• Job Description

  Req#: C9313-25-0520?language=en&page=373&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant with a psychology background to join a new NIHR-funded project: Enhancing the quality of interactions between parents with psychosis and their young children; a feasibility RCT of video feedback (ENHANCE). Hosted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the University of Oxford and sites in London (City, St Georges) and Leicestershire Partnership Trust, this feasibility trial will adapt the intervention for this patient group and establish parameters for a larger trial assessing the impact of video feedback on parentchild interactions and outcomes. The post holder will promote the study across community teams (Early Intervention, Perinatal, Adult Mental Health), recruit and consent participants, and conduct clinical assessments and structured interviews pre- and post-intervention. They will also extract treatment and service use data from medical records and work closely with the site PI and the Oxfordshire-based research assistant. Oxford Health NHS FT and LPT have a vibrant research community, offering opportunities to contribute to publications, conferences, and team meetings, as well as gain broader clinical experience and career development.

  Main duties of the job

  This role supports the ENHANCE research project, working closely with the Chief Investigator, LPT site lead, Oxford Health colleagues, and the Lived Experience Advisory Group. The post holder will engage with staff and participants, recruit and consent parents, and collect interview, questionnaire, and short video data with parents and young children under CI supervision, typically in clinic rooms or participants homes. They will extract treatment and service use data from electronic patient records in Leicestershire, contribute to qualitative data analysis, and support data entry, database maintenance, and preparation of anonymised monitoring reports. The role includes attending training, contributing to newsletters, papers, and conference presentations, and receiving regular research supervision. Post holders will act as ambassadors for research, promoting its value to clinicians, patients, and the NHS, ensuring participant wellbeing, and providing specialist trial information. Responsibilities include obtaining valid informed consent, assessing eligibility, supporting participants and families, assisting with interventions, and ensuring studies follow Good Clinical Practice. They will also help develop recruitment strategies, manage accurate records and study files, and ensure all data is securely stored in line with UK research regulations and Trust guidelines.

  About us

  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

  Details

  Date posted

  19 August 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  2 years

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  004381

  Job locations

  Swithland House

  352 London Road

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE2 2PL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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  Person Specification

  Qualifications

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  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

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Swithland House

  352 London Road

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE2 2PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Swithland House

  352 London Road

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE2 2PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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