Location: | Doncaster, Kingston upon Hull |
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Salary: | From £16.54 per hour Plus holiday pay 17.65% |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 18th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 4th August 2024 |
Job Ref: | TSS-017-TA |
Campus: Hull and NHS Sites
Interview date: To be confirmed
Applicants are expected to submit a CV and covering letter.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if a satisfactory amount of applications have been received.
Summary
We are seeking two or more temporary Research Assistants to join the ProACTIVE research team, which is examining the impact and effectiveness of Alcohol Care Teams in England. This is an exciting opportunity for self-motivated researchers to join a highly experienced team funded by the National Institute for Health Research (https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR152084).
These positions will be based at either:
Successful candidates may also be asked to cover different sites in the region.
The post holders will be employed by the University of Hull and will be accountable to Professor Thomas Phillips (Chief Investigator) and report to Dr Philippa Case, the ProACTIVE Research Fellow and Trial Manager. Those based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary will also have an honorary contract with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Successful candidates will be based at either Doncaster Royal Infirmary or the University of Hull for the majority of their time. As such we would welcome applications from candidates who live locally to these areas, or within a practicable travelling distance. There may be some occasional travel required as part of the role to the University of Hull for the purposes of induction, training and team meetings.
Further roles are likely to become available in Scarborough, York and Hull, so please get in touch if these areas may be convenient.
The successful candidates will recruit or follow up patients with lived experience of alcohol dependence to a quasi-experimental study. They will be based at either:
The ideal candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, in addition to experience of administering psychometric tests, and engaging with vulnerable people in clinical or research settings.
These posts are for a period of up to 6-months with variable hours across the 7-day week available. The role is flexible, and hours will be dependent upon progress with participant recruitment. We require 10 patients to be recruited to this study per week.
More information on the programme of research can be found here:
https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/institutes/health-trials/study/proactive
Interviews are expected to be held in July/August 2024. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the study websites.
For additional information please contact Talent Acquisition:
Zoe Hardey - Z.hardey@hull.ac.uk
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