Research Assistant Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Coventry seeks a researcher to enhance mental health services through qualitative and quantitative research. You will engage in data collection and analysis, support service transformation, and collaborate with clinical psychologists and academics. The role requires a psychology degree and research experience, offering an opportunity to influence mental health delivery at local and national levels.

Qualifications

• Obtained a psychology degree with GBR status, Grade 2:1 or above.
• Experience of gathering and analyzing primary and secondary qualitative data.
• Experience working in a mental health or social care setting.

Responsibilities

• Engage in qualitative research fieldwork to examine service interventions.
• Collate secondary data to monitor service transformation outcomes.
• Develop peer-reviewed publications and management reports.

Skills

Research experience

Data analysis skills

Project management

Knowledge of SPSS

Qualitative data gathering

Education

Psychology degree with GBR status

Tools

SPSS

Excel

Word

Job description

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements. The role offers an exciting opportunity for you to develop your applied research capabilities and understanding of managing transformation of inpatient mental health services. If you are interested in improving mental health services through applied research, this could be the role for you!

You will join an established team of friendly psychological professionals. Your role will be to engage in qualitative research fieldwork to examine implementation of service interventions and collate secondary data to monitor outcomes of service transformation over time. In addition to quantitative data gathering there is scope for additional smaller projects of audit, quality improvement and data analysis and dissemination of results throughout the service. In addition to the lovely team of wider professionals, you will be supported by a team of two Consultant Clinical Psychologists and two academics (from Warwick Medical School and Warwick Business School).

Together we will develop peer reviewed publications, professional journal articles, and management reports to support service transformation. Thus the intention is that this project will influence inpatient mental health service delivery both locally and nationally. Person Specification: Qualifications Essential (3) Obtained a psychology degree giving GBR status with the British Psychological Society, Grade 2:1 or above (Essential) Experience Essential (3) Research experience, particularly experience of gathering and analysing primary and secondary qualitative data (3) Familiarity with relevant software and IT packages (e.g. SPSS, Excel, Word, (3) Experience of working in a mental health or social care setting (3) Experience of managing projects (3) Presenting and disseminating the results of research.

Desirable: Publication of results of research PhD/ MSc or further post graduate research experience Proven ability to use own initiative and problem solve Experience of taking assessments facilitating focus groups/ conducting interviews Experience of extracting and coding data from an electronic patient record Be familiar with the management, evaluation, and analysis of data, developing and implementing skills in the interpretation of qualitative data in particular from interviews and surveys undertaken with staff, partner organisations, services users and the general public

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