What’s the project?
The CONNECT study is researching how to predict and prevent relapse of psychosis using a digital monitoring platform, which includes a smartphone app and a wearable device. An ‘artificial intelligence’ approach is used to see if using the digital technology can identify signs that someone may be becoming unwell. The hope is that in the future people can be identified and help given before they become too unwell.
The CONNECT study is being led by the University of Manchester. Seven university and/or NHS Trusts around the UK are supporting this study. These include Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sussex, London, Cardiff and Avon and Wiltshire. McPin are Patient and Public Involvement lead on the CONNECT study.
The study is already in motion, running since June 2022. We are looking for people to represent our site locations, see list under ‘person specification’ for eligible locations.
Find out more
We are looking for UK based people (see location list under person specification) with lived experience of psychosis and some previous experience supporting public and patient involvement to join an ongoing study. Through a series of online meetings and offline tasks you will help support and develop a digital monitoring platform for predicting and preventing relapses for psychosis.
Recruitment criteria
- Lived experience of psychosis.
- Live in one of the eligible locations (see below)
- Are aged 18+
- Experience of supporting projects with Patient and Public Involvement
- Experience of wearing a wearable
- Interested in apps / digital technology in general
- Meetings will be held online using a videoconferencing platform. You will need a personal computer or smartphone, with a camera and microphone.
- You will also need headphones with a microphone, if not in a private space.
- There might also be some face-to-face meetings/events in Manchester or London, which you will have the option to attend.
We are recruiting people who live in one of the locations below. This has been expanded from the prior requirement of Sussex:
- Manchester
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Sussex (Brighton)
- London
- Cardiff
- Avon and Wiltshire
We are looking for people who can hit the ground running with experience of psychosis, PPI and technology.
Time commitment
The project is due to finish in 2029. There will be 4 online meetings a year and approximately 4 email tasks a year for you to complete.
Payment of £25 an hour in accordance with NIHR guidelines plus reasonable travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for occasional in person meetings. We also have a digital inclusion fund and can make reasonable adjustments if there are access needs.
We are not providing therapy / we are not clinicians, and the person we choose must take their involvement seriously as paid employment.
If you are interested in applying, please download and complete the attached application form (using button below). Once complete please send to Alex Kenny [email protected], Senior Public Involvement in Research Officer.
Alex can help you with your application if you have any accessibility needs.
Please apply before Friday 2nd January at midday.
(this has been extended from 2nd December)
Please note that the McPin Foundation regularly promotes opportunities on behalf of other institutions; we are not responsible for the continuation or contents of further correspondence with any project partners where we are not listed as the project main point of contact.
