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We are looking to recruit a research assistant for the Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with intellectual disabilities (Trauma-AID) research trial. 

This clinical trial is a single-blind randomised control trial of an adapted EMDR protocol for adults with intellectual disabilities who have a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The primary aim of this trial is to determine whether EMDR is clinically and cost effective for symptoms of any PTSD presentation in adults with intellectual disabilities. Secondary aims include validation of a measure of PTSD based on the ICD-11, to determine the effects of EMDR on other mental health problems and quality of life, and to establish the relative cost-effectiveness of EMDR compared with treatment-as-usual (TAU) in the study population.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• You will assist in identifying learning disability service users eligible to take part in a range of research projects and to provide information and support for users involved in research projects.
• You will also collect data and contribute to coordinating aspects of research projects.   In some projects this may involve the post-holder ensuring that service user’s care and treatment, assessment, follow-up and data collection are coordinated according to the appropriate research protocols.
• You will be involved in close liaison with mental health and social care and primary care services including both psychiatric units and community settings, as well as with appropriate Research & Development Departments and with Clinical Nurse Specialists. 
• You will be required to travel extensively across the trust so car use is essential for you to meet the requirements of this role.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!