Research Associate - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing research programme concerning children and young people's mental health; the ChARM group.

The post-holder will work with Tamsin Ford to support the Green Paper Evaluation project and other CHARM projects as required.

The work is funded by the Health and Social Care Delivery Research theme of the NIHR and will be collaborating with researchers at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Birmingham.

In 2017, the Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Green Paper (Department of Health and Department for Education, 2017) set out proposals for improving the services and support available to children and young people (CYP) with mental health problems, with a particular focus on enhancing provision for those with low-moderate needs.

The proposals and implementation Programme launched in 2018 comprise three key pillars:

incentivising education settings to identify a senior mental health lead; Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to provide extra capacity for early intervention and testing a four-week waiting time for access to specialist NHS CYP mental health services.

A new professional role has been created for MHSTs:
education mental health practitioner (EMHP). This study will explore Programme sustainability; equity and access; and draw out recommendations for future development.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 May 2026 in the first instance.

Applicants must have (or be close to obtaining) a PhD.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD.

Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will initially be appointed as a Research Assistant (Grade 5, Point 38 £31,411) moving to Research Associate (Grade 7) upon confirmation of your PhD award.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.