Salary: £13,600 per annum pro rata (£68,000 FTE)

Hours: 7.5 hours per week

Location: Hybrid working, with attendance at Head Office

Duration: Currently a 1 year Fixed Term Contract

THE ROLE

We have a new opportunity for a Trauma-Informed Research Lead to provide specialist advisory, consultancy, training and supervision services to support the work of IMPACT: The Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation. The role will focus on embedding trauma-informed principles across all IMPACT activities, helping to improve the outputs of our UK-based and international projects, review and refine protocols, and help shape future research and funding opportunities. They will advise on policy and practice to safeguard the mental health of those working within post-collision care.

THE CANDIDATE

We’re looking for someone with dedicated trauma-informed expertise who can ensure best practice in the prevention, recognition and management of psychological trauma by delivering clear, sensitive and evidence-based advice and training to internal and external stakeholders. They will be confident in representing IMPACT at conferences, stakeholder meetings and public events, and in building collaborative relationships with mental health, trauma and emergency care specialists. They will have extensive experience in psychological trauma consultancy, ideally within emergency, disaster or humanitarian contexts, as well as experience of advising on research design.

THE PACKAGE

Salary: £13,600 per annum pro rata (£68,000 FTE)

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave
• Pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Free counselling and financial wellbeing services

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please visit our careers page here: https://careers.daat.org/, scroll down to 'Trauma-Informed Research Lead' and click 'Apply for this job'.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 20th October 2025.

Interviews will be held in person at HQ, Exeter, on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th November 2025.

If you would like to find out more information about the role, or speak to one of the Impact team, please contact us at recruitment@daat.org.

Devon Air Ambulance are a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment journey. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.

Due to the nature of this role, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check and references.

Devon Air Ambulance reserves the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.