Job summary
The Mouth Matters in Mental Health trial is an NIHR funded project involving an intervention using mental health support workers as link workers to improve dental visiting in people with severe mental illness (SMI). This is a multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating an intervention for helping people with serious mental health difficulties (e.g. psychosis, bipolar mood swings) to find and attend a dentist, and through this improve their oral health.
Main duties of the job
The post starts in April 2026. The successful applicant will lead on recruitment and data collection for a trial. This will involve liaising with clinical teams, meeting potential participants, conducting clinical assessments (e.g. interviews, self-report measures) and managing data. The post-holder will receive clinical supervision and training from experienced clinical academics (e.g. Clinical Psychologists) working in the field of mental health research
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person spec for details of the post in the attached documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person spec for details of the post in the attached documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc(hons) Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent (e.g. post graduate conversion course accredited by the British Psychological Society oEligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- oMasters or above qualification relating to research methods
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to undertake psychologically informed research projects under supervision. oGood communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings. oUse of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel etc. oOne to one and group communication oAbility to work with people from different backgrounds and of different ages. oAn ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. oWork independently on a day to day basis oWork towards agreed goals via supervision oCommunicate effectively with potentially vulnerable or otherwise anxious participants oAn ability to interact effectively with clients, family members/paid carers. oAbility to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Knowledge
Essential
- oQuantitative and qualitative research methods. oQuantitative data analysis using SPSS oResearch governance and ethics oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of Serious Mental illness oUnderstanding around difficulties in accessing dental care
Experience
Essential
- oData analysis either quantitative or qualitative oContact with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
Desirable
- oExperience of data collection on other funded projects relating to mental health. oOne or more peer reviewed publications as a co-author. oWork with potentially vulnerable mental health service users oExperience of preparing reports summarising data
other
Essential
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. oAbility to undertake travel across a wide geographical area. oAble to work in the UK. oDriving licence and access to own vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc(hons) Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent (e.g. post graduate conversion course accredited by the British Psychological Society oEligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- oMasters or above qualification relating to research methods
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to undertake psychologically informed research projects under supervision. oGood communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings. oUse of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel etc. oOne to one and group communication oAbility to work with people from different backgrounds and of different ages. oAn ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. oWork independently on a day to day basis oWork towards agreed goals via supervision oCommunicate effectively with potentially vulnerable or otherwise anxious participants oAn ability to interact effectively with clients, family members/paid carers. oAbility to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Knowledge
Essential
- oQuantitative and qualitative research methods. oQuantitative data analysis using SPSS oResearch governance and ethics oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of Serious Mental illness oUnderstanding around difficulties in accessing dental care
Experience
Essential
- oData analysis either quantitative or qualitative oContact with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
Desirable
- oExperience of data collection on other funded projects relating to mental health. oOne or more peer reviewed publications as a co-author. oWork with potentially vulnerable mental health service users oExperience of preparing reports summarising data
other
Essential
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. oAbility to undertake travel across a wide geographical area. oAble to work in the UK. oDriving licence and access to own vehicle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
