Job summary
- Main area
- Dementia
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 15 months (15 months from start of contract)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21652
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trafford Centre
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Research Assistant (Time for Dementia)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you interested in working on the award winning dementia educational programme, Time for Dementia?
Based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, the programme has been evaluated since its inception, but we are now keen to follow up healthcare students who have completed the programme into clinical practice.
We are looking for a research assistant to work with us to set up this mixed methods research study which will involve completion of qualitative interviews, use of Qualtrics and dataset cleaning as well as liaison with newly qualified healthcare professionals.
We are looking for a motivated individual for this hybrid post. Some evening working will be necessary.
Main duties of the job
- Maintaining recruitment logs
- Setting up Qualtrics surveys
- Processing data
- Contributing to qualitative analysis
- Database management, including SPSS, Excel, Nvivo
- Liaising with clinicians that have completed the Time for Dementia programme
Working for our organisation
Working with the Time for Dementia research team at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, you will be based within the Centre for Dementia at BSMS, and will have contact with other dementia researchers. You will have regular contact with the Time for Dementia research team.
This would suit an experienced research assistant wishing to gain wider experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for more general details on the role and responsibilities of a Research Assistant.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Higher National Certificate in Research
Desirable criteria
- Hold a relevant undergraduate degree at 2:1 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of SPSS
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing recruitment logs
- Experience of using Qualtrics
- Minimum 2 years administration experience
- Training / facilitation experience
- Research experience
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness / dementia
Knowledge, Skills, Competencies
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of research methodologies
- Participate in & contribute to team discussions
- Using databases and data analysis
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and members of the Multidisciplinary Team
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible across hours of work when required (some evening work)
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Stephanie Daley
- Job title
- Reader in Dementia & Mental Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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