Band 4 - R&D Lived Experience Researcher, Bristol

Job overview

You will have lived experience of psychosis and experience of working in a relevant peer support role. We need to prioritise voices of those who have had direct personal experience of psychosis themselves. Their insight is irreplaceable and must be respected directly, not solely through the lens of family. Please ensure you state in your supporting information how you meet this essential experience.

This role is up to 22.5 hours per week and we welcome the opportunity for this role to be a job share. Please state in your supporting statement how many hours per week you are looking for.

The post-holder will be working closely with the AWP R&D Team and Study Research Team, will contribute to the successful delivery of the Feeling Safer interventional trial (e.g., therapeutic support). The post-holder will have excellent communication and presentation skills, together with the ability to organise and motivate others. They will demonstrate enthusiasm and innovation when faced with challenges and will contribute to the planning and execution of the project in AWP. In particular, they will help to deliver key component of the projects research protocol including a variety of research tasks (dependent on the project).

Main duties of the job

The role of the Lived Experience Researcher in AWP is to engage individuals who have a diagnosis of psychosis and deliver this specialist CBT intervention (Feeling Safer) with close supervision from a clinical psychologist; working within NHS services; and clinical trials methodology. All training will be provided by the study team in Oxford and colleagues in AWP.

It is important that you will have lived experience of psychosis and experience of working in a relevant peer support role.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Research

To contribute to the successful running of the study. To be involved in the design and evaluation of the study. To be involved in the collection and analysis of qualitative/quantitative research data relating to the project. To be involved in preparing and submitting applications and reports. Where appropriate, to assist in the identification and recruitment of study participants and taking a lead with voluntary sector liaison. To collect relevant literature to facilitate the different stages of specific research projects, as appropriate

Clinical

To support the delivery of a healthcare intervention (e.g., psychological therapy) in a clinical research trial under the supervision of a clinician or other appropriately qualified individual and/or to support the delivery of a observational research project. To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings, steering groups and other forums as appropriate. To work within the AWP Code of practice for Peer Support Workers and Lived Experience practitioners. To appropriately and safely share Lived Experience where it is part of the intervention/project.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.