Research Trial Clinical Psychologist/Therapist

Job summary

The Talking With Voices II Trial is an Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) 34-month multisite study which has been awarded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The postholder will be working in a novel area of intervention delivery with a team of leading experts in psychosis, including individuals with lived experience. The aim of Talking With Voices is to investigate a new form of dialogical therapy with the aim of promoting recovery and reducing voice-related distress, wherein a therapist speaks directly to the client's voice(s) while the client repeats its response verbatim. Data from this study will inform service development. The postholder will receive specialist manualised therapy training and frequent supervision to deliver the intervention within a transdiagnostic population of adults with persistent, distressing voices.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our research team at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU), a joint project between Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester. PRU was established by Prof. Tony Morrison, a leading expert in conducting randomised controlled trials to evaluate psychological approaches to reduce distress associated with psychosis.

At PRU a normalising approach to understanding psychosis is promoted. We believe experiences and beliefs commonly regarded as symptoms of psychosis are often highly understandable reactions to adverse life events.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have completed specialised psychological training and have experience as a clinical psychologist or equivalent at delivering evidence based interventions to people who who are distressed by hearing voices.

The main duties include:

• providing a highly specialist psychological intervention, developed for the purposes of the Talking With Voices trial, throughout the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation (GMMH) footprint. This will include specialist assessment, intervention, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes.
• keeping up to date with collecting and inputting therapy data and following trial proceedings as set out by the lead site.
• attend related trial meetings and individual and group-based supervision.
• helping with the advertising and recruitment of the trial in teams across GMMH, alongside the trial's Research Assistants.
• contributing to the Trust's social inclusion agenda by enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment in the Talking With Voices trial.
• working as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the trial and the host Trust, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Rico House (c/o Prestwich site, GMMH NHS Trust)

George Street

Prestwich

M25 9WS

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Rico House (c/o Prestwich site, GMMH NHS Trust)

George Street

Prestwich

M25 9WS

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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