Senior Research Associate- Thames Valley & HOPE Provider Collaborative
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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.
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We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are excited to invite applications for the position of Senior Research Associate within the Thames Valley Specialised Children and Young People's Mental Health and HOPE (Healthy Outcomes for People with Eating Disorders) Provider Collaboratives.This is a great opportunity to contribute to the evaluation of mental health initiatives across our PC.
As a Senior Research Associate, you will take on a dynamic role that requires you to be a trained senior clinician with extensive experience in both mental healthcare and clinical research. We seek someone who can work independently, adapt flexibly to various situations, and bring a creative approach to their work.Your academic background should include a PhD, a history of first-author publications in high-impact journals, successful supervision of doctoral students, and a proven track record of securing research grants and funding.
In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse and talented multi-disciplinary team. Together, you will assess the outcomes of various interventions designed to enhance mental health services for children, young people, and adults. Your contributions will be pivotal in driving forward the quality and effectiveness of these vital services.
Main duties of the job- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility ensuring governance guidelines are maintained across the Provider Collaborative.
- Demonstrate expert research and audit skills with evidence of scientific publications.
- Propose policy and service development recommendations (including transformation projects, preparation for service reviews, improvements of psychological care pathways) as relevant and in collaboration with the clinical leadership team).
- Lead grant applications.
- Ensure that audit and ethics approval processes are followed.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities and details, please refer to the job description.
We welcome calls from potential applicants regarding the role - please do get in touch!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- PhD or DPhil in a mental health related field.
- 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.
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive research experience in the field of mental health with evidence of relevant publications in high impact journals.
- Experience of clinical or professional supervision of trainee or assistant researchers.
- Experience of research within mental health.
- All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing