Job Board

Purpose of Job

Africa CDC’s African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC) has proved to be an important component of the continent’s capacity to respond to outbreaks and other public health emergencies using regional personnel to rapidly respond to public health emergencies across countries as needs arise. AVoHC was conceived of following the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease outbreak and launched in 2015, being managed under the Emergency Operations Centre of Africa CDC. To date deployments have included experts in epidemiology, laboratory sciences, communications, logistics, data management, social science, and clinicians. During an East Africa regional meeting of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) leads in Nairobi in November 2022, Africa CDC identified an important gap in deployment capacity in mental health experts. To facilitate integration of MHPSS as a component of AVoHC response capacity, so that AVoHC can include MHPSS as part of future public health emergency response, we aim, with this call to recruit deployable MHPSS experts under AVoHC during public health emergencies in AU member states.

Main Functions

Deployment will usually take place as part of a wider team coordinated by AVoHC in conjunction with the Member State government (Ministry of Health/EPR mechanisms). Ongoing coordination of priority activities and reporting will be through this mechanism. The overarching support and coordination between deployments will be under the AVoHC team at Africa CDC. Support for MHPSS activities and personnel capacity will be provided by the mental health experts within Africa CDC.
The incumbent will ideally be part of the bigger umbrella of the AVoHC at Africa CDC. Being AVoHC member, the incumbent should be willing to be deployed for public health emergency response to any Member State as part of the African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC) Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced Substance Use and Recovery Caseworker initially based within NHS Forth Valley prisons, to work within the Substance Use and Recovery Team (SRT) who can demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality services to vulnerable offenders.

As such you will bring a range of experience, delivering therapeutic interventions across Forth Valley Prisons in line with the expectations of the Scottish Government (2014) National Quality Principles framework and recovery orientated systems of care (ROSC) treatment model for prisoners with problem drug and alcohol problems.

You will need to be forward thinking, flexible and creative and will work in partnership with the SPS and other agencies to continually develop and deliver a service that reflects the needs of offenders whilst in custody.

The details of the role are contained within the Job Description & Person Specification document, however, we aim to work within a strengths-based, recovery-orientated and outcomes focused approach.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Clinical and Translational Researcher
http://psych.ucsf.edu/JPF05084

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco is dedicated to building strong, research-focused clinical programs across the department. In support of this goal, the department is committed to recruiting exceptional faculty members with strong records and potential for conducting outstanding clinical and translational research relevant to neuropsychiatric disease, broadly defined, including but not limited to developmental, psychological and behavioral sciences, including intervention
and prevention sciences, health services, and incorporating social, environmental, or genetic influences. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• MD, PhD, or equivalent
• Record of peer-reviewed publications
• Record of research grant funding (e.g. K award or imminent application for junior faculty candidates, record of R01 or equivalent funding for senior faculty candidates)
• Track record of investigational work in at least one of the clinical or translational sciences
• Track record of collaborative approach to research
• Track record in teaching and mentoring

Responsibilities

• Report to the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research
• Build and direct an actively-funded clinical and translational research program
• Collaborate effectively and develop joint programs with faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry, other departments at UCSF, and other colleagues to promote clinical and translational research
• Participate in departmental, university, and/or public service

This position will function as the Outreach & Telehealth Coordinator for the Community Outreach Program-Esperanza (COPE). The candidate will provide individual phone evaluation of all therapy patients seen through the COPE program to assess presenting symptoms, crime and trauma history, and other stressors or case management needs. The candidate will provide ongoing coordination of services for victims of crime or other traumatic experiences seen for services in the outreach clinic, including school-based services. This position includes comprehensive needs assessments, clinical case coordination, community-based services, coordination of services with schools and local agencies serving victims of crime/trauma, coordination of loaner equipment for telehealth services and test calls for telehealth patients, coordination of community tabling events, program evaluation, and other administrative duties.

This candidate will assist with other outreach tasks, including coordination of volunteers, driving clients to clinical appointments using state vehicles, and attending school related and community meetings, as a representative of the COPE program.

The research assistant (RA) will assist in conducting two studies. The first involves testing the feasibility of a continuous alcohol monitor and includes both laboratory and field-based components (i.e., ecological momentary assessment). The second study is an national online study of perinatal mental health and substance use. Work activities involve managing recruitment; conducting in-person and on-line research sessions, including alcohol administration, biosample collection, and interviews with study participants; participant tracking and retention; programming remote data collection measures; managing online surveys and datafiles; traveling within ~25 miles of Providence (or RA’s home) to deliver study materials to participants; and managing participant payments. The RA is expected to collaborate with project staff to maintain variable directories and other project documentation, conduct library research as needed, and assemble materials for IRB modifications and progress reports. The RA will be required to have their own form of transportation and will be compensated for the mileage.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field and 1 to 2 years of research experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Job Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effort to meet project goals
• Openness to and interest in learning new skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively on a research team. 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are required. 
• Transportation to research sites is required. 
• Experience in programming online surveys (e.g. Qualtrics) is preferred. 
• Possess a willingness and ability to support and promote a diverse and inclusive campus community

This is a fixed term position with an end date of 5/14/25 which may be extended based upon available funding.

