Job overview
AWP Trust is pleased to offer this very exciting opportunity to join a Multi-Centre research team for a trial calledLets Talk 2.
This is a initially full time 12 month fixed term contract (37.5 hours per week)starting in October 2025.
The Let’s Talk 2 trial is a 32-month randomised controlled trial, jointly led by The Psychosis Research Unit at GMMH NHS. Let’s Talk 2 builds on the success of Lets Talk 1 and their track record of collaborative research on psychosocial interventions for people with experience of psychosis by evaluating the possible benefits of a peer-delivered intervention called Let’s Talk which aims to aid mental health disclosure decision making. The study will compare the Let’s Talk peer-delivered intervention to standard care from Early Intervention in Psychosis Services and Community Mental Health Teams.
The study will be conducted across four areas in the UK including here at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP).
You should have a good first degree in Psychology (at least a 2:1); some experience of working in a mental health setting as an assistant psychologist or research assistant; and an interest in psychosis/bipolar disorder and knowledge of audit, research design and data analysis is also essential. Experience of using a structured psychiatric interview would be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
Youwill be part of the Let’s Talk 2 trial Team in AWP, responsible for liaison with clinical services and voluntary services across the entire footprint of the Trust spanning 6 localities and 100 sites. You will be expected to raise the profile of the study and aid recruitment of trial participants, conducting semi-structed interview assessments and administering other psychometric questionnaires with people with experience of psychosis and who report internalised stigma.
Full training will be provided by the GMMH Let’s Talk 2 Trial Team. Most importantly, you will need to be enthusiastic about the research area and have a high level of motivation and commitment.
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