An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the research team based in the Research Development Unit (RDU). Clinical research is an important strategic element of the work of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver this, we have a wide range of research projects ranging from small student projects through to complex and intensive Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) running within the organisation. These run across a variety of disciplines including mental health, dementia, and specialist community services.
The RDU is responsible for managing initial contact with collaborators and potential principal investigators (PIs), processing studies through capacity and capability review, and managing the governance and oversight of our research portfolio. We also carry out some research management functions for Primary Care in Sheffield.
The Mental Health Research Nurse (RN) will play a key role within the RDU research delivery team. The post holder will work alongside our dedicated research staff in clinical and non-clinical areas to support optimal delivery of patient-centred mental health studies, including commercially sponsored clinical trials. They will also be responsible for the collection and collation of data, both from study participant source data and that which is required for internal and external reports and key performance indicators.
Key areas of responsibility:
* To take a lead role in completing the feasibility assessments of potential new studies in the trust, assisting the Research Manager and Research Delivery Manager.
* To lead on the site set up and delivery of Mental Health Studies, recruiting to time and target, site file management, and site selection/sponsor monitoring visits.
* To identify participants to NIHR RDN portfolio studies according to specific protocols and guidelines and assist clinicians in obtaining informed consent from those participants.
* To build awareness of mental health studies running in Trusts across Yorkshire and Humber (and nationally, where possible) and consider whether these studies could be opened in other sites.
* To attend multidisciplinary team meetings regularly to aid identification and recruitment of participants to commercial and non-commercial studies.
* To actively promote Mental Health studies and raise awareness of RDU initiatives by attending trust-wide forums and conferences.
* To liaise closely with the Research Manager and Research Delivery Manager, principal investigator/research team, and other services involved in the delivery of research studies.
* To provide verbal and written information and support to research participants and their carers for the duration of their involvement in the research project.
* To undertake home visits when necessary to engage with and recruit service users to research projects.
* To assist the RDU and Research Delivery Manager to monitor patient recruitment.
* To ensure that any data collection is conducted according to specific research protocols and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and according to Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
* To provide information/reports on recruitment.
* To attend project management group meetings for specific research projects which may, on occasion, involve travelling outside the region.
* To provide support for research projects to obtain approvals from Health Research Authority and NHS Ethics.
* To support and promote the Trust's Research Champions Network to increase engagement with clinicians and clinical services.
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying upfront. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy.
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