education & qualifications

Essential

• oGood Honours Degree in Psychology or a related field (2:1 or above)
• oMaster's Degree or equivalent experience

Desirable

• oPhD in Psychology or a relevant and related field

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of conducting and analysing qualitative research (e.g. semi-structured interviews; ethnographic observations)
• oExperience of qualitative computer packages (e.g. nVivo)
• oExperience of using thematic analysis, framework analysis or other relevant methodology
• oExperience of recruiting research participants from diverse communities that are often under-represented in research, such as Black, Asian and other diverse ethnic communities

Desirable

• oExperience of working on acute mental health inpatient wards
• oExpertise and experience in liaising with research delivery networks; R&D teams; and clinical teams, to set up and conduct research in NHS settings
• oExperience of management of randomised controlled trials of complex interventions

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge/experience of analysis and interpretation of qualitative data and of statistical/analytical research outcomes

Desirable

• oKnowledge and understanding of identity-targeted trauma, such as racial trauma, homophobia, transphobia.
• oKnowledge of Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• oAbility to take responsibility for planning and implementation of specific elements of research studies
• oAbility to prepare and present research reports and presentations
• oAbility to work independently with regular supervision, using initiative

Desirable

• oDemonstrable capability of working with large volumes of complex, sensitive and highly confidential information
• oExperience of writing publications

Other Requirements

Essential

• ability to travel independently across the footprint of the Trust and national research sites as required by the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Central Park

Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ee attached detailed 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology o Entitlement to graduate basis for chartership membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with neurological and/or mental health problems and/or other relevant health disabilities o Experience of working as an assistant psychologist / research assistant or equivalent o Experience of working independently and liaising with other healthcare workers

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients in an Acute hospital setting

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of psychology applied to health care.o Knowledge of neuropsychological issues and assessmento Knowledge of abnormal psychology and CBT

Skills

Essential

• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotiveo Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in an appropriate way o Ability to produce reports under supervision to a high standardo An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and/or a neuropsychology service context

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trafford General Hospital

Moorside Road

Manchester

M41 5SL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents for full details about this role.

When completing your application, ensure you clearly demonstrate how your experience and skills align with the criteria outlined for this position.

We recognise that generative AI tools can be helpful in supporting applicants during the recruitment process, particularly for tasks such as proofreading, structuring, or refining written responses. However, we encourage candidates to use AI responsibly and sparingly. Applications should reflect your authentic voice, personal experiences, and genuine qualifications. Over reliance on AI generated content can result in generic or inaccurate submissions that fail to meet the criteria or convey your individuality. Misrepresentation of skills, knowledge, or experience, including through AI-generated content, may lead to the rejection of your application, withdrawal of your offer, or your dismissal if you do start with us. If you choose to use AI, please ensure it enhances rather than replaces your own input, and be transparent about its use where appropriate. False and insincere examples go against our values of integrity and transparency.

Important informationWe are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

Applications that do not clearly demonstrate how the essential criteria outlined in the person specification are met will not be shortlisted.Only the information provided in the application form will be considered. CVs will not be reviewed.

We do not accept applications via recruitment agencies or other third parties.

The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications.

Our fixed term roles are also open to applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis.

Applicants who fit this category are advised to speak with their line manager before applying and visit their organisations Secondments Policy.

Organisational structure and directorate overviewThe HRA is made up of five directorates: Approvals, Chief Executive, Digital, Policy and Partnerships and Resources.

This role is in the HRA Approvals Service directorate which consists of teams that work together, across the HRA and across the UK research landscape to provide the appropriate approvals for health and care research in England and, in some cases, across the UK, and to coordinate and standardise research regulation policy and practice across the UK.

This directorate issues HRA Approval, provides the research ethics service in England, supports the Confidentiality Advisory Group advising on the use of confidential patient information without consent; and coordinates technical assurances for pharmacy and radiation. We lead work to refine and maintain the systems and processes researchers need to follow to ensure a swift, robust and simple experience. We do this by working collaboratively with external partners and nearly 1000 committee volunteers to improve the research environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or relevant portfolio of evidence/experience, with specialist knowledge of relevant procedures, demonstrating ability to work at this level in business or related fields. Commitment to maintaining and developing specialist knowledge through continuous professional development (CPD),

Desirable

• Project management qualification or portfolio of evidence demonstrating project management experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Expertise

Essential

• Current knowledge of UK ecosystem for health and social care research including Technical Assurances, HRA Approval and site set up requirements

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of having developed and delivered training

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Flexible working approach, willingness to travel to relevant meetings throughout the UK

Knowledge, Skills and Expertise

Essential

• Ability to act with diplomacy and sensitivity, use negotiating and influencing skills, and an ability to work well and communicate orally and in written communication with others at all levels

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of stakeholder engagement and management - including appropriate mode and pitch of communications at every stage

Desirable

• Significant delivery of change and ability to update effectively through reporting and verbal feedback/presentation

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

Essential

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills including ability to interpret feedback, use it in planning and prepare updates

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Highly self-motivated, confident, proactive, innovative, with ability to work independently and on own initiative. Adaptable to change with a commitment to team working and respect and consideration for the skills of others
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a diplomatic and effective manner
• Excellent organisational skills

Other

Essential

• Commitment to inclusivity and valuing diversity

Employer details

Employer name

Health Research Authority

Address

Manchester

3 Piccadilly Place, London Road

Manchester

M1 3BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hra.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job. Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Proven and demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team, through all phases of the software development lifecycle.

Experience

Essential

• Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.

