Clinical Trials jobs in West Midlands Region

The post-holder will contribute to the achievement of the research strategy of the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translation Centre.

The postholder will assist in clinical service provision for the CALM service, in providing comprehensive psychiatric assessments, offering advice on treatment, and will help recruit potential candidates onto ongoing research studies within BSMHFT.

The postholder will also work with UoB Mood disorders Lead (Prof Marwaha) to deliver a range of ongoing clinical trials, and to develop novel treatments for mood disorders. There will be extensive opportunity to develop skill sets in keeping with academic training and moving towards ACF/ACL and PhD funding if that is desired. The postholder will also have opportunity to attend appropriate educational activities and will be expected to work towards to registration for a higher degree and will be supported to apply for further funding.

It is anticipated that the post will involve up to 50% time equivalent for clinical work (within the translational centre) and at least 50% time equivalent of research work.

Provide psychiatry research support by contributing to a translational depression research service, recruiting patients from the clinic into a large cohort study using existing digital platforms, completing medical and research assessment schedules (with training provided), supporting ongoing randomised controlled trials in mood disorders, and offering medical input for neuromodulation and ketamine treatments for individuals with treatment resistant depression..

The post holder will be supported and supervised by Professor Steven Marwaha and Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues and will be encouraged to maintain formal links with the University of Birmingham and participate in Mood Disorders research activities.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of this post.