Research Assistant - Maidstone, United Kingdom - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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Maidstone, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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We are seeking a motivated and curious Research Assistant to join our Research and Innovation Department.

As a Research Assistant in KMPT's R&I team you will be working on a coastal communities study, with a particular focus on dementia, as well as supporting the wider activities across the R&I department.

Coastal communities have some of the worst health outcomes in England, with low life expectancy and high rates of many major diseases, including dementia (Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report Despite these stark findings, research to date has focused on more populous and central areas, meaning that limited data are available about factors that affect health and wellbeing in coastal communities. Even with the lengthy coastline in Kent, coastal communities remain under-represented in research.

The dementia research programme in Kent is growing, necessitating pro-active inclusion of this community to ensure that their needs are accounted for within the research programme and its outcomes.

Using your indepth knowledge of research design, together with a working knowledge and compliance with the research regulations to ensure you design and deliver a robust research study.
Meet and effectively communicate with all those involved in the research project.
Carry out all research activities required for a large scale research study (e.g. reviews of the literature relevant to the project, setup databases and analyse data, and the collection and documentation of accurate data and the preparation of presentations and papers).
Professional responsibility for the conduct of the research study as well and its quality and meeting of timelines of the project.
Collate and report monthly accrual/ recruitment/ trial performance for the site
To provide ongoing advice and information to managers and staff, patients and their carers/families with regard to their participation in the research study in order to facilitate effective informed consent.
Collaborate with staff to continually work towards improving and maintaining high standards.
Enable others to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of and context of their work, sharing and taking account own and others' knowledge and skills, and differences in working and professional practice.
Receive regular research supervision from experienced researchers in KMPT
Establish effective channels of communication with all relevant stakeholders, internal and external to the Trust e.,g relevant KMPT services, KMPT Research & Innovation department, Health Research Authority (HRA), ethics committees and Universities.
To act as a key point of coordination and liaison for managers, staff and family caregivers those seeking information with regards the research study. In order to do this, the post holder must be able to manage a dynamic workload and constantly prioritise.
To provide ongoing advice and information to managers and staff, patients and their carers/families with regard to their participation in the research study in order to facilitate effective informed consent.
Collate and report monthly accrual/ recruitment/ trial performance for the site

Meet and effectively communicate with all those involved in the research project.
Support and maintain good relationships with any participating recruitment sites and clinical services. Ensure that all participating sites / services understand what committing to a research study entails. Guide and support participating sites / services through the research process while dealing with any concerns that they may have.
Attend research team meetings and any other meetings required.