Research Fellow

Post Type: Part Time, Fixed Term

We invite applications for a Research Fellow position on the Together Project funded by Health Education England.

In this next phase of the Together Project, we will recruit a team of people with learning disabilities, their family/informal carers, to co-design and co-deliver learning disability awareness training for student midwives.  We are going to develop and pilot this intervention, evaluating it for acceptability and impact on learning disability awareness in student midwives and acceptability in those co-developing and co-delivering the education. 

We are looking for an individual with excellent research and communication skills, both verbal and written, who can work independently.  This role will require a researcher who is confident engaging with people with learning disabilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and undertaking research activities including monthly co-production meetings, data collection, analysis and dissemination. 

This is a fixed-term, part-time (0.6 FTE) post until 31^st October 2023.

The School of Health Sciences is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and is a leading provider of undergraduate education in nursing, midwifery, and paramedic practice.   The School also has an extensive portfolio of postgraduate and continuing professional development courses, research and consultancy. It has extensive links with local health care providers and undertakes research and practice development projects with NHS trusts as active partners.

The School offers a wide range of innovative programmes in the field of Health Sciences. Research within the school is diverse, and focused in five distinct areas: cancer care, digital health, long term conditions and ageing, maternal, child and family health, and workforce, organisation and well-being.

The School is in an exciting period of development and opportunity with ambitious plans for the future that focus on the continuing development of excellence in teaching, building our international research profile and extending our clinical collaborations nationally and internationally. 

In addition to salary the successful post holder will receive a generous annual leave entitlement, excellent development opportunities and access to childcare assistance. 

Further information about the University and the School of Health Sciences can be found at http://www.surrey.ac.uk/school-health-sciences.  For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Anna Cox; a.cox@surrey.ac.uk   

If you are a team player with a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to achieve in your field, personally and as part of a team, we will look forward to receiving your application.

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Please note, it is University Policy to offer a starting salary equivalent to Level 3.6 (£33,314) to successful applicants who have been awarded, but are yet to receive, their PhD certificate.  Once the original PhD certificate has been submitted to the local HR Department, the salary will be increased to Level 4.1 (£34,308).

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