Clinical Research Fellow – RESPOND

About the role

We are looking for a Clinical Research Fellow to work on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) RESPOND Programme, this is a 5-year project to develop and trial methods for improving responses to deteriorating postoperative patients. The post will be primarily based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but will involve travel to Trusts around England.

The RESPOND programme is focused on emergency laparotomy and will measure Failure to Rescue (mortality associated with postoperative complications) as the primary outcome. The intervention comprises a bundle of four Human Factors initiatives to improve teamwork and system reliability, which is now undergoing evaluation in a 24 hospital randomised Stepped Wedge trial.

The postholder will be working closely with Professor Peter McCulloch and his team at the Patient Safety Academy and Quality, Reliability and Teamwork Research Unit. Specifically, they will be working to develop and deliver the interventions, supervise data collection, provide training and support for involved clinical staff and analyse and publish findings. This will involve visiting sites to support clinical teams and remote support via Teams calls.  Experience of involvement in clinical research, and in delivering complex intervention programmes (eg Accelerated Recovery, GIRFT) would be useful. Publication will be an important part of the role, and candidates should have experience of successfully writing scientific articles. The postholder will receive on the job training in Human Factors, Quality Improvement techniques and theory, and there will be opportunities for independent research, support for funding applications for postgraduate degrees and supervision for candidates who wish to pursue these.

About you

The postholder will have clinical experience in surgery to at least CT1 level, will hold GMC registration with a licence to practice, and will have some background in research or evidence of research training. You will have proven ability to communicate at an academic level, the ability to conduct projects semi-autonomously, and the ability to work well as part of a team.

This full-time post is available from 1^st August 2024 and is fixed term for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal for up to 1 further year. Applications for part-time work will be considered, preferably as part of a job-sharing arrangement.

Application Process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and as part of the application process you are required to upload your CV and a covering letter.  Please quote reference NDSA935 on all correspondence. 

Only applications received before 12 noon on Monday 8 July 2024 can be considered. Interviews will be held in the afternoon on Friday 19^th July 2024

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