• Job Description

  Req#: E0089-24-0001?language=en&page=1260&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Open Door Young People's Service is currently recruiting a Specialist Assistant Psychologist/Clinical Research Assistant to start in July 2024.

  This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist - the role will consist of three key elements and will allow the successful candidate to gain experience in all the core elements of the service (research, clinical, data management and admin). Open Door is looking for a highly capable and creative Assistant Psychologist, with a solid understanding in quantitative research, data management and excellent academic writing.

  Please send your CV, Cover Letter and sample of academic writing addressed to Jemma Sager at: enquiries@opendooronline.org

  PLEASE NOTE WE MAY CLOSE EARLY IF VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS IS HIGH; INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD WEEK COMMENCIING 10 JUNE

  PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT SPONSOR VISA APPLICATIONS

  Main duties of the job

  As part of the role, the successful applicant will play an important part in the coordination of a randomised control trial (RCT), clinical training development, and outcome research. They will gain a combination of research and clinical experience and will have the opportunity to co-author some of the papers produced within the project. The project has included collaboration with leading research institutions such as University College London and the Anna Freud Centre (AFC).

  The role offers the opportunity of working closely with highly specialist Clinical and Counselling Psychologist (including regular research and clinical supervision) and with an experienced team of psychotherapists. There will be opportunities for direct supervised clinical work using CBT as well as opportunities to observe and be involved in psychological assessment.

  The other aspect of the role will allow the successful applicant to play a key role in an organisational transformation process. Open Door is upgrading its IT, data and outcome monitoring systems.This aspect of the role would provide a unique in-depth knowledge of CYP mental health services including those within the NHS - practices, policies and standards and provide the successful applicant with the knowledge of clinical triage, outcome research and data management.

  Finally, the post will incorporate the role of clinical administrator with direct patient contact, providingvaluable experience in preparation for clinical training.

  About us

  Open Door is an NHS commissioned voluntary sector service based in Haringey, North London, providing a range of therapeutic services for young people aged 12-24 and parents. We form part of the Haringey CAMHS pathway for 12-18 year olds and are a highly regarded clinical service. Open Door offers treatment to adolescents and young adults on a brief, medium and longer-term basis. Whilst most of our psychotherapists have undertaken psychoanalytic based trainings, we also offer CBT, Mindfulness Based Therapy and specialist trauma focussed therapies including EMDR. We are a highly skilled team and many of our clinicians also teach on professional training courses.

  We offer services in Crouch End and Tottenham and on an outreach basis in secondary schools, and online. Most of our work is delivered face to face. Demand for the service is high and we are always looking at ways to help more young people.Each year 800+ young people and parents/carers are offered in the region of 8,000 appointments.

  Open Door is commissioned by the local NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) and is one of the key providers of adolescent mental health treatment in Haringey. Open Door works closely with NHS CAMHS providers and is part of the single point of access. Other funding comes from Charitable Trusts including the National Lottery and BBC Children in Need.

  Please see full JD & PS for details about the service.

  Date posted

  17 May 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £28,000 a year pro rata to part time hours

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  E0089-24-0001

  Job locations

  12 Middle Lane

  Crouch End

  London

  N8 8PL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post involves undertaking three key roles:

  Clinical Research Assistant (approx. 0.2 FTE)

  • Coordination of the final phase of the randomised control trial (RCT) for Open Doors brief model of parent work APT (The Open Door Approach to Parenting Teenagers).
  • Co-writing academic publications and conference presentations.
  • Co-writing grant and ethics applications.
  • Data entry, analysis and dissemination of results for the RCT.
  • Working with the Intake Team to manage the parent waiting list and allocations

  Specialist Assistant Psychologist (approx. 0.6 FTE)

  • Undertaking 1:1 CBT work under regular supervision with a counselling psychologist.
  • Observing and contributing to psychological assessment
  • Manage and conduct data collection and analysis, and produce reports for the senior clinical management team,
  • Support the development of service-user participation in outcome monitoring and service development.
  • Contribute to training in new systems and protocols for clinical outcome monitoring and evaluation
  • Work with Head of Data to upload parent service data into developing Open Door central system, enabling clinical outcomes to become more accessible.
  • Develop data management systems and strategies for uploads to NHS England.
  • Undertake other research and evaluation activities in order to support service development.
  • Training therapists on outcome measure collection/ data capturing systems.

  Clinical Administrator (approx 0.2 FTE)

  • To provide all office and reception administrative systems to support Open Doors clinical services

  SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION ATTACHED TO THIS AD

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post involves undertaking three key roles:

  Clinical Research Assistant (approx. 0.2 FTE)

  • Coordination of the final phase of the randomised control trial (RCT) for Open Doors brief model of parent work APT (The Open Door Approach to Parenting Teenagers).
  • Co-writing academic publications and conference presentations.
  • Co-writing grant and ethics applications.
  • Data entry, analysis and dissemination of results for the RCT.
  • Working with the Intake Team to manage the parent waiting list and allocations

  Specialist Assistant Psychologist (approx. 0.6 FTE)

  • Undertaking 1:1 CBT work under regular supervision with a counselling psychologist.
  • Observing and contributing to psychological assessment
  • Manage and conduct data collection and analysis, and produce reports for the senior clinical management team,
  • Support the development of service-user participation in outcome monitoring and service development.
  • Contribute to training in new systems and protocols for clinical outcome monitoring and evaluation
  • Work with Head of Data to upload parent service data into developing Open Door central system, enabling clinical outcomes to become more accessible.
  • Develop data management systems and strategies for uploads to NHS England.
  • Undertake other research and evaluation activities in order to support service development.
  • Training therapists on outcome measure collection/ data capturing systems.

  Clinical Administrator (approx 0.2 FTE)

  • To provide all office and reception administrative systems to support Open Doors clinical services

  SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION ATTACHED TO THIS AD

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Sound understanding of research methods.
  • Excellent knowledge of SPSS and Excel and statistics.
  • Relevant experience with research / evaluation.

  Desirable

  • Good knowledge of developmental psychology and adolescent development.
  • Experience of working with adults and/or adolescents in a mental health setting.
  • Experience of working as part of a research group.
  • Experience of contributing to a peer reviewed research paper.
  • Interest in clinical approaches to working with parents and adolescents.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in Psychology (or other relevant degree), including research experience)
  • Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree in Psychology

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Sound understanding of research methods.
  • Excellent knowledge of SPSS and Excel and statistics.
  • Relevant experience with research / evaluation.

  Desirable

  • Good knowledge of developmental psychology and adolescent development.
  • Experience of working with adults and/or adolescents in a mental health setting.
  • Experience of working as part of a research group.
  • Experience of contributing to a peer reviewed research paper.
  • Interest in clinical approaches to working with parents and adolescents.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in Psychology (or other relevant degree), including research experience)
  • Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree in Psychology

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Open Door

  Address

  12 Middle Lane

  Crouch End

  London

  N8 8PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://opendooronline.org (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Open Door

  Address

  12 Middle Lane

  Crouch End

  London

  N8 8PL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://opendooronline.org (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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