Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

We are seeking two Assistant Psychologist (1 full-time, 1 part-time) to join the Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma research group, based in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.

You'll work closely with Professor Anke Ehlers on clinical trials of psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder and their dissemination into the NHS. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with University of Oxford have received funding from NIHR Invention for Innovation to further investigate how Internet Cognitive Therapy for PTSD (iCT-PTSD) and Internet Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (iCT-SAD) compare with current NHS psychological treatment as usual when delivered by NHS staff to patients with comparable presentations.

This role will provide excellent experience of randomised controlled trials, working with NHS services and would suit individuals interested in going on to pursue a career in clinical psychology or clinical research.

If you have a psychology degree, experience of conducting research to protocol and you've set up and managed large databases then we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the administration of clinical trials of internet-delivered psychological treatments for PTSD and social anxiety disorder and their dissemination into the NHS
• Liaise with therapists and referrers (clinical services and GPs), and the Clinical Trials Unit
• Liaise with and interview research participants and arrange appointments for treatment trial assessments
• Maintain databases for treatment studies, and monitor completeness of data
• Liaise with web developers and users about the functionality of the internet therapy programmes
• Assist with the creation of materials (videos and written materials) for the internet-delivered psychological treatments and training website for therapists as needed

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.