Assistant Psychologist - Clinical Research


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX1 3EL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	31 Jul 2026
Closing date:	4 Aug 2026

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Summary

The primary base will be in the Oxford Cognitive Approaches to Psychosis (O-CAP) team in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. Training will be provided in the both treatments. No experience with delivering therapy is required. Interested applicants will find the type of work described in these two publications: Freeman, D., Emsley, R., Rosebrock, L., Morrison, A., Chapman, K., Common, S., ... & Waite, F. (2025). Efficacy of a 6-month supported online programme (Feeling Safer) for the treatment of persecutory delusions: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 15(6), e104580. Waite, F., ernis, E., Kabir, T., Iredale, E., Johns, L., Maughan, D., ... & Freeman, D. (2023). A targeted psychological treatment for sleep problems in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis in England (SleepWell): a parallel group, single-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10(9), 706-718. ** In your application, please answer the following 2 questions (200 words max): 1. Why do you wish to work on clinical trials for people with psychosis? 2. What psychological research in mental health have you found inspiring? 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.

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