Applied Psychologist for Digital Mental Health (KTP Associate)

The Knowledge Transfer Network Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in Scotland is seeking an Applied Psychologist for a KTP Associate role focused on developing AI-driven digital mental health services. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with computing professionals to design effective mental health solutions tailored to user needs. Engaging in data analysis, project governance, and stakeholder communication will be key aspects of this innovative role. As part of a forward-thinking team, you will contribute to impactful mental health initiatives and the long-term sustainability of digital health solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI tool development is desirable.
• Familiarity with mental health services and practices.
• Strong proficiency in research ethics and data management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of AI-driven mental health tool.
• Lead project governance including ethical approval and data management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate system performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Ethics in research

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

Applied Psychologist for Digital Mental Health (KTP Associate)

1. Co-ordinate and undertake the day-to-day development and deployment of the AI-driven triaging and service user gateway, under the supervision of the Business and Knowledge Base Supervisors and the project steering group.

2. Work closely with the Computing Associate to integrate clinical insights and user requirements into the AI system, ensuring alignment with mental health professionals’ and service user needs.

3. Lead on project governance, including ethical approval, data collection and management, client consent and record keeping, and compliance with appropriate industry and legislative guidelines.

4. Collaborate with the Computing Associate and SAMH senior stakeholders to define evaluation metrics, and refine recommendations based on real-world case scenarios.

5. Collect, process and analyse evaluative data in the process of developing, testing and evaluating the AI-driven triaging and service user gateway.

6. Evaluate system performance in collaboration with the Computing Associate, applying metrics, user testing and stakeholder feedback to interactively improve functionality and service user experience.

7. Manage and undertake reporting to the steering group, funders and key stakeholders, ensuring a timely submission of project deliverables and reports in required formats.

8. Facilitate effective communication between psychology and computing teams, ensuring that solutions are explainable, interpretable, and trusted by both the public and mental health practitioners.

9. Support knowledge transfer by delivering training and creating guidance to SAMH on psychologically-informed system useage, data evaluation and long-term sustainability.

10. Represent the project at internal and external events, including conferences, stakeholder meetings, knowledge exchange initiatives and industry events.

11. Any other duties appropriate to the role as directed by supervisors and project management teams.

To embed capability in clinical oversight principles and procedures in digital mental health tools, AI tool development and improvement, and data analytics for SAMH, to develop a psychologically-informed, artificial-intelligence driven service user gateway to support SAMH’s place-based and online mental health services.

About the business

Around since 1923, Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We operate over 70 services that inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. Our vision is to address the rising demand for mental health support and reduce the strain on existing health systems, by providing innovative solutions to re-think pathways for the public to gain immediate, targeted access to mental health support. Our main area of focus is to develop a digital mental health gateway and AI triage tool to enhance the effectiveness of SAMH’s place-based and online mental health services.