Clinical Research Fellow (Trial Psychological Therapist - RESTORE)

Grade UE08: £49,559 - £60,907 per annum, pro rata. Appointment will be made at Spinal Point 39-41 (£49,559.00 - £52,566.00 per annum, pro rata) due to budgetary restrictions.

CAHSS/School of Health in Social Science

Part time: 0.6 FTE (21 hrs per week)

Fixed Term for 2 years - From 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027

RESTORE is an NIHR funded Efficacy and Mechanism Trial that will evaluate the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Training specifically targeted for staff well being in palliative care settings. We seek a minimum of two trial therapists at 0.6 FTE each, to deliver online group interventions, within a clinical trial protocol.

RESTORE is hybrid delivered, meaning that there are pre-recorded ACT training materials for participants to work through at their own pace. These are supported by live online group sessions that you will coordinate and deliver. These group sessions will share experience, troubleshoot strategy use, foster engagement, and encourage behaviour change. In addition, you will use Teams chat messaging to support participants between live sessions as they work through the self-directed learning.

You will receive specific training on the RESTORE protocol, and regular supervision to ensure fidelity and skilful delivery. You may be involved in helping to create pre-recorded ACT intervention materials. You may also be involved in engaging with hospice sites, creating relationships that foster recruitment and retention of participants.

The trial has funding for up to 1.2 FTE therapists, we seek a minimum of two therapists. There can be some flexibility about the split between therapists, though we will begin with a default of two therapists at 0.6 FTE each. The minimum time that is likely to be workable is 0.4 FTE. If we have three appointable candidates all seeking 0.4 FTE we can consider that. Our priority is to ensure that we maximise the use of this resource.

There can be a high degree of flexibility about the pattern of work for the successful appointees, though online group delivery is likely to be during standard office hours. As all of the intervention will be delivered online, there is no requirement for the trial therapists to be based in Edinburgh, though candidates must be resident in the UK and eligible for work in the UK.

Successful candidates will begin their appointments from 1 August 2025, and these will be fixed term contracts until 31 July 2027 (24 months)

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Professionally qualified psychological therapist or applied psychologist
• Training and experience in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Experience in delivering online therapy
• Experience in delivering group based interventions

This role requires Standard Disclosure Scotland.

Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• - CV
• - Cover letter
• - Evidence of professional registration (BABCP, BPS, HCPC etc)

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary

Training and supervision

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.

To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community

Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion:

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages .

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note:

Closing date for applications is 22 May 2025.

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Interviews will be held online.