Research Assistant Psychologist | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 35,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Research Assistant Psychologist to develop applied research capabilities within inpatient mental health services transformation. You will conduct qualitative fieldwork, collate secondary data, and contribute to reports, manuscripts and knowledge mobilisation outputs.

You will join the NIHR ARC WM network and support dissemination of findings across the service, with opportunities for audit, quality improvement and data analysis

Qualifications

Experience gathering and analysing primary and secondary qualitative data.
Experience conducting qualitative research with interviews and thematic analysis.
Familiarity with data management and interpretation of qualitative data.
Experience of working in mental health or social care settings.
Experience of presenting and disseminating research findings.
Postgraduate research experience (MSc or higher).
Ability to extract and code data from electronic patient records.

Responsibilities

Engage in qualitative fieldwork interviewing stakeholders and observing staff and service users.
Collate secondary data such as strategic plans, literature reviews and audit material.
Produce accessible reports and presentations for stakeholders.
Contribute to development of academic manuscripts and knowledge mobilisation outputs.
Drive small audit and quality improvement projects and disseminate results.

Skills

Research experience

Qualitative data analysis

Interviews

Dissemination of results

Initiative and problem solving

Data interpretation (qualitative)

Education

Psychology degree GBR status

MSc or postgrad research

Tools

SPSS

Excel

Word

Job description

Research Assistant Psychologist | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Company:

Company: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

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!

More information is in the supporting documents, however the role includes;

Primary qualitative research that involves interviewing key stakeholders in the transformation process and attending key meetings within and outside CWPT.
Secondary research, for example collating relevant documentation such as strategic plans, literature reviews, audit andother data that shows emergent outcomes of the transformation, such as outcomes for service users and service costs.
Collating data and producing accessible reports and making presentations to relevant stakeholders
Contributing to the development of academic manuscripts, knowledge mobilisation outputs and clinical reports.

Primary qualitative research that involves interviewing key stakeholders in the transformation process, as well as interviewing or observing service users and staff within CWPT.
Secondary research, for example collating relevant documentation such as strategic plans, literature reviews, audit and other data that shows emergent outcomes of the transformation, such as outcomes for service users and service costs.
Collating data, producing accessible reports and delivering presentations.
Contributing to the development of academic manuscripts, knowledge mobilisation outputs and clinical reports.

Embedded in the NIHR ARC WM – National Institute for Heath and Care Research, Applied Research Collaborative, West Midlands.
Part of a network of similar researchers focused on ‘knowledge mobilisation’ that meet regularly

You will join an established team of friendly psychological professionals. Your role will be to engage in qualitative research fieldwork and evidence synthesis to examine implementation of service interventions and collate secondary data to monitor outcomes of service transformation over time. In addition to the NIHR study the role includes conducting and driving forward smaller projects of audit, quality improvement and data analysis and dissemination of results throughout the service.

Psychological Professions Brochure

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we are expanding our research and innovation as part of aspirations to achieve University Trust status.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
flexible working opportunities
excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification:

Qualifications

(3) Obtained a psychology degree giving GBR status with the British Psychological Society, Grade 2:1 or above (Essential)

Experience

(3) Research experience, particularly experience of gathering and analysing primary and secondary qualitative data
(3) Experience conducting qualitative research and analysis, such as conducting interviews and thematic analysis
(3) 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.
(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.
(3) Publication of results of research
(3) MSc or further post graduate research experience
(3) Proven ability to use own initiative and problem solve
(3) Experience of extracting and coding data from an electronic patient record