Research Fellow - Psychological Practitioner

Department

The University of Essex provides excellence in education and research in health, wellbeing and care, for the benefit of individuals and communities. It leads impactful research and innovation in public health and wellbeing, in collaboration with health sector partners, to meet the needs of our region and the national health priorities. The University is at the forefront of preparing people to solve real-life issues in health and society, offering courses and research that both commissioners and employers believe in. People are at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with people from all walks of life, who offer us their expertise and experience, making us a team of people who truly understand what is needed from health and social care professionals – now and in the future. By putting people at the heart of these initiatives, the University of Essex aims to create an environment that fosters empathy, collaboration, and a focus on improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Duties of the Role

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate Psychological Practitioner (Clinical Psychologist, Health Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist) to join our team in the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing (IPHW). Working in partnership with Essex County Council, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing evidence-based substance misuse services across Essex and conducting research on substance abuse.  The successful candidate will assess current provision of psychosocial interventions; review staff capability; develop effective training; develop plans to deliver evidence-based interventions; support training and evaluation of services and support providers to implement interventions; carry out research.

You will work closely with Essex County Council substance abuse leads, our IPHW Deputy Director (Prof Susan McPherson) and will collaborate with colleagues working in Essex Law School with expertise in harm-reduction approaches to substance misuse. The project will also involve a senior clinical consultant (likely to be from outside the region) to provide clinical supervision or expertise as required. There will be opportunities to be involved with the University of Essex Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme team, for example providing a teaching session on substance abuse and/or supervising trainee research projects.

Whilst this is a 1FTE post, requests for part time hours and job share arrangement will also be considered. If you're applying for the post and wish to be considered for either of these, please indicate the hours of work you can undertake on your application.

Qualifications required

The successful applicant will have completed or be close to completion of a qualifying doctorate programme in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or a PhD relevant to qualification in Health Psychology. You will possess a HCPC and BPS registration as a Psychological Practitioner (Clinical Psychologist, Health Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist).

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate is desirable.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here. Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

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