Clinical Research Practitioner PROSPER | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Warrington, WA2 8WA
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	2 Dec 2026

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Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Research Practitioner at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of the PROSPER trial. PROSPER (PeRinatal emotiOnal skills Personality disordER), is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme funded randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the efficacy of online perinatal Emotional Skills Groups (ESGs) in addition to usual care (UC) for women and birthing parents with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

The post holder will work closely with members of the Trust Research & Innovation team, the PROSPER Trial Principal Investigator, central study team at the University of Bristol and clinicians within the Cheshire & Merseyside Specialist Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health Services to support the recruitment of participants and overall delivery of the Trial.

Applicants will have experience of working with research/ clinical trials, possess good interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

The post holder will be based in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Research and Innovation Team, being line managed by the Clinical Research & Governance Lead. They will be responsible for the delivery of the PROSPER trial across Mesey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health Services.

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.

Take responsibility for undertaking all recruitment and associated fieldwork on the PROSPER trial.

Identify and recruit service users into the PROSPER Trial, acting as a source of information and support to service users and their relatives by explaining practical aspects of participating in clinical research.

Ensure that each person fulfils the relevant study criteria and understands the implication of participation when taking informed consent.

Demonstrate knowledge of the ethical principles for clinical research and its impact on current practice.

Always ensure ethical and clinical safe practice.

Please see job description for further details.

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026

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