Senior Research Associate in Trial Management and Delivery

The role

This post is for a 0.4FTE site based researcher to work on the InBOAT clinical trial, based in either Taunton or Yeovil in Somerset. The post holder will ideally have either a nursing or psychology background, or have held a relevant, broadly equivalent role in the clinical trial previously.

Hybrid working is not available for this role.

What will you be doing?

This position will involve recruitment activities including screening lists for potential participants confirmed by the local PI, taking consent, delivering tailored psychosocial support relating to motivations for illicit benzodiazepine use including trauma, sleep, chronic pain, etc (using existing intervention materials) for those in the intervention trial arm, collection of accurate and confidential data, data entry, collection and sending of urine and oral fluid samples for toxicology testing and surveillance across participants in the intervention and control arms. Training will be provided.

You should apply if

• It’s essential that you have a PhD or near completion, or equivalent research experience in an academic, industrial or clinical setting equivalent to a PhD
• It’s desirable that you are a first Level Registered Nurse, or have a nursing or psychology background or have previous clinical trial nurse experience;
• Experience of working with the target patient group
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Evidence of team working skills with the ability to work without direct supervision and use own initiative.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and time management skills.
• IT skills.

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended with funding for 2 years between 30/11/2026 -29/11/2028

Work pattern: Part time/0.4 FTE

Shift pattern: 14 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 26/11/2026

For informal queries please contact: Jenny Scott (Senior Lecturer) Jennifer.scott@bristol.ac.uk 0117 455 9823

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