Advert for a Research Assistant to support a quit smoking trial in homeless centres

A full-time research assistant is sought to assist with the running of this trial which aims to explore the effects of e-cigarettes compared with usual care for quitting smoking when offered at homeless centres. The study is funded by the NIHR’s Public Health Research Programme.

About you

We are looking for a research assistant with previous experience in running quantitative research projects and excellent interpersonal skills to help support this exciting new project. You would work with a team of researchers in the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research within the School of Applied Sciences.

The skills and experience you will need to be successful

• A BSc and MSc in Psychology or related discipline
• Experience in independently managing quantitative research projects
• Ability to communicate effectively with collaborators (homeless centre staff) participants (service users), the research team and the funder
• Excellent organisational and research related administrative skills
• Open, non-judgemental approach to homelessness, nicotine and harm reduction

(see job specification/selection criteria for a full list)

Managers contact details (if required): Professor Lynne Dawkins: email: dawkinl3 [at] lsbu [dot] ac [dot] uk

• Interview children and families to identify their psychological needs and provide an accurate diagnosis.
• Counsel patients to overcome their emotional disorders, including self-esteem and overeating.
• Teach parents how to apply strategies learned in therapy at home and school.
• Provide outpatient therapy for Client and their families.
• Consult with primary care physicians and other medical specialists, parents, and school staff regarding comprehensive care goals and expectations for individual patients.
• Perform psychological assessments, including IQ, personality, ADHD, LD, MR/DD, court ordered, and child custody evaluations.
• Lead group therapy sessions with troubled teens in court-mandated programs.

The University of Bath are recruiting a Research Associate / Clinical Trial Manager to work on a Cancer Research UK funded pilot and feasibility, randomised and controlled trial of an online smoking cessation intervention to be integrated within existing NHS mental health services for people with depression and anxiety.

The successful applicant will be situated within the Addiction and Mental Health Group in the Department of Psychology, at the University of Bath, and will work within a multidisciplinary team of scientists, healthcare professionals, and NHS and industry partners. This is a fixed term contract with an anticipated duration of three years, with an ideal start date of October 2021. 

This role is for a qualitative researcher to work with Dr Polly Radcliffe and Professor Joanne Neale at King’s College, on a multi-site, longitudinal study that has been funded by the National Institute for Health Research, ‘Evaluating Models of care, best practice and care pathways for women who are dependent on drugs and their infants, from preconception to 18 months postnatal’ or the Stepping Stones Study.  

The study is jointly led by Dr Polly Radcliffe at the National Addiction Centre, KCL and Professor Helen Cheyne of the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research Unit at the University of Stirling.  The study will firstly seek to establish systematic evidence of best practice models that improve the wellbeing of mothers and babies and that have the potential to interrupt the transmission of adversity across generations; and secondly will entail longitudinal qualitative research with 40 women, tracking their care pathways and experiences of services and treatment through pregnancy and up to 18 months postnatal.

Using a range of qualitative research methods including serial qualitative interviews, timelines drawn by the research participants and audio diaries, we will explore women’s views and experiences of models of care and how services can be improved.

The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) is excited to add a National Chapters Regional Coordinator to our small team to support and expand the National Chapter development in Spanish-speaking countries.

ISSUP is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation that supports the professional development of a globally connected substance use prevention, treatment and recovery workforce. ISSUP provides networking opportunities, offers a gateway to training and serves as an online access point (www.issup.net)for information from the field of drug demand reduction. ISSUP’s approach is informed by evidence-based, high-quality and ethical practice

A major part of ISSUP’s operation is to establish, monitor and support the development and activity of its National Chapters. https://www.issup.net/national-chapters 

ISSUP has 23 established National Chapters and 8 in the process of becoming established. The National Chapters operation is currently undertaken on a regional basis with four regions: Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe and the Middle East 

As this extremely important aspect of ISSUP’s work progresses it is essential that the National Chapters are appropriately managed, monitored and supported. Their work is accountable to ISSUP Global and it is essential that there is regular communication to help the National Chapters to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible to achieve their objectives of promoting ISSUP’s mission at the national level. 

