Band 7 Research Associate

Job summary

The School's Research Associate will be responsible for creating and contributing to the generation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within a research programme and/or specific research project. You will contribute to writing bids as well as working within specified research grants and conducting research on our award winning Student Led Clinical learning Environment. You need to be able to analyse and interpret research findings and results and disseminate this information to a wide audience. 

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will have excellent communication skills across complex work streams, and a diverse range of stakeholders to lead and co-ordinate research projects as agreed with Head of School and Head of Research Education. You will be expected to develop research objectives, collect research data using a variety of research methods such as surveys, interviews or literature searches, analyse and interpret complex data, present and disseminate research findings, including drafting academic publications.

For this role you need exceptional organisational skill and the ability to use appropriate software and IT skills to track, and disseminate project progress, and produce meaningful data. You will be able to write a research proposal for own or joint research with the assistance of a supervisor as required and be able to articulate strategic goals as framed by specific projects. You will be able to apply knowledge which develops new intellectual understanding. You will be able to manage issues arising that may affect the achievement of the research objectives or deadlines.

An important element of this role will be the ability to collaborate with relevant clinical and professional teams across the Trust to organise data collection working within the requirements of Research Governance at all times. You will promote equality and value diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum Masters level education a related field - Research 

Experience

Essential

Significant research experience and implementation of research projects

Proven successful delivery of research

Thorough knowledge of current issues relating to the NHS

High level analytical capability

Ability to communicate complex information clearly

Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and or specific research project

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Ruth Pearce 

Ruth.Pearce@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213713001