Job summary
This post is a newly created opportunity for a Senior Clinical Academic as part of the NIHR funded 'Mental Health Leader Award' led by Teesside University, and supported by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust and the University of York.
The post holder will have a current registration as a healthcare professional in their specialist area, and have experience of developing, writing, and securing external research grant funding as both co-applicant and Chief Investigator. They will act as a co-lead for a growing Mental Health Research Group in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Teesside University. The NIHR award starts on 1st January 2025 and ends on 31st December 2029.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have extensive experience working in a Mental Health Trust in a Senior Clinical Role. They will lead and oversee capacity and capability building of staff aligned to the growing Mental Health Research Group including planning, development, application, and operationalisation of research projects. The post holder will contribute to academic and scholarly activities, including journal publication writing, external grant funding applications, and wider networking and collaboration activities. They will network and consult with stakeholders within the Tees Valley to identify applied mental health research priorities.
About us
The Senior Clinical Academic will be based in the R&D team with relevant Professional Clinical Supervision. The post holder will be required to spend time at the Teesside University campus with the research team, and to work in other locations in the Tees Valley area and at other partner and stakeholder sites to conduct consultation work as required. Some work can be conducted remotely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further information about this role, please contact
Professor Emma Giles - e.giles@tees.ac.uk
or Professor Denis Martin - d.martin@tees.ac.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further information about this role, please contact
Professor Emma Giles - e.giles@tees.ac.uk
or Professor Denis Martin - d.martin@tees.ac.uk
Person Specification
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in a Mental Health Trust
- Extensive experience in a Senior clinical role e.g. Advanced Practice/Consultant level
- Working at a strategic level within an NHS Trust, regionally and nationally on a range of research clinical and management issues
- Experience of developing, writing, and securing external research grant funding as both co-applicant and Chief Investigator
- Experience of applied mental health research projects, particularly in research focused on Severe Mental Illness and/or diet-related long-term conditions.
- Experience of taking part in, conducting, writing up and disseminating research.
- Experience of liaising with multiple stakeholders to design research that addresses health and social care priorities.
Desirable
- Experience of peer research and co-production research practices
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant undergraduate degree
- Registered healthcare professional membership
- Advanced training in the theory and practice relevant to the specialist field, and the job roles and responsibilities, to at least Master's level
- Have obtained or be working towards a PhD in a mental health and/or public health-related area
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities
Person Specification
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in a Mental Health Trust
- Extensive experience in a Senior clinical role e.g. Advanced Practice/Consultant level
- Working at a strategic level within an NHS Trust, regionally and nationally on a range of research clinical and management issues
- Experience of developing, writing, and securing external research grant funding as both co-applicant and Chief Investigator
- Experience of applied mental health research projects, particularly in research focused on Severe Mental Illness and/or diet-related long-term conditions.
- Experience of taking part in, conducting, writing up and disseminating research.
- Experience of liaising with multiple stakeholders to design research that addresses health and social care priorities.
Desirable
- Experience of peer research and co-production research practices
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant undergraduate degree
- Registered healthcare professional membership
- Advanced training in the theory and practice relevant to the specialist field, and the job roles and responsibilities, to at least Master's level
- Have obtained or be working towards a PhD in a mental health and/or public health-related area
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
