Trauma Informed Care Project Support and Research Officer
Band 5
Main area: Trauma Informed Care Project Support and Research Officer Grade Band 5
Contract: 12 months (12 months fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 364-A-8791
Site: The Lodge Town Wickford
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision: “To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.”
Our Purpose: “We care for people every day. What we do together, matters.”
Our Values:
* We Care
* We Empower
Our strategic objectives:
* We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
* We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
* We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
* We will help our communities to thrive.
Job overview
EPUT is committed to becoming a Trauma-Informed Trust. Our 5-year strategic plan states: ‘We will introduce trauma-informed care and be a psychologically-informed organisation, and work with service users to develop individualised, high quality, holistic care plans to meet those goals.’ The Executive Team has approved and supports the Psychological Services Care Unit delivering to associated streams of work to support EPUT’s transformation to become a Trauma Informed Trust with defined reported structures in development.
The Trauma Informed Research Delivery Support role will be responsible for assisting in the planning, delivery and gathering data from workshops conducted with all care units in order to formulate an action plan for each care group, and the Trust as a whole through a Trust-wide gap analysis and action plan. This post is designed to support the implementation of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) through service evaluation (utilising the ROOTs Tool) and audit activities. It will support workshop facilitation, analysing quantitative and qualitative data. A robust interface with lived experience ambassadors and people accessing services is key throughout role delivery to ensure valid measures of TIC throughout EPUT care.
Main duties of the job
The post will be managed by the Senior Psychologist Lead for TIC Implementation, focusing on ethical system based project implementation and professional development. The role will also work closely with the Transformation Project Manager and be part of a robust project team oversight for assurance purposes. The post will be accountable to the Clinical Director of Psychological Services, who holds overall accountability and responsibility for the TIC project completion and associated dissemination of learning.
There is an expectation of research competence and to be able to provide the support needed right away. The post holder will have support from the wider research team in the psychological services care unit and research team in the Trust.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Educated to degree level
* Experience working in a professional environment
* A degree in a related area (Psychology or Research Methodology)
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Research Methods and Project Management
* Good IT skills, database/spreadsheet applications, MS Excel/Word and Power Point
* Understanding of data systems and administrative procedures
* Knowledge of systems change projects and undertaking projects at a systems level
* Use of statistical packages such as SPSS or STATISTICA
* Knowledge of wider healthcare systems, NHS services and the role of psychological services within the NHS.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Important: Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly. We would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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