Job overview

The Research Governance Assistant will;

•  Manage the research governance for a portfolio of non-sponsored studies across a number of specialties within the Trust.
• Manage the review process of amendments to approved research studies.

• Manage of research passport applications within the Trust.

The Trust’s R&D Department is responsible for the governance of all research studies taking place at CPFT. The R&D department works with global, national and local partners to conduct high-quality and ground-breaking research into mental and physical health, and support innovation to improve patient care. Every year CPFT runs over 150 studies and work with over 1,500 volunteers to learn more about dementia, learning disabilities, physical and mental health and find new therapies and treatments.

Please note, this is a predominantly office based role.

Main duties of the job

1.    Support  the Research Governance Coordinator in the review process of applications for  research and for applications for the Trust to be a participating site for research, identifying any areas that are inconsistent or unclear and communicating with the researcher any changes or further information that is required. 

2    Conduct a full and comprehensive governance assessment for relevant research studies. 

4.    Take a leading role on the management of the amendments process, reviewing amendments made to research studies and independently determining if the changes made will affect research governance. 

5.    With the support of the R&D Research Governance Coordinator and other R&D staff, provide training to researchers on the research approval/amendment process, completing the application forms and explaining the requirements of the Research Governance Framework.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives. 

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. 

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.  

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. 

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk