Job Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Narrative Exposure Therapy in Early Intervention in Psychosis (NETp): A feasibility Randomised Control Trial (RCT) study. https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR206724
This study is led by Dr Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo, Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical, Health and Educational Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Professor Sonia Johnson, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Islington Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service and also based in Division of Psychiatry (UCL).
The post holder will be based within the Camden and Islington EIP teams and will work with the NETp study team including lead principal investigators, patient and public involvement lead several other senior clinical psychologists. The trial started in November 2024 and will terminate at the end of May 2027 . Fifty-one participants with a history of multiple trauma and re-experiencing symptoms (PTSD trauma intrusions and/or anomalous experiences or distressing beliefs thematically linked to trauma) have been recruited and randomly allocated to receive NET(+ TAU) or TAU alone . Results of this feasibility trial will be used to inform a more substantive trail of NETp in first episode psychosis teams.
This is a fixed term, part-time research post to support and enhance the delivery of a randomised controlled trial at one of the sites in an exciting NIHR funded multi-centre project.
The role will involve completing follow-up assessments, including structured research interviews with participants already enrolled in the study, and helping them to complete patient-reported outcome measures. The post holder will be responsible for the secure storage and management of all data collected. There may be opportunities to be involved in qualitative data collection and analysis.
The post holder will be employed and managed by North London NHS Foundation Trust, and work within the Camden and Islington EIP teams. They will also be required to work at the other sites for the study, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), where they will occasionally support their counterparts with follow up assessments. Travel for this part of the role will be covered by NLFT
The post holder will work under the supervision of Camden and Islington EIP team managers, the trial co-principal investigators Dr Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo and Prof. Sonia Johnson, as well as other senior clinical psychologists.
- Please note:
- due to the funding available for this post, we are only able to offer Band 5 Entry step point salary to candidates
- this is a fixed term post, with funding in place until 31st May 2027. The successful candidate would need to be available to start by 1 st Nov 2026.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
***Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, for full details of responsibilities***
