Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

This is a secondment/development opportunity for an AHP.

You will manage your own case /workload of patients as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility for your own portfolio of clinical research studies with the support of the Research Team Lead and wider Research & Innovation team.

Main duties of the job
The post is central to the delivery of research the Trust and to support local services to deliver research projects which are included in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio. You will be responsible for the recruitment and follow-up of service users to research studies. The role will involve undertaking study related procedures as appropriate and the assessment, planning and on-going care of research participants throughout the duration of the study.

Please see the Job description for more details on duties of the job role.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details
Date posted: 10 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum / pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number: 825-8160232-OPS
Job locations: Euston House, Telford. Overdale, Telford, TF3 4LY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• An understanding of research methodology, production of research protocols, data collection and analysis
• Significant experience of undertaking research Experience of research design processes
• Experience of working within research governance quality systems
• Knowledge of ethics approval processes and other regulatory requirements

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including communicating clearly, concisely and courteously both face-to-face and by telephone and in writing communicating with patients/carers to maximise the patient understanding of research activities.
• Demonstrates an ability to collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, sponsor companies and funding organisations
• Patient centred approach
• Experience in a range of computer-based systems including Excel, Access and other web-based systems

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel daily for meetings across a range of sites in the Shropshire area and nationally

Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Allied Health Professional
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through specialist training to post graduate diploma level, including knowledge of research methodologies
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• GCP Training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.