Job summary We have an exciting Public Health Research Assistant opportunity available. Do you have an interest in Health promotion? Do you have a caring and positive attitude and strive to make patients feel valued? Do you communicate well? Do you want to make a difference in people's lives? Would you like to work at one of the best NHS trusts in the country that has been rated outstanding in all areas by CQC? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you. The Public Health Research Assistant is a new role within Royal Papworth Hospital that will support the Health Inequalities Team conduct research. It is expected that the exact requirements may develop and so flexibility and adaptability is required. Main duties of the job As a Public Health Research Assistant you will plan and organise your own workload and activities You will listen to and talk with patients, and let the health inequalities specialist know about any concerns You will have computer experience and record data in a timely and accurate manner You will offer support and encourage patients during their research participation. This will involve one to one visits on the ward and telephone follow-ups at regular intervals. You will assist the Health Inequalities Specialist in setting up for staff training and handing out resources. You will uphold the Trust Values: Compassion, Excellence Collaboration, and associated behaviour standards always. We are part of a larger multi-disciplinary department, and this is a great opportunity for you to join a supportive and innovative team of allied health professionals and nurses. You will develop transferable skills and further specialist knowledge. About us Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour Date posted 04 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year Contract Fixed term Duration 1 years Working pattern Part-time Reference number 175-2425-2-NS1122 Job locations Royal Papworth Hospital Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 or equivalent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Desirable Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area e.g. NVQ 3 or equivalent Experience Essential Experience of working within a hospital environment Experience of working with direct patient care Ability to work independently and as part of a team Effective communication skills, including being able to talk to people individually or in a group Ability to manage own time effectively. Information technology use Desirable Experience working with people in a behaviour change context e.g. smoking service or equivalent Additional Criteria Essential Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration Person Specification Qualifications Essential Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 or equivalent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Desirable Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area e.g. NVQ 3 or equivalent Experience Essential Experience of working within a hospital environment Experience of working with direct patient care Ability to work independently and as part of a team Effective communication skills, including being able to talk to people individually or in a group Ability to manage own time effectively. Information technology use Desirable Experience working with people in a behaviour change context e.g. smoking service or equivalent Additional Criteria Essential Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration 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. Employer details Employer name Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Papworth Hospital Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY Employer's website https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)