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Research Assistant / Assistant Psychologist

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
23 Jul 2025
Contract Type
3 years (Fixed Term - Sept 2028)
Posted Date
16 Jul 2025

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in clinical research & service evaluation with a world-leading team of  scientists & clinicians. The role is a composite 1.0 FTE role funded 50% by King’s College London (KCL) & 50% by University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), employed by both organisations & subject to terms & conditions of both. The post-holder will be a key researcher/assistant psychologist on a new, high-profile programme on children & young people attending the UK Gender Services because of gender incongruence. PATHWAYS is a research programme with multiple workstreams whose aim is to understand young people with gender incongruence & assess the risks & benefits of interventions. The UK is currently the only country world-wide to undertake such comprehensive research in order to better understand best care for children & young people with gender incongruence. The post-holder will divide their time between research activities, primarily on the observational study & clinical trial, & supporting the clinical service in service evaluation and related activities. Research & clinically-facing activities are closely integrated & all activities in this role will involve the same cohort of patients.

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https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119827-research-assistantassistant-psychologist

Main duties of the job

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. 1st or Upper 2nd Honours degree in Psychology with graduate basis for registration to the British Psychological Society

2. Experience in quantitative methods research including analytical techniques and/or qualitative methods

3. High level of computer literacy and be familiar and competent in the use of word processing, database, power point and statistical packages for the social sciences, including Microsoft Excel and SPSS.

4. Relevant experience working/volunteering in health, care or education settings with children or adults.

5. Relevant experience working in or undertaking research.

6. The ability to work effectively as part of a team. Ability to liaise with staff of all levels, patients and members of the public.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details and main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

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The post-holder will play a key role in recruiting young people and their families into the studies, and in the retention for longer-term follow- up, alongside ensuring clinical measures are completed by patients, parents/carers and, where appropriate, by clinicians. The research programme is multi-centre across the UK; although the role will be based in Bristol, the post-holder will need to work closely across centres and may need to visit other centres and/or participants at home or in clinics. This is a six-year programme. The post-holder will be appointed initially for 3 years with the possibility of extension and will have significant opportunity to shape the implementation and success of the project.

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Desirable criteria

1. Experience of using qualitative interviewing methods.

2. Experience working on clinical trials and or directly with clinicians

3. Trained in psychometric testing.

4. Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology and / or research design and analysis.

5. Experience in writing and publishing research papers in high-quality journal.