The support of individual National Chapters will include fostering dialogue and positive relationships with other key organisations operating in the drug demand reduction field in the National Chapter countries and region. This will include building relationships with governments to encourage their awareness and support and with relevant international organisations. 

ISSUP seeks to employ 1 Regional Coordinator to support the development and maintenance of Spanish speaking National Chapters. 

The responsibility of the Regional Coordinator will involve: 

• Working as a member of the ISSUP National Chapter (NC) Coordination team 
• Having specific responsibility for Spanish speaking countries: 
• Regular communication with each of the Chapters individually and as a group 
• Ensuring that National Chapters in the region are monitored and that they report on their governance and activities undertaken as ISSUP branded National Chapters 
• Monitoring and reporting on activity of each National Chapter in their region 
• Help in the preparation and review of annual work plans and reports 
• Supporting and encouraging the activities of the National Chapters in their region 
• Building relationships with key stakeholders, including government within each National Chapter country 
• Offering advice and encouragement for the operation of the National Chapters in their region and providing practical input where relevant and appropriate 
• Oversight and actions to encourage regional meetings/events for the National Chapters in their region to allow face-to-face meetings of the National Chapters 
• Support National Chapters in the development of webinars 
• Support in the development and maintenance of the National Chapters website sections.
• Support National Chapter membership recruitment 
• Identifying potential new National Chapters in the region and undertaking the relevant processes for their potential development as an ISSUP National Chapter 
• Ensuring the quality of the National Chapters activities as an ISSUP branded operation 
• Support and monitoring of national and regional events undertaken by the National Chapters 
• Input to the overall operation and development of National Chapters as a key area of ISSUP’s work. 

The post may involve international travel although the majority of the work and communication between the ISSUP coordination team and with the National Chapters in their region will be undertaken virtually. 

It is a consultancy position initially for 6 months, to be reviewed to become a longer term contract. 

ISSUP’s operation is primarily operated by UK based staff. However, we want National Chapters to identify as part of the ISSUP family and to encourage the awareness that ISSUP is a major and unique international organisation. ISSUP therefore encourages applicants that are based in the UK or in the regions where the Regional Coordination will take place i.e. the Americas. 

Skills and Qualities: 

We welcome applications from any individual who consider themselves to be: 

• Creative 
• Enthusiastic 
• Innovative 
• Flexible 
• Friendly 
• Conscientious 

And has the following skills and qualifications: 

Essential: 

• 2-3 years’ experience of working in in the NGO/charity or health care sector 
• Excellent written and verbal skills and the ability to adapt to dealing with different types of stakeholders 
• Able to organise ISSUP’s National Chapters for input to social media and website content 
• Be able to build good relationships with health and social care professionals, governmental officials, policy makers, researchers NGO representatives and others involved in drug demand reduction 
• English speaking (native or CEFR C2) 
• Spanish speaking (native or CEFR C2) 
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media platforms 
• Show and use initiative 
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise your own work 
• Team-player: Able to communicate and integrate within a small team 
• Ability to work independently and self-motivated

Desirable: 

• Some knowledge of substance use prevention, treatment and recovery support, or related healthcare fields will be an advantage but not essential 
• Be experienced in working with health and social care professionals, governmental officials, policy makers, researchers NGO representatives and others involved in drug demand reduction 
• Additional language proficiency is a plus 
• Experience working within a membership organisation 
• Event planning experience 

Salary range: up to £23,000 ($30,000) p.a. dependent upon experience and geographical location 

Hours: 3 days per week 

Contract length: 6 months, extending to longterm 

Home-based, with international travel 

Start date: 1 November 2021 

If you are interested in the position, please send your CV and a cover letter to recruitment [at] issup [dot] net by 30 August 2021. If you have any questions regarding the role or the organisation, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

As part of the Alcohol Change UK funded project Supporting solutions for South Asian women: Developing models for alcohol use support, we are recruiting two Research Assistants, to assist with participant recruitment, data collection, analysis, and the dissemination of findings.