Due to an increase in funding , an exciting opportunity  has arisen to join an expanding , dynamic stop smoking team. We are looking for two Tobacco Dependence Advisors . The post holders will contribute to supporting people within the borough, who want to stop smoking or using tobacco, contributing to the reduction of smoking rates thus improve the health of the local population, reduce smoking related ill health, disability and preventable death and reduce health inequalities.       

The postholders will provide evidenced based, specialist behavioural support and advice to smokers who want to quit. The postholder will be expected to deliver support through established community groups, one to one and telephone interventions. The postholder will be expected to deliver within locally defined areas covering a number of clinics in a range of settings.

The post holder will:

• To provide smoking cessation advice and support through established groups, one to one and telephone interventions in local community settings. 
• To provide smoking cessation interventions in line with the evidence base and to agreed National standards
• Utilise motivational techniques, assess client’s motivation to quit smoking and maintain relationships with the client group to support smoking cessation 
• Develop an action plan with the client and discuss the use of appropriate pharmacological support suitable to them.
• Extensive relevant knowledge of evidence-based information on smoking cessation approaches and methods
• Attend bespoke training events as required for career and continuous professional development.
• Extensive knowledge of health-related behaviour change evidence

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London is a world leading mental health and neuroscience academic enterprise. Our research, education and training have impact locally, nationally, and globally, and work across the IoPPN continues to fundamentally change and shape the understanding of mental illness and neurological disorders, leading to novel therapies and approaches to health and wellbeing. Our founding goals include the tripartite mission of research, education, and clinical care.

With the advantage of being closely aligned with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (alongside proximity our other partner NHS Trusts), the IoPPN and Maudsley provide one of the most prestigious trainings for psychiatrists and allied mental health professionals worldwide. Our unique collaborations, which includes the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the Maudsley, provides a unique environment to translate insights from discovery science to clinical care.

Comprised of three schools, and with over 1000 academic and research staff, including more than 4000 under and post-graduate students, the IoPPN includes the largest centre for mental health research and education in Europe. Our vibrant community of academics work together to translate insights from discovery science (including neuroscience, genomics, social science, and psychology) to interventions to improve patient care and quality of life. Research sits at the heart of our ability to achieve our goals and we are proud to be recognised for our 100% world leading research environment and research impact (REF 2021).

In 2013, marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, King's College London was awarded the first and only Regius Professor in the field of Psychiatry. The university is uniquely positioned to bestow this title to an esteemed professor of psychiatry, who demonstrates outstanding research and clinical practice within the field. In 2013, the university bestowed the title to Professor Sir Simon Wessely FRS, who has held it for over ten years. We are now looking to present the Regius Professorship to another thought leader in the field.  The successful candidate will be a psychiatrist, expected to hold an honorary contract with our partner NHS trust, who will bring ambassadorial qualities, demonstrate impact through their work, be collegiate, progressive, and interdisciplinary by nature. A true collaborator, with a vision for what the future for mental health research and psychiatry should look like is essential.

The successful candidate will bring personal research leadership and will have the ability to build and grow world-class research teams that work synergistically with other academic disciplines as well as clinicians. A core responsibility of the role is to nurture a vision for how combined clinical and research capabilities can benefit local, national, and international populations. We are looking for an excellent communicator with interests in impactful research and providing research leadership in influencing policy, and in delivering valuable and measurable benefits for research and subsequently, patient care.

To further enable the strategic effectiveness of the role of Regius Professor, (although not essential) there will also be the opportunity for the appointee to apply for the Head of School of the Academic Psychiatry within the IoPPN later in the year. It is a significant faculty leadership role integral to the onward development of a range of disciplines and activities. The Head of the School of Academic Psychiatry has oversight of five departments and several broad ranging, significant initiatives. Disciplinary oversight includes addictions, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosis studies, psychological medicine, and neurodevelopmental sciences.

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist I for the department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Rabinowitz lab within the Rutgers Addition Research Center (https://addiction.rutgers.edu) is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist I to contribute a number of projects that focus on understanding genetic factors and environments that pay a role in substance use onset and the development of a substance use disorder. Under the direction of Dr. Rabinowitz, the employee will be responsible for the independent conduct of a significant element of a larger research activity and will conduct highly specialized and technical research.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assist with writing and submitting IRB application.
• Conduct data cleaning, processing, and analyses (e.g., linear mixed effects models, class/latent profile analysis, latent transition analysis), with a particular emphasis on genetic analyses.
• Conduct research aligned with the scientific aims of the funded projects with an emphasis on the application of novel methodological and statistical approaches.
• Present and summarize analyses in various formats including raw output, tables, and graphics, and oral and written reports for preparation of associated manuscripts for peer review and presenting at local, national, international conferences.
• Provide support for research-related tasks (e.g., applications for publicly accessible data, funding agency project reports and communications).
• Provide support and consultation to other members of the research team, to include staying current with latest theories and analytic methods related to the scope of the work.

