Research Clinical Psychologist

About us

The postholder will be based in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, joining Europe’s largest grouping of youth-focused mental health scientists, clinical academics and researchers at the newly established Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People.

About the role

This role will provide clinical psychology expertise to support a programme of youth mental health research and service innovation under the direction of Dr Daniel Michelson (Clinical Reader in Youth Mental Health), working in partnership with South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, community youth organisations and schools. The postholder will contribute to the co-design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of a portfolio of intervention-focused projects, with an emphasis on scalable formats that can be delivered by non-specialists. These include:

• A transdiagnostic single-session intervention for clinically referred young people with depression or anxiety on CAMHS waiting lists (supported by assistant psychologists).
• A suite of single-session early interventions designed to address emerging depression and anxiety among young people supported by youth organisations in Croydon and Lambeth (supported by community youth workers).
• A brief intervention targeting emotionally based school avoidance during the transition from primary to secondary school (supported by attendance mentors).

For those seeking to pursue a future clinical academic career, an appropriate professional development plan will be provided (e.g., mentoring and other support for developing a competitive fellowship application).

This is a part-time post (14 hours per week; 0.4FTE), available on a fixed-term contract until 31/08/28.

About you

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

Essential criteria

• Doctoral qualification in clinical psychology with active HCPC registration as a Practitioner (Clinical) Psychologist.
• Experience in applied mental health research, gained as a salaried research assistant/associate/fellow and/or during doctoral training.
• Experience of lived experience involvement in mental health research & service development.
• Experience of delivering brief psychological interventions to young people aged 10-19 years.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to prepare research outputs and intervention materials with meticulous attention to detail, and tailored for diverse audiences.
• Excellent team-working skills, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others and independently as needed.
• Excellent organisational skills, with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple competing demands.

Desirable criteria

• Experience as a trainer and/or supervisor of evidence based. psychological interventions for young people and caregivers.
• Experience of working with young people and caregivers in diverse non-clinical settings, including community youth services and schools.
• Experience of co-designing digital mental interventions and other scalable formats with young people and caregivers.
• A track record of peer-reviewed publications.
• Commitment to pursuing a clinical academic career.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process..

Further information

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