Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and Assistant Psychologist.
I am looking for someone to act as a research assistant for various projects. Prospective candidates should be able to demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and good organisational, communication and writing skills. I am seeking an eager and creative individual who is interested in pursuing a career in clinical or academic psychology.
The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT) is an outpatient psychological therapies clinic which specialises in assessing and treating people with anxiety disorders using CBT. We treat local and national patients across a range of severities, to a very high standard. The research will mainly be focussed on OCD, BDD and a specific phobia of vomiting.
Job share, secondments, and part-time working can be considered. Do please contact Professor David Veale (David.Veale@kcl.ac.uk ) should you wish to discuss this post further.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder's duties will include tasks which are predominantly research based in patients with specific anxiety disorders (especially OCD, BDD and emetophobia)
- The research is partly helping to start projects (for example helping in ethics submission, grant applications, participant recruitment) and to finish off writing up various projects.
- The successful applicant will be offered supervision by Professor David Veale, who is split between SLaM (Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma at the Maudsley and the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at the Bethlem) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London.
- There may be opportunities to observe treatment sessions and conduct clinical assessments under supervision when it is linked to research (for example use of virtual reality in emetophobia).
About us
The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma's remit includes the delivery and dissemination of empirically validated cognitive-behavioural treatments for panic disorder, specific phobias, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. The clinic provides a model of best practice in the integration of research, development and clinical treatment. Most of the treatments delivered are considered to be at the cutting edge of developments in the field. The clinic is primarily an NHS treatment service for people with anxiety disorders. Some research is also done at the clinic, with a focus on identifying maintaining cognitive factors in anxiety disorders, enhancing the effectiveness of existing cognitive therapies, evaluating how well these programmes generalise, reducing the therapist time required for treatment without loss of effectiveness, developing and implementing effective programmes for training others, and identifying key change processes in cognitive therapy.
Please see the following websites for further information
CADAT: https://slam.nhs.uk/service-detail/service/centre-for-anxiety-disorders-and-trauma-112/
David Veale's y research profile: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/david.veale.html
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the job is predominantly research based in a clinic serving patients with specific anxiety disorders. It is especially suitable for planning a career in clinical psychology or academic psychology.
Tasks include recruitment of participants and overseeing the collection of assessment and treatment outcomes and monitoring the completeness of data collection. There are new projects on for example (a) evaluating lifestyle interventions in treating OCD and BDD, (b) evaluating a computerised program on CBT for OCD (c) Evaluating acceptability and feasibility of Virtual Reality for emetophobia and BDD (d) investigating the role of death anxiety across disorders. It will involve helping two psychology doctorate students to recruit participants (a) experience of paedophile OCD (b) interventions for future based imagery in a Single Case Experimental Design.
There are also projects that need final writing up including a rating scale on self as an aesthetic object and the frequency of emetophobia in the trust compared to other specific phobias.
They will onboard new trainees in research, track IT equipment and oversee room bookings. They will follow clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service.
- The postholder will set up, update and maintain research databases and analyse data.
- The postholder may be asked to administer questionnaires and conduct assessments with service users, under appropriate supervision.
- The postholder may use Microsoft Forms and Excel and other programs to ensure the timely and accurate distribution of questionnaire and other materials related to assessment and research.
- The postholder will participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited (honorary) research assistants, interns and honorary psychologists as required, and will support their development of necessary skills
- The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry, and to maintain data bases and enter data, and perform analyses and produce reports.
- The postholder will assist in the design and implementation and writing up of research projects.
- The postholder will be required to respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (e.g. challenging behaviour) and to support others involved in such situations.
- The postholder will follow policies and procedures in their own area of work.
- The postholder will receive supervision from Professor Veale.
- The postholder will ensure that all information generated by their work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the job is predominantly research based in a clinic serving patients with specific anxiety disorders. It is especially suitable for planning a career in clinical psychology or academic psychology.
Tasks include recruitment of participants and overseeing the collection of assessment and treatment outcomes and monitoring the completeness of data collection. There are new projects on for example (a) evaluating lifestyle interventions in treating OCD and BDD, (b) evaluating a computerised program on CBT for OCD (c) Evaluating acceptability and feasibility of Virtual Reality for emetophobia and BDD (d) investigating the role of death anxiety across disorders. It will involve helping two psychology doctorate students to recruit participants (a) experience of paedophile OCD (b) interventions for future based imagery in a Single Case Experimental Design.
There are also projects that need final writing up including a rating scale on self as an aesthetic object and the frequency of emetophobia in the trust compared to other specific phobias.
They will onboard new trainees in research, track IT equipment and oversee room bookings. They will follow clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service.
- The postholder will set up, update and maintain research databases and analyse data.
- The postholder may be asked to administer questionnaires and conduct assessments with service users, under appropriate supervision.
- The postholder may use Microsoft Forms and Excel and other programs to ensure the timely and accurate distribution of questionnaire and other materials related to assessment and research.
- The postholder will participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited (honorary) research assistants, interns and honorary psychologists as required, and will support their development of necessary skills
- The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry, and to maintain data bases and enter data, and perform analyses and produce reports.
- The postholder will assist in the design and implementation and writing up of research projects.
- The postholder will be required to respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (e.g. challenging behaviour) and to support others involved in such situations.
- The postholder will follow policies and procedures in their own area of work.
- The postholder will receive supervision from Professor Veale.
- The postholder will ensure that all information generated by their work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed, strong IT skills including entry and analysis of research data, SPSS
- Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning.
Experience
Essential
- Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
- Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by adults with anxiety, and of methods of assessment and treatment.
- Experience of conducting research projects
- Experience with psychological interviews / questionnaires
- Experience of writing up research project at undergraduate/ Master's level or a peer reviewed publication. An example should be included in your application
- Sufficient experience of psychological assessment and treatment of anxious adults to be able to work independently with close direct supervision.
Qualifications
Essential
- A First-class degree or an MSc with Distinction in Psychology or closely related subject
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed, strong IT skills including entry and analysis of research data, SPSS
- Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning.
Experience
Essential
- Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
- Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by adults with anxiety, and of methods of assessment and treatment.
- Experience of conducting research projects
- Experience with psychological interviews / questionnaires
- Experience of writing up research project at undergraduate/ Master's level or a peer reviewed publication. An example should be included in your application
- Sufficient experience of psychological assessment and treatment of anxious adults to be able to work independently with close direct supervision.
Qualifications
Essential
- A First-class degree or an MSc with Distinction in Psychology or closely related subject
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).
