Research Assistant
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Kentish Town, Camden
Research Assistant
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Kentish Town, Camden
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted today, 22 Aug | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 16e9e06dce1b4168bb941a2ea93306bd
Location ref: Kentish Town, Camden
Full Job Description
The post is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to work on the BOOST-3 trial. BOOST-3 is a randomised controlled trial aiming to evaluate the efficacy, mediators and targeting of the video feedback intervention for positive parenting, for mothers and birthing persons with moderate to severe non-psychotic perinatal mental health difficulties, and their babies. The project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme Grant scheme. It is conducted in collaboration with City St George's University of London, and you will work closely with the Chief Investigator Dr Kirsten Barnicot., The post will commence in September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The postholder will carry out patient recruitment and data collection for the trial across participating perinatal mental health and parent-infant services. The post will involve office-based working alongside travel to clinical sites and participants' homes. You will also have contact with perinatal services.
You must be able and willing to travel by public transport and by car between sites in/around London and the South East, and able and willing to work outside office hours as needed (including evenings).
CNWL are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
The postholder will work with our Perinatal Mental Health services who offer specialist assessment, treatment and advice to people experiencing mental health difficulties during pregnancy and within the first year after delivery. We provide services in the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Milton Keynes, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.