Research Assistant in the Department of Psychological Medicine

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON, United Kingdom

Updated: 17 days ago
Location: London, ENGLAND
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 10 Apr 2025

About us

This post is based at the Department of Psychological Medicine, which is the largest department in the IoPPN and focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in different settings. The Diabetes and Mental Health Research group has excellent links with nursing, medicine and women’s health.

About the role

This part-time Research Assistant will work across projects on diabetes with a particular focus on the study of psychological outcomes in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort design (SPROUT). Depending on capacity, the postholder may have the opportunity to support subject recruitment in other projects within the team.  

The post holder has the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of the study, including subject recruitment and collection of clinical and other data on patients.

This post will be offered on a part-time, (50% FTE) contract until 31st March 2026.

About you

Essential criteria

  • Undergraduate degree in psychology or diabetes related subject
  • Background knowledge or interest in either women’s health, diabetes, or psychology
  • Experience in successful participant recruitment
  • Competence in quantitative data entry
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of patients and colleagues
  • Strong planning and organisational skills, including ability to work to and meet deadlines and flexibility in working hours
  • Competence in conducting basic statistics

    •  Desirable criteria

  • Experience in working with NHS settings
  • Experience in writing and publishing research papers in peer review journals

    • Further information

    We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

    We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

    To find out how our managers review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’  pages.

    This role does not meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who require the right to work in the UK.

    This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health Clearance.

    Grade and Salary: £38,482 - £40,116 pro rata, including London Weighting Allowance
    Job ID: 112126
    Close Date: 10-Apr-2025
    Contact Person: Khalida Ismail
    Contact Details: khalida.2.ismail@kcl.ac.uk


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