Research Assistant Psychologist

3 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Lead for Forward Thinking Birmingham ('FTB') is seeking to appoint a Band 5 Research Assistant Psychologist on a 12 month fixed term contract for the BART II trial. The aim of BART II is to investigate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for those considered "at risk" for bipolar disorder, and to hopefully help shape NHS services for this population group.

The post-holder will support and enhance the clinical research activities for FTB (including clinical research assessments, conduct of research, collection of data, development of audit and/or research projects, training, and project work). FTB is the new age 0-25 mental health service for Birmingham. As such, the post-holder will gain applied research experience across a wide range of mental health services for children, young people and adults.

You will have a good first degree in Psychology, Nursing or allied profession (at least a 2:1) or equivalent and mental health experience. You will have some experience of working in a mental health setting as an assistant psychologist or research assistant and experience of conducting research is essential.

There will be a frequent requirement to travel extensively across the wide footprint of the Trust.

In the event of an exceptionally high level of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable.

Main duties of the job

This post is based across the Trust, mostly at the FTB Hubs across Birmingham. The post will work closely with clinical, research and support staff, Academic staff in the main study team and Staff from UoB's Institute of Mental Health and BCTU.

The post holder will work closely with clinical, research and support staff across FTB and R&D, various commercial and non-commercial research partners and staff from WM Clinical Research Network (CRN).

This post is primarily responsible formanaging the implementation and delivery of the BART II study. The post holder will be responsible for helping meet the recruitment target of this study and willsupport neighbouring Trusts' recruitment and data collection where needed.

Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in delivering the ethical, scientific and practical standards of conduct for evaluation and research and providing assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of research participants are protected.

Maintain adequate participants' records and ensure all relevant information is accurately documented

Act as one of the primary points of contact for research participants

Support FTB staff in the delivery of research projects and develop excellent professional working relationships with staff across FTB, R&D and research partners.

Maintain adequate participants' records and ensure all relevant information is accurately documented

Act as one of the points of contact for research participants

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good honours degree in psychology (at least 2:1) or equivalent

Desirable

Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential

Have experience of working as an assistant psychologist or research assistant Experience of conducting research projects Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties or other vulnerable client groups.

Desirable

Experience of the application of psychological principles in health or social settings, preferably through work with qualified Clinical Psychologists Have Research skills such as the ability to search for, locate, extract, organise, evaluate and use or present information that is relevant to a particular topic

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively with young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties Able to communicate effectively with relatives, carers and a range of other professionals (education, social care, health) both verbally and in writing Ability to organise data collection and analysis for research, audit and service evaluation projects

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Essential

Skills in using spreadsheets, databases, word-processing, e-mail, and internet software. Knowledge of research ethics and governance procedures

Desirable

Experience of conducting semi-structured interviews, eg. the PANSS. Experience of performing routine blood drawing procedures to include venepuncture techniques using standard equipment. Knowledge of SPSS or other statistical software packages.

Personal Skills Abilities & Attributes

Essential

Good Interpersonal Skills Good presentation skills in both formal and informal settings. Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role Good Team working and able to work collaboratively across a diverse range of settings and people Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required Ability to work independently on a day to day basis and use own initiative

Desirable

Full UK Driving License and access to a vehicle as postholder may be required to travel across Hubs

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