At the IoPPN, our staff and students work to transform care for people who are affected by mental health and neurological conditions, through world-class research, education and training, and to serve our communities locally and globally. We are at the forefront of global mental health research and through our partnerships foster research and training in policy, prevention, treatment and care around the world. The IoPPN is a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research in Europe. It produces more highly cited outputs (top 1% citations) on psychiatry and mental health than any other centre (SciVal 2023).

 

The Department of Psychology at the IoPPN includes one of the world’s largest groupings of clinical and health psychologists through its close links with King’s Health Partners institutions (KCH, GSTT, SLaM NHS Trusts). The Department’s research interests span a wide range of mental health disorders and physical health problems, including anxiety disorders, trauma, somatoform disorders, pain, psychosis, depression, antisocial personality, disorders in childhood and adolescence, emotion and personality, and neurodegeneration.

 

We are committed to improving the representation of the populations we serve in our workforce, student body and research participants, and promote equitable access to education, research and psychological interventions.

The post-holder will assist in the running of a programme of research focused on improving psychological interventions for people with a diagnosis of psychosis and/or autism, which is funded by King’s Health Partners Centre for Translational Medicine and led by Dr Andrew Watson (Clinical Psychologist Lecturer), who you will report to.

 

You will be involved in the collection and analysis of data from clinical assessments and questionnaires with clinical populations with a diagnosis of psychosis and/or autism, and the setting up and piloting of a novel virtual-reality biofeedback paradigm.

 

The post-holder will also be involved with convening a lived-experience advisory panel, supporting lived-experience involvement across different areas of the research. This involves working with them creatively to ensure their voices are heard, as well as providing logistical and administrative support for their involvement.

 

This research programme will give you opportunities to innovate and contribute to the design of novel research studies. There will also be opportunities to conduct analysis, interpretation and write-up results for publications and other dissemination pathways.  There will be the chance to shape how we deliver work in public engagement which communicates effectively about the research to a range of audiences.

 

In addition to access to professional development opportunities and close links with clinical services in South London and Maudsley, you will join a supportive environment, learning about the various exciting trials and implementation studies within the wider Psychological Approaches to Psychosis theme in the department.

 

The post holder will be based at the IoPPN, Denmark Hill, London. However, the work will sometimes be undertaken across participating teams predominantly within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.  

 

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30/09/2027.

 

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the  Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.