An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and skilled Senior psychologist or psychological therapist to join the Big Ease trial as a research therapist.
The Big Ease trial is investigating whether a psychological therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) promotes recovery, and reduces distress for people with first episode Psychosis. This post offers the opportunity to work as part of a national team delivering and testing the therapy as part of a multi-site randomised controlled trial, funded by the EME of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).
The post is offered on a 12 month basis in the first instance, as a secondment or fixed term role, and may be extended beyond this.
You will join a busy, motivated team who are undertaking research on psychological therapies for Psychosis.
You will help provide specialist EMDR in the context of a research trial.
The ideal candidate will have experience in working in a clinical setting providing psychological therapy and ideally EMDR. It may help if you have experience of working with people who have experienced difficulties with paranoia, hallucinations. You should have the ability to organize and manage multiple interlinked components of the project and their work. You will need to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and be able to conduct interviews and treatment with potentially vulnerable individuals. Most importantly, you will need to be enthusiastic about the research area and have a high level of motivation and commitment.
providing specialist EMDR treatment to adult service users with first episode psychosis,
to promote the trial and support the research worker undertake assessments for the trial
to attend EMDR specialist supervision
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Robert Dudley Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
Please contact Rob Dudley ) or Marsha Cochrane ) to discuss the role and the trial