Research Associate

Contract type: Fixed-term with a start date of 1^st October 2024 until 30^th June 2026 due to study funding.

Working pattern: 70%, working days to be agreed with the successful candidate

Location: Sheffield (hybrid)

Are you interested in working for a top University in a team delivering high impact health services research?

We are looking for a Research Associate with skills in qualitative research and statistics and a passion for working with patients and NHS and Social Care staff to undertake research which improves healthcare services.

Specifically, you will be working on a new mixed-methods study to understand the scale, impact and care trajectory for patients who have a long lie after a fall. You will conduct and analyse surveys and interviews with ambulance, hospital and care home staff to understand how they currently manage patients who have had a long lie. You will conduct and analyse interviews with ambulance patients who have had a long lie and analyse findings to understand how patients with a long lie can be better managed. The successful candidate will work together with stakeholders to provide recommendations for how changes can be made on a national scale.

We are looking for someone with a PhD or Masters in a health/social care-related area e.g. public health, research methods, with experience of undertaking and analysing qualitative interviews and statistical analysis and excellent time management skills. Prior experience of working with patients or NHS staff would be advantageous. The post is based in the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield, which encompasses some of the leading health services research groups in the UK.

We are committed to enabling our employees to work in a hybrid model with flexibility over when, where and how to achieve the required outputs, in discussion with your manager. We are one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

This vacancy is part of a Fair Recruitment pilot scheme within the faculty. This is a positive action initiative which aims to improve staff diversity and to deliver an inclusive recruitment experience for all applicants.

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