Senior TRial Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | MANCHESTER, M40 5BP |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9437-26-0222 |
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The postholder(s)will be expected: Toprovide highlyspecialist psychological intervention, developed for the purposes of theEASEtrial, namelyEMDRto outpatientsassessed as havingfirst episode psychosisand a history of trauma, throughout theGMMH footprint.This will include specialist assessment, intervention, planning,implementationand monitoring of outcomes. To keep up to date with collecting and inputting therapy data and follow trial proceedings as set out by the lead site. To attendEASErelated meetings and individual andgroup-basedsupervision.Supervision will have a focus on using recordings of therapy sessions for supervision purposes and to enable competency ratings of the therapy provided to be completed. To help with the advertising and recruitment of the trial in teams across GMMH, alongside theEASEteam Research Assistants. To contribute to the Trusts social inclusion agenda by enabling other staff, serviceusersand carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment in theEASEtrial. To work as an autonomous professional withinprofessional guidelinesand codes of conduct and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the trial and the host Trust, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. Agreeing outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved. To undertake travel asrequired, including to participants homes if that is their preferred location for therapy. Working Relationships: The postholder(s)will receive managerial supervision fromProfFilippo Varese, and clinical supervision fromexperienced EMDR consultants involved in theEASEtrial.They will be professionally accountable toProfFilippo Vareseandthetherapy supervisors. The postholder(s)will have close working relationships with thetrial managerandresearchassistantsworking on theEASEtrial.They will liaise closely with the referring teams throughout GMMHand when needed neighbouring NHS Trust where participants for this trial may beidentified. Relevant Information about the Trust and/or the area of work: The post-holder(s)willbe responsible forthe delivery ofEMDRfor participants in the trial. EMDR is a NICE recommended intervention for people with psychological difficulties related to trauma. The standard protocol will be used for participants in the trial, with adaptations made to ensure the effective engagement of the trial participants, based on a treatment manualdeveloped by our research team for use in clients with early psychosis. EMDR training and supervisionwill be provided by the therapy leads in theEASEtrial teamwhichcomprisesofthree EMDR Consultants(David Keane,Debra Malkin, and Clare Holden). Trial therapistswill be expected to travel across the GMMH footprint, to provide the therapy as well as to help with advertising of the trial in teams, alongside the Research Assistants.Therapists willbe requiredto liaise with the referring teams and care coordinators or GPs throughout the delivery of therapy. They willbe requiredto follow trial procedures for audio recordings and ratings of therapy sessions for purposes of treatment fidelity, tocomplete record forms following each session monitoring content of sessions,and tomonitorand document Serious Adverse Events as they occur. They will also liaise closely with theChiefInvestigator,ProfFilippo Varese, and have contact with theTrialManager, and with the wider trial team.