Job summary
- Main area
- Research and Development
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8d
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (24 months from start date)
- Hours
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21748(F)
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sussex Education Centre
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £91,342 - £105,337 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Research Fellow
NHS AfC: Band 8d
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
The postholder will co-lead the delivery of ISRIP - a multi-site randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of Social Recovery Therapy for patients with psychosis.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have oversight of and responsibility for the recruitment of participants, the delivery of interventions and the collection and analysis of data.
Working for our organisation
The postholder will be supported by the R&D Department, an award-winning team that support Clinical Academics to design and deliver high-quality research studies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Co-leadership of research team
• Communication between leadership teams across the research sites
• Adherence to study protocol
• Safety of research participants
• Liaison with funding and regulatory authorities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate research degree (PhD) in relevant discipline
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Five years post-doctorate research experience
- Five years of post qualification applied psychology experience
- Management experience, including professional and/or clinical supervision
- Evidence of publications
- Undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups.
Knowledge, Skills, Competencies
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Applied knowledge of qualitative research methods.
- Knowledge of research management and governance legislation.
- Knowledge of current practice and emerging research evidence in field of specialty.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
Values
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Hayward
- Job title
- Director of Research
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07770 331160
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