Experience

Essential

• Proven and demonstrated experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.

Experience

Essential

• Proven and demonstrated experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Proven and demonstrated experience of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Governance and Management

To be a sponsorship specialist for an allocated portfolio of Trust research studies and as such have significant discretion and freedom to act.

Provide guidance to investigators on the requirements for Christie sponsorship.

Advise and support investigators and Research Managers in ensuring appropriate costings are included in studies; to provide resource for sponsorship responsibilities at the grant application stage of agreeing provisional sponsorship or when initially presented with an internally funded study.

Support investigators with compiling documentation for regulatory submissions; Health Research Authority (HRA) including HRA assessment, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Research Ethics Committee (REC), Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG) and site requirements by advising and reviewing documentation.

Review all study related documentation to ensure it is of high standard, consistent with current regulatory requirements and advisory guidance and meets Trust sponsor obligations such as adequate peer review, risk assessment and data management. Ensuring data management plans are in place and that assurances are obtained to verify that the databases are fit for purpose.

Ensure the provision of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), placebo or devices as appropriate from approved providers to cover the duration of the trial.

Collaborate with the contracts team to assess and advise on contracts required and provide template documents for the necessary contractual requirements of the study. Review responsibilities, liaise with third parties as required and obtain appropriate authorisations for contracts, sponsorship agreements and study vendors.

Conduct sponsor review of study amendments, ensuring implications are assessed communication and functional areas involved as necessary prior to and changes being actioned.

Implement and follow sponsorship related SOPs.

Contribute to the development maintenance of sponsorship related SOPs and ensure their compliance with regulatory and Trust requirements. Implement changes to policy, and relevant SOPs, when national guidance changes within the sponsorship arena.

To contribute and assist in the preparation for external audit, monitoring and regulatory inspection by external agencies such as the MHRA.

Co-ordinating remedial action and ensuring completion of tasks in relation to CAPA planned following monitoring, audit. Inspection or incident/deviation related issues.

Work within sponsorship team to ensure routine processes implemented to meet sponsor obligations during study set-up, green-light (including other sites), regulatory reporting (e.g. progress reports and end of study reports), study closure and study results and publications.

Work to ensure activities are well planned and organised and tracked due to the varied nature of specific studies and the unpredictable workload involved.

Provide oversight of the management of Trust sponsored studies. Ensuring Trial Management Group meetings take place and attend where required, ensuring Trial Steering Committees and Data Management Committees are in place as required. Ensuring Clinical Trials Units, or other vendors, undertake their delegated contractual duties appropriately and in a timely fashion. Ensure Study Initiation Visits (SIVs) have taken place when required.

Receive and review progress reports as determined by the study risk management plan escalating any concerns as necessary.

Manage to resolution issues identified through the Trust monitoring and audit programme, which are the sponsors responsibility to action and oversee.

Maintain precise and accurate records that document the decisions made on behalf of the sponsor for the lifetime of the study.

Responsible for the operation of sponsor information systems (project planning tools and trackers) managing and maintaining the data within and developing where required for the Trust.

Contribute to the oversight of study budgets by working with the R&I grants and income and costing functions.

Work with project teams and cross functional teams to ensure that study budgets are reconciled in a timely manner at the end of the study.

Engage actively with investigators, academic collaborators, clinical research fellows, nurses, support departments, academic departments and external organisations to ensure they receive appropriate and tailored support.

Ensure all stakeholders are informed and involved at every level of sponsorship reviews.

Provide investigators with the necessary information on NIHR, HRA, MHRA and Trust processes. This may include multidisciplinary meetings, website and producing and maintaining other information materials.

Answer queries relating to legislation and the conduct of research from research staff promptly and efficiently. This information may be complex in nature, so good communication skills are required to make the information understandable to varying levels of staff. Acknowledging all communication from investigators and key stakeholders and ensuring an efficient flow of information.

Ensure there is good internal communication, with members of R&I infrastructure staff, of decision making and sponsorship pathway progress. Tact and sensitivity will need to be used when delivering negative news to recipients.

When communicating with external organisations, such as CTUs or other vendors, professionalism, persuasion, negotiation and assertiveness will be required to ensure the Trust receives the services required. There may also be a need to discuss shortcomings of the service being delivered where necessary in conjunction with other members of the R&I team.

Provide effective leadership on sponsorship matters and know when to escalate to sponsorship manager.

Participate in recruitment of staff to the R&I central office and act as supervisor/mentor as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate diploma level in a scientific discipline or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within clinical research setting
• Experience of writing procedural/patient documentation
• Experience of working to deadlines

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess and interpret complicated and conflicting information and use judgement where appropriate
• Ability to listen to others and use critical questioning techniques to identify core issues/risks within proposals
• Organisational and time management skills
• Interpersonal skills- Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to tight timelines

Desirable

• Ability to use spreadsheets
• Ability to create PowerPoint presentations and other Microsoft office applications
• Advanced computer literacy and ability to adapt and learn new computer applications

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of research sponsorship responsibilities
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of standards and legislation that govern research practice in the NHS.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of NHS research governance processes, including amendments
• Knowledge of regulatory issues surrounding the conduct of clinical research
• Awareness of research within the NHS and legislative framework within the UK

Desirable

• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• Understanding of clinical trial protocol requirements
• Understanding of study data management systems.
• Knowledge of international research, and conduct.

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential

• Able to work and act independently
• Ability to work across functional and organisational boundaries
• Good attention to detail
• Positive approach
• Flexible and motivated team player

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

R&D Office - Q01552

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)