Research Assistant (part-time)

To support the implementation of the HENRY effectiveness and cost-effectiveness trial in Northern Ireland (https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR135081). As part of a multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will collect data from participants (parents and children under 5 years) in their home/community setting. The postholder will be involved in data collection with participants once at the beginning of the project (baseline) and once at follow-up (12 months later). The post-holder will be responsible for scheduling of participant appointments, adhering to local and national regulatory, research and professional guidelines and policies under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (Dr Laura McGowan, and the wider HENRY trial team) and Leeds Clinical Trial Research Unit who are running the HENRY trial.

This role is for a part-time research assistant to conduct data collection visits from families in the home setting across Northern Ireland.

About the person:

• Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to research activity e.g. nursing, health sciences or public health.
• Recent experience working in nursing, or primary/secondary care or health related research.
• Demonstrable experience collecting health related data collection from human research participants.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

This post is available for 2 years. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.