Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology (EPICare) Full-time NEW

Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology (EPICare)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the NIHR-funded EPICare Programme, a major national research programme developing, implementing and evaluating the first psychosis registry and clinical dashboard for Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services in England. The programme aims to provide timely insights into EIP service care, and patient outcomes to support clinical decision-making and improvements in EIP care.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will lead the evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of the EPICare psychosis registry, contributing to Work Package 5 of the EPICare programme which is funded by a NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research. The postholder will assess the accuracy and reliability of the demographic, treatment and clinical outcomes data captured within the digital registry using epidemiological methods. They will also develop analytical protocols and use the national registry to answer research questions pertaining to the real-world effectiveness of NICE-mandated treatments in EIP care, and the inequalities and variance in EIP treatment and fidelity to NICE EIP standards. The postholder may also contribute original research questions to the project. This work package will provide a crucial evaluation of the EPICare psychosis registry and aims to answer key research questions to enable national improvements in both patient care quality and EIP service delivery.

The postholder will generate actionable insights into the EPICare registry using epidemiological causal inference methods under the supervision of Prof. James Kirkbride and in collaboration with EPICare stakeholders. They will contribute to dissemination efforts including through publishing in peer-reviewed journals, delivering presentations and engaging with the diverse range of EPICare team members (academics, clinicians, lived experience advisory groups members, technical experts).

The UCL Division of Psychiatry, located within the Faculty of Brain Sciences, is a world-renowned centre of excellence in mental health research. Our mission is to improve mental health through cutting-edge research and education. By leveraging insights from basic science, we address clinical problems with the aim of improving patient outcomes and public health. Moreover, we take pride in delivering innovative teaching that is directly relevant to clinical practice and informed by our research. Join our team and help us drive forward the field of mental health research and education.

You will join a multidisciplinary team of research academics, epidemiologists, statisticians, health economists, clinicians, implementation scientists and people with lived experience, working collaboratively to generate evidence that improves outcomes for people experiencing first episode psychosis. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to research with direct clinical, service and policy impact while developing your own independent research profile within a supportive academic environment.