This study will focus on the alcohol support needs of South Asian women by asking: What support do South Asian women need for their problematic alcohol use? It aims to explore the lived experiences of alcohol use and help-seeking from the perspectives of South Asian women, understand how non-alcohol-using women from South Asian communities respond to problematic alcohol use, and explore if and how alcohol practitioners offer support to South Asian women.

We are recruiting two Research Assistant roles (one Grade 5 @ 40% FTE, and one Grade 6 @ 45% FTE).

Due to the nature of the topic the Research Assistants must be women who can speak English, with fluency in either Urdu or Punjabi desirable.  

Tasks include:

• Liaise with partner organisations to recruit research participants.
• Conduct qualitative interviews either face-to-face or virtually with South Asian women.
• Co-deliver focus groups with South Asian women.
• Co-deliver creative workshops with South Asian women.
• Transcribe interviews and focus-groups. 
• Contribute to literature reviewing and report writing. 
• Contribute to the dissemination of outputs. 

To apply: 

Please submit a cover letter and CV highlighting your suitability for this role. 

The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) is recruiting a full-time Research Assistant.

The Research Assistant will perform data collection, processing and management tasks to support multiple contract-supported projects as a member of a dynamic interdisciplinary research and evaluation team.

Alcohol Focus Scotland are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and experienced senior learning and development practitioner to join our dedicated and skilled team. You will develop and deliver high quality training to diverse audiences. You will identify and develop innovative and engaging learning events and resources which make a real difference to people’s practice.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Experience of designing and delivering high quality training, including developing creative resources and tools, to meet the current and emerging needs of stakeholders and to deliver learning outcomes.
• Experience of developing effective collaborative partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders at a strategic level, to effect changes in policy and practice.
• Experience of managing budgets and developing pricing structures for learning and development opportunities and in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes to evidence outcomes.

This role will form a crucial part of AFS’s work to deliver improvements in policy and practice.

Alcohol Focus Scotland is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The Opportunity

Turning Point is seeking to appoint a dedicated and passionate Research Fellow who will support senior researchers in the National Addiction and Mental Health Surveillance Unit (NAMHSU), mentor and provide guidance to more junior team members, and drive research relating to public health surveillance and responses to alcohol and drug, mental health and suicide, and violence-related harms.

A significant component of this work relates to the quantitative analysis of surveillance data to meet reporting requirements for various Commonwealth, state, local government, NGO and research bodies. The work also involves some teaching in the Masters of Addictive Behaviours, coordination of existing studies, assisting with grant submissions and publications from the National Ambo Project and National Ambulance Surveillance System.

Integral to this position is the development and maintenance of positive working relationships with internal and external researchers and active collaboration with government and other key stakeholders across health and other sectors.

Ideally, we are seeking an early career researcher with a doctoral qualification in public health, psychology or a closely related health discipline, with relevant work experience.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. Some positions at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Evaluating Models of care, best practice and care pathways for women who are dependent on drugs and their infants, from preconception to 18 months postnatal. The Stepping Stones Study

This is an exciting opportunity to join an interdisciplinary research team on a multi-site, longitudinal study that has been funded by the National Institute for Health Research.

The study will seek to establish systematic evidence of best practice models that improve the wellbeing of mothers and babies and that have the potential to interrupt the transmission of adversity across generations. It will also entail longitudinal qualitative research with women tracking their care pathways and experiences of services and treatment through pregnancy and up to 18 months postnatal. Using a range of qualitative research methods including serial qualitative interviews, timelines drawn by the research participants and audio diaries, the team will explore women’s views and experiences of models of care and how services can be improved.  Working as part of a team of researchers, the successful candidate will contribute to systematic reviews of international clinical and best practice guidelines and research evidence of integrated models of perinatal care for women who are dependent on drugs and their babies.

