We have a fabulous opportunity to join Derbyshire Healthcare's Research and Development team based at the Kingsway hospital site in Derby for a 12 month pilot.
At DHCFT the research team wants to enable everyone working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to be research active. This includes Peer Support Workers.
We are seeking an experienced Peer Support Worker to join our teamto co-design Peer Research roles to be successful in supporting research delivery. This post would ideally suit an individual who already has a minimum of one-year experience in a Peer Support role.
The focus of the role is on Research Delivery which is the part of the research process that is about,
* Making sure health research happens in real-life healthcare settings like DHCFT
* Informing patients and staff about relevant research studies that they can take part in.
* Inviting people to take part and collecting research data safely and ethically.
* Ensuring studies run smoothly and follow regulations.
* Sharing results to improve care
Knowledge of research delivery is desirable, not essential. However, applicants must have an interest in health and care research and mental health.
If you want to gain research experience by using your existing skills to support the delivery of high quality nationally funded research focused on improving patient care in the NHS, please apply.
Main duties of the job
Promoting, supporting and following participants through their research journey on one of our many National Institute of Health and Care Research portfolio of projects within Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We conduct research in mental health, learning disabilities and children's services and we require the post holder to be organised, enthusiastic, self motivated, flexible and an excellent communicator.
The role will require you to lead and manage multiple projects to deadlines, targets and quality standards.
Excellent IT skills are also a must.
It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
* Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
* 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
* Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
* Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
* Health service discounts and online benefits
* Incremental pay progression
* Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
* Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
* Structured learning and development opportunities
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website.
Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Person Specification
* At least 1 year experience of working as a Peer Support Worker supporting patients
* Experience of delivering training sessions on peer support
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent qualification or experience. (Degree or equivalent qualification must be in a relevant health subject e.g Nursing, AHP, psychology, healthcare science, health and social care etc. or experience of working in the field of patient, public involvement or improvement)
* Completed an accredited Peer Support training course
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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