Research Associate in the Department of Psychological Medicine

at  Kings College London

Job id: 099845. Salary: £44,105 - £46,421 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 14 November 2024. Closing date: 28 November 2024.
Business unit: IoPPN. Department: Psychological Medicine.
Contact details: Khalida Ismail. khalida.2.ismail@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill Campus. Category: Research.
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About us
From its earliest years, the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has been fundamentally changing and shaping how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness and other conditions that affect the brain. The legacy, ethos and drive of the IoPPN has ensured its position at the forefront of mental health care, redefining mental illness, its treatment and its place in society.
The IoPPN is divided into 14 academic departments across three major academic Schools: Academic Psychiatry, Mental Health & Psychological Sciences, and Neuroscience.
The Department of Psychological Medicine, part of the School of Academic Psychiatry, focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in different settings. We embrace research, education and clinical translation to further understand and improve mental health and treat disorders of the brain, and train the next generation of researchers and practitioners, as well as informing the wider community. As a world leading research centre, we provide an environment that offers:
research and clinical expertise
support for students in their career aspirations and goals
a collegiality and network of researchers
About the role

This is a research associate post working across research projects on diabetes in pregnancy. These projects include:

• the development of a stigma intervention for women with gestational diabetes mellitus using mixed methods
• an observational study of psychological outcomes in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (SPROUT).
• qualitative studies of the experience of participating in a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) intervention for women with diabetes during pregnancy.
• support any new emerging studies such as assisting with literature reviews, grant writing, protocol development and patient and public involvement and engagement activities

The postholder will be involved in recruiting patients, data collection and data analysis (both qualitative and quantitative data). The postholder will be based on the Denmark Hill campus and will recruit from several clinical sites in southeast London and attend meetings at the Waterloo campus.
This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract for 18 months. Howveer the lateest possible contract end date is 5th August 2026.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD in biomedical sciences, mental health, nursing or a related field
• MSc or similar in psychology, nursing or a related field
• Background knowledge and research experience in women’s mental health and/or diabetes
• Experience in conducting qualitative studies
• Experience in conducting quantitative studies (e.g. epidemiology, public health)
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including ability to work to and meet deadlines
• Competent in conducting medical statistics such as multivariate regression
• Experience in writing and publishing research papers in high-quality journals as first author

Desirable criteria

• Experience in co-design or co-production
• Experience in public and patient engagement activities
• Experience in successful protocol and grant writing

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.
Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their doctorate will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.
Further information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.
This role does meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who require the right to work in the UK.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.

Please refer the Job description for details