{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nResearch Assistant - Mersey Care Mood Clinic with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Prescot, England, United Kingdom\n\nAn exciting role for a motivated Research Assistant to join a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded Mersey Care Mood Clinic (MCMC), forming a vital part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and researchers launching and developing this new service over 2 years. Supported by MCMC Chief Investigator and Psychiatry Lead and working collaboratively alongside a vibrant research delivery team to collect data, including evidence-based standardised outcome measures e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, the post holder will support successful delivery of the clinic against local and national targets. With understanding of mental illness and through developing and maintaining good working relationships with service users, carers, clinic staff and other stakeholders, the successful applicant will ensure research is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research and form a key part of the success of research studies and trials within the clinic. Shortlisting planned for: 30 September 2024 Interviews planned for: 14 October 2024 Key Responsibilities Will Include Assisting with set-up and facilitation of research activity undertaken at MCMC including maintaining and managing an external database. Engaging potential research participants, and others, in research studies and trials through a variety of methods, including independently travelling. Demonstrating an awareness of the psychological/ emotional needs of research participants whilst carrying out any relevant psychometric test materials, structured/ semi-structured interviews and periodic follow-up and responding and reporting appropriately. Ensuring research procedures are carried in accordance with protocol and UK policy framework for health and social care research. Supporting the production of interim progress and governance reports for the clinic’s funder and relevant committees. Reviewing of electronic patient clinical notes, extracting and coding data for research purposes, and entering into the study database. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Professor Nicola Wilson Job title: Programme Director, Mental Health Research Email address: Nicola.Wilson@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07436 539257"}