Job summary
- Main area
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 267-OC6352299
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford/Swindon/Remote
- Town
- Oxford/Swindon
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Research Associate- Thames Valley & HOPE Provider Collaborative
Band 8b
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
We, at the Thames Valley Tier 4 and HOPE (Healthy Outcomes for People with Eating Disorders) Provider Collaboratives, are looking for a Senior Research Associate to provide specialist research and evaluation expertise and oversight to the to the research work of the in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the wide range of work undertaken to date.
The Provider Collaboratives are each a group of providers of specialist services working together on an agreed footprint to deliver excellent care services and, with local clinical leadership and systems leadership, share approaches, pathways, resources and clinical expertise for the benefit of some of the most vulnerable of our children, young people and adults.
In this role, you will:
- Be a trained senior clinician with experience working in mental healthcare and clinical research, able to work autonomously, be flexible and creative
- Supervise and support clinical team members carrying out research and evaluation within the Provider Collaborative using and building upon the existing data..
- Demonstrate expert research and audit skills with evidence of scientific publications.
The role will mix working from an Oxford/Swindon office base and remote working, from home and/or other Provider Collaborative sites, as required, in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, BaNES (Bath and North East Somerset), Swindon & Wiltshire (BSW) and Gloucestershire.
Main duties of the job
- Review all existing research and service evaluations carried out across the Provider Collaboratives and develop a data base to collate all research to date.
- Set up a forum for clinicians within the Provider Collaborative undertaking research and evaluation to review/agree approach and provide support, as needed.
- Undertake appropriate research and make recommendations for further areas of research. This could include all aspects of research from designing appropriate studies, undertaking data collection, undertaking data analysis, and writing up and disseminating findings.
- Provide research advice and guidance to other staff undertaking research, audit and service evaluations.
- In conjunction with the Clinical Directors, write up papers for publication and prepare reports and presentations to disseminate findings at relevant meetings and conferences.
- Assisting with writing proposals to secure grant funding.
- Provide post-qualification training (CPD) and clinical professional supervision to recently qualified clinical psychologists and other professionals attached to the team.
- Contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of Eating Disorder and CAMHS Tier 4 operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit, in consultation with relevant others.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description which outlines further details and main responsibilities of this role.
If you have any questions or queries about the role, please get in contact with Gillian Combe on [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist or equivalent qualification
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology or a related discipline.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at a highly specialist level within CAMHS Tier 4, eating disorders or equivalent demonstrable experience working with eating disorder patients and families across the lifespan
- Experience of clinical or professional supervision of trainee or assistant psychologists or other psychologists.
- Experience of research within mental health, particularly eating disorders
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of qualified clinical and/or counselling psychologists
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gillian Combe
- Job title
- Clinical Director CAMHS Provider Collaborative
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07881 824547
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