"Administrative Support for Psychosis Studies Research"

About the Role

The postholder will contribute to exciting new studies and provide administrative support for a specialist clinic treating people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. The postholder will be responsible for administrative support for the clinic and analysis of clinical outcomes. They will get involved in other related research.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 14th September 2026 (with potential to extend and develop a PhD depending on funding and progress).

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. A relevant MSc (e.g. psychiatric research, mental health studies, psychology, neuroscience) awarded or pending at at least merit level
2. Excellent organisational and time management skills and attention to detail
3. Strong academic trajectory in a relevant discipline (eg psychology, neuroscience, mental health)
4. Ability to work independently and to deadlines
5. Ability to work in a team
6. Ambitious, enthusiastic, responsible, flexible
7. Knowledge and experience of using database and other relevant software (eg statistical software)
8. Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of research in relevant area (eg: used of electronic records in mental health, studies in patients with psychosis)
2. Experience of administering/ analysing relevant rating scales such as the PANSS
3. Experience of working with patients with psychosis in research or clinical settings
4. Knowledge of treatments in psychiatry, particularly in psychosis

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 on these and other issues, 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 will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

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

Grade and Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Job ID: 125665

Close Date: 05-Oct-2025

Contact Person: Professor Oliver Howes

Contact Details: Psychosis-admin@kcl.ac.uk