Research Assistants

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust are seeking two Research Assistants to work on the PErTA-ID (Personalised treatment packages for adults with learning disabilities who display aggression in community settings) research programme, which is funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)’s Programme Grants for Applied Science (PGAR) which is for a 66 months. It is conducted in collaboration with University College London and is led by led by Professor Angela Hassiotis who is a professor of psychiatry of intellectual disabilities and consultant psychiatrist at Camden and Islington Foundation Trust.

The post holders’ work base will be in University College London, where the study lead and trial manager work.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for supporting the recruitment of study participants and the collection of clinical data. You will be liaising with GPs and healthcare staff, conducting interviews and using questionnaires to conduct assessments. You will also be responsible for data management.

These posts offer an exciting opportunity for individuals who want to develop their research skills and work within a clinical environment. The successful applicants should have a primary degree in psychology or equivalent you should have experience of recruiting, assessing and following up patients in clinical trials and experience of managing data. We want to appoint someone who has excellent communication skills and experience of working with people with intellectual disabilities.

The two appointed Research Assistants’ work base will be the Division of Psychiatry in University College London, where the study lead and the trial manager are based.

You will be provided with an induction to working for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust and a bespoke training programme for your role. Supervision in your role will be provided by the Trial Manager and Chief Investigator.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Professor Angela Hassiotis Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist Email address: [email protected]