The Department of Addictions, at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IoPPN), is looking to recruit a skilled and dedicated Administrator to join its Professional Service team, on its Denmark Hill Campus. The post-holder will work closely with the Department’s Business Manager and Research Manager to provide high-level administrative support to academic staff, researchers and PhD students.

Your workload will be varied and involves supporting a range of functions such as HR, Finance and Research Grant Administration within the Drugs Research Group.

You will also play a key role in the delivery of the department’s communications plan, including writing and updating content for the website, the internal newsletter and social media platforms and liaising with the institute’s press office. You will also organise internal seminars and external events.

You will be confident, methodical and flexible. You will have previous office experience, preferably in Higher Education, and excellent interpersonal, organisational, communication and IT skills.

The IoPPN is undergoing a reshaping exercise which will impact on the Professional Service Staff (PSS) roles and responsibilities. Therefore, the duties and responsibilities outlined in this document may be subject to amendments.

The Addiction Psychiatrist at the Durham VA Health Care System provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in various clinical settings including the outpatient, inpatient, ED, and hospital ward settings.

• Provides outpatient psychiatric management for Veterans in the Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Clinic, including diagnostic evaluation; management of general psychiatric medications; medication-assisted treatment of substance use disorders (alcohol, opioids, tobacco, etc.), consistent with VHA, SAMHSA, and other relevant guidelines; and psychotherapy as clinically appropriate.
• Provides diagnostic evaluation in complex cases that may involve SUD, e.g., co-occurring SUD and other mental disorders, distinguishing substance-induced vs. primary mental disorders, and co-occurring chronic pain and possible opioid use disorder.
• Refers patients for primary and specialty medical care as appropriate.
• Collaborates and contributes effectively as a member of the SUD Clinic multidisciplinary team.
• Provides in-service education for the SUD Clinic team.
• Maintains collegial, collaborative professional relationships with physicians in all clinical services in the Health System, including Psychiatry, Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Rehabilitation Medicine, etc., as warranted for excellent patient care.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:45AM to 4:30PM

VA Illiana Health Care System is currently seeking a full-time Addiction Psychiatrist for our Substance Use Disorder program based in Danville, IL and servicing our main facility and CBOC (Community Based Outpatient Clinics). Will serve as 50% with addictions and 50% BHIP-outpatient

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Performs psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population, with substance use disorder or other addictions, including geriatric and post deployment combat Veterans, who have comorbid mental illness as well as psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network.
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management (medication assisted therapy), suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, psychosocial treatment and overall care of patients with substance use, addiction, and comorbid psychiatric disorders.
• Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPPA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education.
• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• The Psychiatrist may serve as a mental health team leader with responsibilities for coordinating consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals.
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences, and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Orders diagnostic tests and consultations, and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
• May participate in supervision and teaching in support of the psychiatric residency program, performs on call duties, and performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00 am - 4:30pm

Under general supervision, provides psychological assessment, diagnosis and individual, group and family therapy. Case management services, referral and follow-up to acute, chronic or moderately disturbed ill clients and/or patients. Accountabilities:

1. Diagnoses or evaluates mental and emotional disorders of individuals and administers programmes of treatment.

2. Observes patient in various situations, selects, administers and interprets intelligence level.

3. Participates in educational programmes, in-service meetings, clinician meetings and workshops.

4. Develop and implement clinical research programmes.

5. Perform other duties as assign.

We have a unique opportunity for someone to lead our Drug & Alcohol services across five community localities and one residential detox ward.

AWP provide clinical community drug & alcohol services to Dorset, Bournemouth, B&NES, South Glos and Bristol. The post holder will be responsible for managing these services, liaising with various local Third sector and Local Authority commissioners to ensure these services deliver to the performance and quality required.

This portfolio also includes responsibility for the management of Acer ward based at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

There is a large degree of autonomy within the role and the post holder should relish the opportunity to develop and improve these services.

