We are seeking to appoint Research Practitioners to join our team of research staff supporting clinical research studies in acute and hyperacute stroke. Salford Royal hosts the Comprehensive Stroke Centre for Greater Manchester and, as such, receives acute stroke patients from across the conurbation, most of who are repatriated to local hospitals within 24 hours. It will, therefore, be necessary for staff at the Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre to work closely with NHS trusts across Greater Manchester.

Based at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, you will support the Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre Team Leader, the Network Manager and the Lead Research Nurse in facilitating stroke research across Greater Manchester. You will also support the Clinical Lead of the Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre in developing the centre and integrating it into the clinical work of the trust. You will independently identify, screen and recruit research participants by assessing physical, psychological and social suitability and ensuring that Informed Consent is obtained. You will collect and enter data relating to clinical studies and maintain study site files.

You will be a registered nurse or AHP with relevant clinical experience and some experience of clinical research. Experience in acute stroke care would be a distinct advantage. You will need to demonstrate a willingness to work across organisations and within a multidisciplinary research environment. You will be expected to participate in an out-of-hours rota to provide evening and weekend research practitioner cover for hyperacute studies.

The appointment will be for a period 1 year in the first instance. Subject to agreement by your employer, this could be as a secondment.

For an application form please use the following link:

http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=912509547

For an informal discussion please contact Dr Judy Ford (0161 206 1684) or Dr Jane Wainwright (0161 206 2446 / 4044).

In partnership with the University of Central Lancashire, we seek a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to play a key role in an exciting multi-centre research project.  You will bring to the role your experience in working with stroke patients, your strong interpersonal skills and your commitment to effective time management.  You will be working autonomously within Care Home settings, delivering Occupational Therapy interventions within a defined client group, gathering data on the effectiveness of this input. As a result, the post will require an amount of travel within the Central Lancashire PCT catchment area.

Download more information about the post and the project from here, or contact:

Louise Sheffield, Clinical Coordinator,Neuro Rehab Team. 01772 644744
Or
Mal Auton, Research Coordinator Clinical Practice Research Unit 01772 893649, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .