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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your research skills in mental health, forensic settings? The North London Forensic Service (NLFS) is recruiting aResearch Assistantto join our NLFS Research Team (Chase Farm) and support the ongoing portfolio of clinical research studies, offering assistance with coordinating and delivering clinical research activity.

We are looking for 1 new team member who is highly motivated individual, passionate, dependable, and able to work independently, as well as part of a dynamic team. It is expected that applicants will have a strong working knowledge, experience, and understanding of clinical research, and possess good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities include facilitating data collection, engaging clinical teams, and direct recruitment of our service users, careers and staff. The position will also support the development of new research ideas and applications for research ethical approval and funding.

This role would suit you if you are interested in developing research to aid service development, (policy and clinical strategy) ultimately resulting in improved patient care and improved support provided to NHS staff.

There are a range of training, CPD and research opportunities available for you to develop your skills, as well as the opportunity to publish in academic peer reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.

The Research Assistant will assist with:

• Promoting Research Engagement
• The development of research protocols
• conducting data-base searches literature, data collection and analysis and dissemination
• Recruitment of participants (service users, carers and staff)
• Data collection
• Data analysis and interpretation of data and/or gather impact evidence
• Dissemination (report writing, write up for publication, presentation at relevant meetings/conferences)

Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS), rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. This service treats and cares for people within the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions.

We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services and mental health liaison services in North Middlesex University Hospitals Trust.

Our values and quality improvement are at the heart of everything we do, please consider joining us.

The role requires:

• Effective time management and ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to plan, prioritise own work to achieve agreed objectives
• Ability to work in a structured way to store data
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Effective administration skills
• Evidence of gathering data and information within the NHS
• Experience of working independently and as part of a team
• A willingness to travel to sites across London is essential as the roles are based within services

Diversity: To communicate across language and cultural barriers, through appropriate interpreters where necessary, to ensure that highly complex treatments are carried out in a language easily understandable to the service user. To be aware of and promote all anti-discriminatory practice in line with Trust Policy and professional psychology practice.

Safety at work: To work safely and under guidance in relation to aggression and violence. To minimize risks of physical violence by appropriate planning and taking precautionary measures.