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Job overview

Narrative Exposure Therapy in Early Intervention in Psychosis : A feasibility Randomised Control Trial (RCT) study.

This Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) NIHR funded study’s overall research questions are whether it is feasible and acceptable to deliver, and test through a pilot randomised control trial, Narrative Exposure Therapy in Early Intervention for Psychosis (EIP) services to reduce symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); and whether preliminary evidence from this study is congruent with the intervention being effective. If feasible and promising evidence are reported, this will inform the evaluation of the effectiveness of this intervention in a future fully powered randomised controlled trial. Please see .

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 Dr James Plaistow, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at CAMEO.

Main duties of the job

• This is a -month 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 recruiting and helping collaborating colleagues to recruit patients into the study at one of the study sites (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust). The role will also involve conducting baseline and follow-up structured research interviews with participants, helping them to complete patient-reported outcome measures. The postholder 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 Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust to work within the CAMEO North and South teams.

The post holder will work under the supervision of CAMEO team managers, the trial co-principal investigators Dr Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo and Dr James Plaistow, as well as senior clinical psychologists.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

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