Research Assistant/Assistant Psychologist

About us

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place.  Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King’s College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across Southwest England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in clinical research and service evaluation with a world-leading team of scientists and clinicians. The role is a composite 1.0 FTE role funded 50% by King’s College London (KCL) and 50% by University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), employed by both organisations and subject to terms and conditions of both.

The post-holder will be a key researcher/assistant psychologist on a new, high-profile programme on children and young people attending the UK Gender Services because of gender incongruence. PATHWAYS is a research programme with multiple workstreams whose aim is to understand young people with gender incongruence and assess the risks and benefits of interventions.

The post-holder will divide their time between research activities, primarily on the observational study and clinical trial, and supporting the clinical service in service evaluation and related activities. Research and clinically-facing activities are closely integrated and all activities in this role will involve the same cohort of patients.

The post-holder will play a key role in recruiting young people and their families into the studies, and in the retention for longer-term follow-up, alongside ensuring clinical measures are completed by patients, parents/carers and, where appropriate, by clinicians.

The research programme is multi-centre across the UK; although the role will be based in Bristol, the post-holder will need to work closely across centres and may need to visit other centres and/or participants at home or in clinics. This is a six-year programme. The post-holder will be appointed initially for 3 years with the possibility of extension and will have significant opportunity to shape the implementation & success of the project.

This is a full-time post.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the  Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research & Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive & 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. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds & communities.

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