Additionally, due to an uplift in public health funding, the post holder will be responsible for implementing a number of exciting new projects over the forthcoming months. You will ensure that these projects, are delivered, monitored and evaluated to demonstrate optimum benefit for the service users.

The teams consist of a number of health professionals including nurses, non medical prescribers, psychologists and addiction psychiatrists.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Lecturer in Drug and Alcohol Studies to join the Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies (CDAS) programme within the School of Education and Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland.

The School of Education and Social Sciences is a multi-discipline School, and the successful candidate will work with colleagues to support positive results in attainment, student experience and graduate destinations. They will possess developed capabilities in collaborative working and be committed to high professional standards in all areas of responsibility. The post offers an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain experience of working in a rich academic environment that recognises quality in education, research and enterprise, and international engagement.

80 people are dying every day from alcohol across the UK – and the UK Government is not doing enough to stop this. Join our small but mighty team to help drive change and improve the lives of people affected by alcohol.

Smart Thinking is looking for a Policy and Advocacy Manager to lead our campaigns across a range of topics and get the UK Government to take action on alcohol harm. Our work has never been more urgent: the Covid-19 pandemic has caused more high-risk drinking, greater health inequalities, and increased pressures on families affected by alcohol. Alcohol deaths rose to record levels during 2020.

Purpose of Role
You will be leading on campaigning and policy activities for the Alcohol Health Alliance. You will identify opportunities to influence policy development and legislation, get Parliamentarians and other stakeholders to take action in support of our campaign priorities, and engage our supporters and AHA members to generate even greater impact. 

It is an exciting and varied role that cuts across public affairs, campaigns and policy work. You will be working on a range of alcohol harm related policy areas, including some of the biggest social and political issues of the day such as addiction, health inequalities, marketing, domestic abuse, homelessness, and the influence of business in setting government policy.

As Alcohol Change UK's Fundraising & Engagement Assistant, you will be joining a small but perfectly-formed team of three. You’ll be able to enjoy working across multiple types of fundraising, and you’ll be involved in our innovative engagement programme, including supporting our volunteers. You will be responsible for maintaining the team’s data to an excellent standard and working with colleagues to ensure that the charity’s supporters have an outstanding experience. 

You will be brilliantly organised, with great attention to detail and a willingness to take on a wide variety of tasks. If you like doing the same thing every day, this job is not for you. You’ll also be a warm and friendly communicator, sensitive to our stakeholders and a great team player

This opening is for the position of a Senior Data Analyst for the Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics. The Senior Data Analyst will work as part of our productive, collaborative team at the University of Pittsburgh. For over ten years, our team has been dedicated to conducting high-quality implementation, evaluation, and research work across Pennsylvania and the United States.

The incumbent will conduct data management, data analysis, and the interpretation of data analyses on physical and behavioural health care data and interventions that address opioid use disorder and other emerging issues. 

This 2-year Research Fellow position is to support a mid-career researcher to develop their addiction research credentials, working directly with Professor Strang and colleagues on human experimental studies of opioid addiction and/or associated complications, in order to become an increasingly influential research academic contributing to study of opioids (or other drugs) and to evolution of addictions science and public policy in this area. 

It is anticipated that the applicant will, during the course of their time as a Research Fellow, develop to a level where they are capable of securing, in collaboration with senior colleagues, new grant income with their appointment acting as a platform from which they can develop further in the addictions field.

The new Research Fellow will be expected to have undertaken post-doctoral study and research within the Addictions field already (or in an area with direct relevance), as evidenced by published research output. The appointee will work directly with Professor Sir John Strang and his colleagues, exploring treatment-related and experimental research studies which will include (i) study of heroin overdose and its prevention and reversal, including experimental study with drug administration in clinical and non-clinical volunteer participants, (ii) experimental studies of protective benefit conferred by initiation onto treatments, (iii) study of out-of-treatment as well as treatment populations with addiction/substance use problems.