Main area Research & Development Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (Secondments also considered) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 173-32525-COR

Employer Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Mary’s House Town Leeds Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 08/09/2025

Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will be based within the diverse and experienced Research & Development team in Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and will be responsible for supporting and coordinating a research study into mental health in adults.

The post holder will be based within the Research and Development team based in Leeds but will be expected to work across the UK at our ten recruiting sites, when required. Based within a diverse and experienced project team, the Trial Coordinator will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the Easy ECG project. The post holder will be from a mental health research background (e.g. psychology, nursing, health services research, etc.) and will have experience of the mental health research setting, trial coordination, and recruiting service users into research. The primary aim of this post is to ensure the smooth running of the project and ensure cost-effective use of resources. They will coordinate the set up and running of the research which will involve applying for permissions including Health Research Authority (HRA), and ensuring that sites are set up in line with established procedures. writing interim and final reports for the funder and papers for publication as part of an agreed dissemination strategy.

Main duties of the job

They will lead and manage trial co-ordination, working autonomously and managing their own workload. The post holder will always maintain and ensure the adoption sites maintain high standards of practice in accordance with the appropriate quality standards for the trial (e.g. International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials (ICH-GCP)) and appropriate standards of probity laid down by their professional body (e.g. nursing and midwifery code of conduct). This work will involve collaboration with the adoption sites, the wider research community including Universities, the general public and research networks. Additionally, the Trial Coordinator will be expected to support adoption sites in identifying and recruiting mental health service users and carers eligible to take part in the project and provide information and support, ensuring that they and all members of the project team are working according to ICH GCP and research governance standards for clinical trials. The post holder will provide care and advice to service users and carers on all aspects of their involvement in clinical trials, including advising and proper reposting of any adverse events. This will involve close liaison, as well as Research and Development departments

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level

Skills

• The ability to establish appropriate documentation and record keeping
• Ability to coordinate a research study, including set-up, recruitment, reporting and dissemination

Experience

• Experience in trial coordination and clinical mental health research practice

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of issues relating to clinical trial and research study design and procedures/methodologies, including recruitment strategies.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.