The job holder will work as an SNE under the supervision of the Head of the drug markets, crime and supply reduction sector within the risks to public safety and security unit. The SNE will contribute to the development, further enhancement and promotion of the competences of the EMCDDA in the area of drug supply and drug supply reduction, in particular regarding the practices of law enforcement. The post supports the EMCDDA's strategy to contribute to a more secure Europe. In order to ensure effective execution of tasks, the vehicular language for this post has been defined as English.

In NHS Forth Valley we know the radical and transformational difference Psychiatrists make to the lives of their patients. This is why we have developed, and will always strive to maintain, a system that allows them to do this work. In NHS Forth Valley we passionately believe in joined-up, holistic care across the whole patient journey. We have a dynamic Consultant workforce and due to the relatively small size and adaptability of our health board our Psychiatrists are able to become effective leaders who can drive through positive changes. 

Scotland is in the midst of a public health emergency regarding drug related deaths. Tackling this will require multiple interventions across all parts of our society. We will support our Consultants in Addictions Psychiatry to help lead this national response. Our Consultants are employed by the NHS, but as the clinical experts in their field they will guide and inform which services are commissioned from the third sector. As a dynamic, flexible organisation we are keen to pilot innovative ways to tackle the scourge of drug related deaths. We will support our Consultants to contribute to the emerging national strategies for tackling drug related deaths and to develop links with Higher Education Institutions to build the evidence base.  Locally we have strong links with the University of Stirling where the public health research in this area is making a significant contribution to the development of national strategy.  The service will support SPA time for Consultants to lead on projects aligned with addressing this public health crisis, such as the expansion of injectable buprenorphine and new ways of working to safely manage benzodiazepine use / dependency in conjunction with delivery and implementation of the MAT (Medicated Assisted Treatment) standards.

The Substance Use Service has a large work component in relation to alcohol use disorders. There is an alcohol dedicated team within SUS South which the successful candidate would work closely with .Part of the task will be to sign off on patients requiring inpatient detoxification from alcohol in the local Mental Health Unit using the one dedicated bed. There is also a role in supporting home detoxification from alcohol when this can be safely done. Alcohol patients will be seen by the Consultant in relation to the use of protective medications and for assessment and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity .The successful candidate would also contribute to the planning of an expansion in our alcohol treatment system utilising a group programme for those who have successfully detoxified.

We are in an exciting place with regards to Psychiatry in Forth Valley. Within the next 3 years we will be able to evidence we have the best mental health services in Scotland. To achieve this goal our Consultants will have sufficient SPA time in their job plans to help all of our services become accredited (for providing excellent care) according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Centre for Quality Improvement Accreditation Standards.

We are passionate about attracting the brightest and best students into Psychiatry and developing them into Consultants who will serve the needs of Scotland. Our local teaching and training programmes have been nationally recognised and we are keen to expand them further. Our service is currently developing roles for Advanced Nurse and Pharmacist Practitioners and the post-holder will have opportunities for supervision of these colleagues and guiding the development of the roles. Our vision is that those with addiction issues in Forth Valley will always access first rate services, and interact with clinicians who understand their issues, without judgement, wherever they present in our health and social care system. Training all our staff in addiction issues and breaking down the barriers between the different parts of our system will be key to this. We will support time for these and other teaching and training opportunities. The post holder will be working with a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist with a national profile in Medical Education and so would have immediate links to regional and national teaching opportunities. 

We are also able to offer innovative and bespoke job roles for candidates interested in combining sessions in addictions with sessions in other specialities, including general adult and forensic.  In particular, we are keen to explore developing roles across both substance use and general adult settings, to support our existing programme of joint working and improved interface in these areas.   We will work with the successful candidate to develop a suitable job plan.

Forth Valley offers an unrivalled quality of life. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty which includes Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Historic Stirling ‘the gateway to the Highlands’ has local state schools that consistently feature in the top 20 of national league tables. Scotland’s major cities, Glasgow & Edinburgh are within one hour’s travel. Substantial relocation packages are available. We welcome applications from candidates wishing to work both full time and less than full time. We can also offer flexible working hours, including the option of shorter ‘family-friendly’ working days.  The size of our health board allows us to be flexible and responsive. We are keen to continue to develop ways of working that allow our Psychiatrists to have an optimal work life balance.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the department and meet key staff (this can be arranged in person or facilitated online). Informal enquiries should be directed to Gillian Baillie-Sharp, Clinical Director Substance Use Service, gillian [dot] baillie-sharp [at] nhs [dot] scot.

To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Job Train website. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Applicants will be in possession of the MRCPsych or equivalent, registered with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT at the time of interview or have a certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). Applicants are required to have evidence of recent continued academic and professional development. Excellent, communication, listening and organisational skills are essential.