Band 4 - R&D Lived Experience Researcher - Bristol

Job summary

AWP Trust is pleased to offer this very exciting opportunity to join a Multi-Centre research team for a trial calledLets Talk 2.

This is initially a part time 12 month fixed term contract (15-30 hours per week)starting in October 2025.

The Let's Talk 2 trial is a 32-month randomised controlled trial, jointly led by Professor Tony Morrison and Dr Melissa Pyle at the Psychosis Research Unit GMMH. Let's Talk 2 builds on the success of Lets Talk 1 and their track record of collaborative research on psychosocial interventions for people with experience of psychosis by evaluating the possible benefits of a peer-delivered intervention called Let's Talk which aims to aid mental health disclosure decision making. The study will compare the Let's Talk peer-delivered intervention to standard care in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services and Community Mental Health Teams.

The study will be conducted across four areas in the UK including here at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP).

You will have lived experience of psychosis and experience of working in a relevant peer support role. We need to prioritise voices of those have had direct personal experience of psychosis themselves. Their insight is irreplaceable and must be respected directly, not solely through the lens of family.

P.S: The proposed interview date is 18th September 2025.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Lived Experience Researcher in AWP is to engage individuals who have a diagnosis of psychosis and deliver this specialist peer-delivered intervention with close supervision from a clinical psychologist; working within NHS services; and clinical trials methodology. All training will be provided by the study team in GMMH and colleagues in AWP.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-CS075-0825

Job locations

R&D Office

Fromeside, Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW