Professor, Mental Health Service Partnership

3 weeks ago

York, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

The Role

 

We are seeking a strategic, reflexive and innovative leader, with experience in mental health work, with emotional intelligence and a strong ethical core, to lead Converge on the next stage of its development. The director will manage the projects and staff in Converge, work with project partnerships with the NHS and within YSJU, and the director will provide and develop research and dissemination of research in the area. The director will be proactive in leading and raising the funding required to ensure the viability of the project.

It is crucial that the new director foster research links and facilitate engagement between community mental health users, providers, academics and educators. Part of this partnership development will include managing the growth of the new international partnerships. In addition, the director will take an academic leadership role in enhancing student engagement within Converge. 

To this end the role will model and lead interdisciplinary approaches of participatory, inclusive and community research in the context of mental health. It will actively seek external research funding to deliver high-quality and impactful projects and activity; foster research links that facilitate the engagement and impact of co-productive research in mental health; supervise and provide training for PGRs and community researchers and provide leadership to the Converge Evaluation and Research Team.

Key Requirements

Candidates will have a strong record of working in mental health services, working in co-productive inclusive environments, with a track record of leadership, management and a strong grounding in risk assessment and health and safety. 

The successful candidate will be somebody who grasps the challenges and opportunities of the Converge project with leadership, innovation, emotional intelligence, compassion and imagination.

We are looking for somebody for whom identification with a set of methodological and ethical principles is at the forefront of their research practice, which might be located in a range of disciplines from across the arts, humanities and social sciences. 

 Further Information

This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. For further information regarding this visa route please visit Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (). 

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Application process support

Before starting your application please refer to the attached 'candidate guidance document' which provides advice about completing the application process.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that ChatGPT can assist you with this, but we would prefer you to share your answers in your own words.

Our benefits package

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including - 

- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period

- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)

- Pension scheme

- Health Cash Plan after six months service

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists

- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software

- Relocation expenses package for certain roles

- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and for additional costs

Further information about life at YSJ

Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees

The latest news, views and stories from our staff and students can be found

We are committed to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can, read more

Closing Date - Friday 31 May 2024 at midnight Provisional Interview Date - Friday 14 June 2024

  • Professor, Mental Health Service Partnership

    3 weeks ago

    York, York City, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

    Please note, the requirement for applicants to have a PhD has been altered and this is no longer an essential element of the criteria.About Converge and York St JohnYork St John University is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. Converge is a partnership between the University...

  • Professor, Mental Health Service Partnership

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

    Please note, the requirement for applicants to have a PhD has been altered and this is no longer an essential element of the criteria. About Converge and York St John York St John University is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.  Converge is a partnership between the...

  • Institute of Mental Health at York

    4 weeks ago

    University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    **Department**: Applications are invited for an Administrator based at Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and working with the Institute of Mental Health Research at York (IMRY), under the management of Professor Lina Gega, Director of IMRY. IMRY brings together the mental health work across 30 departments, schools and offices at the University of York, whose...

  • Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

    4 weeks ago

    City of York, United Kingdom Springer Nature Full time

    **Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (Tenured)**: - Employer- Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Department of Pediatrics- Location- New York City, New York (US)- Salary- $130,000 - $150,000- Closing date- 23 Mar 2024- Discipline Health Science Job Type Faculty Member Employment - Hours Full time Duration Fixed term Qualification ...

  • Research Associate

    2 weeks ago

    York, York City, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    Department of Health SciencesThe Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the Department of Health Sciences, University of York, is looking to appoint a Research Associate to play a leading role in performing quantitative analysis for the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration (YHARC), funded by the National Institute for Health and...

  • Research Associate

    2 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    Department of Health SciencesThe Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the Department of Health Sciences, University of York, is looking to appoint a Research Associate to play a leading role in performing quantitative analysis for the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration (YHARC), funded by the National Institute for Health and...

  • Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom Rethink Mental Illness Full time

    Job summary We are looking for Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to lead the PWP provision within an integrated mental health team based at HMP Full Sutton. Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental...

