Dr Jacqueline Sin is a NIHR post doctoral research fellow in the Population Health Research Institute. Jacqueline is a mental health nurse and health services researcher. Her clinical and research interests focus on understanding the needs and experiences of individuals affected by psychosis and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (as much as other mental health conditions), and those of their family members and close friends. She uses such understandings to develop, evaluate and implement psychosocial interventions that work - delivered via individual, group-based, and e-health medium - to enhance people’s mental health and wellbeing. Jacqueline uses both qualitative and quantitative methods in her research, and she is particularly passionate about involving service users, carers, and the public as key stakeholders in clinical research (PPI).
Dr Jacqueline Sin is a qualified mental health nurse and health services researcher, with clinical and research interests in psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family carers/caregiving.
Jacqueline trained and qualified as a mental health nurse in Hong Kong, followed by further clinical and research training in Australia and the UK. She has extensive experience of working in a range of clinical services across inpatient to community settings. Working with individuals with lived experience of severe mental illness and their family carers and friends, Jacqueline is inspired to develop and implement evidence-based treatment into routine NHS service provision. This commitment has also led to her teaching and research work to develop the therapies that really work and to disseminate the knowledge and skills to others.
Alongside her research role, Jacqueline also works part-time as a consultant nurse-therapist in Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in the assessment and treatment for people with complex presentation of PTSD. Jacqueline is an active Cochrane review author and writes extensively on the aforementioned topics. She served as a member of the NICE Guideline Development Group for psychosis and schizophrenia (2007-2010).
Concurrent professional and advisory roles:
- ICHOM International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Psychotic Disorders Working Group Member
- NICE Guideline Development Group (GDG) Member & NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) External Review Consultant
- Cochrane review author for Cochrane Psychosis & Schizophrenia Group and Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group
- Member of the European Academy of Nursing Science
- Royal College of Nursing Representative for NICE Guidance
Awards and honours:
Dr Jacqueline Sin’s PhD study, The E Sibling Project, was highlighted by the NIHR Mental Health Research Network as an outstanding example of integrating service users and carers involvement into clinical health research (https://www.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-in-your-area/mental-health/documents/Impact-of-service-user-and-carer-involvement%20PDF.pdf).
Her PhD thesis “Development and evaluation of an online multi-component psychoeducational intervention for siblings of people with first episode psychosis” was awarded with the Elsevier Outstanding Thesis Prize.
Currently, Jacqueline is undertaking a five-year post-doctoral research fellowship funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (NIHR-PDF-08-035). Since 2016, she has been leading a programme of studies entitled the EFFIP Project (E-support for Families and Friends of Individuals affected by psychosis): A randomised controlled trial of a co-produced online intervention for carers. The EFFIP project team has co-designed and built a multi-component eHealth intervention, called COPe-support, which is delivered online so that carers can access it 24/7 for information and peer support (see http://cope-support.org/ for more information).
Jan 2016 – Dec 2020: NIHR Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for study “EFFIP (E-support for Families and Friends of Individuals affected by Psychosis): A randomised controlled trial of a co-produced online intervention for carers, as CI and award-holder
Aug 2015 – Mar 2017: King’s College London Prize Fellowship, funded by NIHR BRC at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, as award-holder
Sept 2014 – Mar 2015: Clinical Research Network: Mental Health project grant, as CI and award-holder
Nov 2013 – Dec 2014: Maudsley Charity grant, as CI and award holder
Jan 2012 – Dec 2014: NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship for study “Development and preliminary evaluation of an online multi-component psychoeducational intervention for siblings of individuals with first episode psychosis, as CI and award-holder
Jacqueline contributes to teaching run by the university, the Joint Faculty, and other higher education institutions with her expertise on severe mental illness, working with family carers and evidence-based interventions.