Research Assistant - Emotional Regulation in Children (ERiC) Study

Hours: Full-time: 35 hours per week. Usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Flexible working is possible.

Salary: £27,582 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website: http://www.annafreud.org/about/ .

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Research Assistant will join the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research (ChAPTRe) Unit, set up in 2017 as a partnership between Anna Freud and University College London (UCL). The mission of the research unit is to provide a space for developing and conducting psychotherapy research related to children and young people.

The post-holder will join the ERiC (Emotion Regulation in Children) Study to support the development and delivery of this randomised control trial (RCT) of a mentalisation-based treatment (MBT) for school-age children and families, delivered through Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYMH) Services.

This role would be suited to confident postgraduate researchers with experience and an interest in working closely with CYMH Services and in the area of child mental health. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks in parallel. They should be committed to conducting ethical research to a high standard, collaborating with a range of stake-holders, and aiming to help develop evidence-based practice in child mental health. Experience of research in NHS settings and/or in local authority or educational services for children and families will be helpful for this role.

Please email [email protected] with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract duration

Permanent.

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Wednesday 14 February 2024.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Monday 19 February 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Thursday 22 February 2024.

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply' button above to register an account and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.