  • ADHOC SHIFTS- Registered Mental Health Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom CareerBliss Full time

    Your new company Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to work on a variety of wards in York, including Adult/Elderly Acute, Rehab, PICU. Your new role and responsibilitiesThe multidisciplinary team is made up of Registered Mental Health NursesEach ward follows the recovery model when providing assessment and...

  • ADHOC SHIFTS- Registered Mental Health Nurse

    7 days ago

    York, United Kingdom Hays Full time

    Your new company Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to work on a variety of wards in York, including Adult/Elderly Acute, Rehab, PICU. Your new role and responsibilitiesThe multidisciplinary team is made up of Registered Mental Health NursesEach ward follows the recovery model when providing assessment and...

  • ADHOC SHIFTS- Registered Mental Health Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom Hays Full time

    Your new company Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to work on a variety of wards in York, including Adult/Elderly Acute, Rehab, PICU. Your new role and responsibilitiesThe multidisciplinary team is made up of Registered Mental Health NursesEach ward follows the recovery model when providing assessment and...

  • ADHOC SHIFTS- Registered Mental Health Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom Hays Full time

    Your new company Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to work on a variety of wards in York, including Adult/Elderly Acute, Rehab, PICU. Your new role and responsibilitiesThe multidisciplinary team is made up of Registered Mental Health NursesEach ward follows the recovery model when providing assessment and...

  • Adult Care Lawyer

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector Full time

    Adult Social Care LawyerRemote working Full or part time£50 - 60 per hour DOEAn excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Adult Care Lawyer to join a Local Authority in Yorkshire on a remote working basis. Our client is seeking an Adult Care Lawyer to join their team as soon as possible to cover a period of 3 months initially, with a likelihood of...

  • Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Sanctuary Personnel Ltd Full time

    Sanctuary Personnel is currentl y seeking an experienced Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to take on a new locum opportunity based in North Yorkshire, within the Older Adults Ward. Contract Type: Locum, ongoing block booking. Pay Rate: £21 - £34per hour (assignment rate): Days: £21 - £22 per hour Nights/Saturdays: £28 per hour ...

  • Chair in Mental Health

    4 weeks ago

    University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    York has one of the UK’s leading psychology departments. We have an excellent array of research facilities, including a sleep lab, VR lab, the York Neuroimaging Centre and the Wolfson Centre for Development and Family research. In the most recent REF we ranked 8th for overall performance, 2nd for the quality of research papers (95% being classified as...

  • University Research Fellow

    4 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

    York St John University (YSJU) is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. We are establishing a new research culture driven by research groups and cross-university institutes, and are growing rapidly. Our research grant success is increasing, as is the number of postgraduate...

  • University Research Fellow

    4 weeks ago

    York, York City, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

    York St John University (YSJU) is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. We are establishing a new research culture driven by research groups and cross-university institutes, and are growing rapidly. Our research grant success is increasing, as is the number of postgraduate...

  • Approved Mental Health Professional

    6 days ago

    York, United Kingdom City of York Council Full time

    Are you looking for an exciting and innovative challenge? Do you want to be part of a developing team of AMHPs re-thinking the way we work? Could you bring your experience and passion as an AMHP to improving outcomes for people with social care needs to the City of York? We are committed to delivering a better adult social care experience through a...

  • Professor in Design and Creative Technologies

    3 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom York St John University Full time

    The Role   We are seeking an enthusiastic and engaged Professor to contribute to our vibrant undergraduate and postgraduate offers in Design, with a focus on creative technologies, virtual and augmented realities, AI and VFX. The majority of your work will involve leading PGR development in Design, leading and mentoring the team in research...

  • Research Associate

    2 weeks ago

    York, York City, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    The Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the Department of Health Sciences is looking to appoint a Research Associate to play a leading role in a new research study funded by NIHR aiming to develop an intervention to help nurses improve the assessment and care of the sexual health needs of men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (The MenSH-IBD...

  • Research Associate

    2 weeks ago

    York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

    The Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the Department of Health Sciences is looking to appoint a Research Associate to play a leading role in a new research study funded by NIHR aiming to develop an intervention to help nurses improve the assessment and care of the sexual health needs of men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (The MenSH-IBD...