Research Fellow/Officer: Patient Safety (Blood and Transfusion Safety)

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed Term (1 year - to complete specific time limited work)

Are you an early career researcher looking for an opportunity to take a leading role in health services research to promote patient safety?  Do you want to develop your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Fellow/Officer to work on an NHS Blood and Transplant funded project for 12-months based at the University of Leeds starting in January 2025. The focus of the work is haemovigilance (safety of blood transfusion processes). Working closely with the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) program and an international network of research collaborators, the researcher will play an integral role in developing guidance for future haemovigilance systems based on systematic review of research evidence, synthesis of expert subject-matter knowledge and collaborative work with existing systems. Working with the NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaboration at the University of Leeds and the NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Data Driven Transfusion Practice at the University of Oxford, the work will draw upon Safety Science and Implementation Science to maximise learning from adverse event monitoring and implementation of recommendations from haemovigilance to enhance blood safety.

What we offer in return

• 26 days' holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) –that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance–the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Jonathan Benn, Associate professor

Email: J.Benn2@leeds.ac.uk

Working at Leeds 

We are a campus based community and regular interaction with campus is an expectation of all roles in line with academic and service needs and the requirements of the role.  We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements. To find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Leeds area visit our Working at Leeds information page.

Our University  

At the University of Leeds, we are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains the best students and staff from all backgrounds. Whatever role we recruit for we are always striving to increase the diversity of our community, which each individual helps enrich and cultivate. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to Black and Asian people, those who belong to a minority ethnic community; people who identify as LGBT+; and disabled people. Candidates will always be selected based on merit and ability.

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