Clinical Research Associate (NIHR Internship)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a health care worker to develop their research skills, knowledge and give them experience of applied dementia research.  This internship is ideal for a healthcare worker with experience of working with people living with dementia and their families to our research team.

You will support a range of research projects relating to the Living Well with Dementia programme (www.livdem.co.uk). This will include the adaptation of original LivDem group intervention for couples and families, as well as a range of other LivDem research projects. Research activities you may be involved in include collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data, reviewing literature, working closely with our public contributors and other stakeholders and writing for publication. There may also be opportunities to develop your own research idea in relation to adjustment to dementia.  We can support the development of your research career going forwards through attendance at research events and links with research networks.

The post is an ideal opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic clinician to develop their research experience. You will be joining a small team of dementia researchers who have been developing the LivDem model.

This opportunity is funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) for early career researchers to pursue dementia research as part of its Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) programme. You’ll have support from ARC West and will have ties with research fellows and another intern based at the University of Bristol.

You will have experience of working with people living with dementia and their families in a clinical setting. You have an understanding of some of the challenges families face before and after a dementia diagnosis. You will have an interest in clinical research and a desire to develop your skills and knowledge. You will have good verbal and written communication skills and will communicate well with families affected by dementia as well as professionals. You will have experience working as part of team as well as working autonomously when needed. You should be comfortable working both in-person and through online meetings.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or racially minoritised candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

To discuss the role, please email Dr Natasha Woodstoke at natasha.woodstoke@uwe.ac.uk or Professor Richard Cheston at richard.cheston@uwe.ac.uk.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus on 28^th January 2025.

This is a fixed-term post from 1^st April 2025 to 17^th August 2025 and is part-time working on a 0.6 FTE contract.  To enable well qualified applicants to apply for this opportunity we are open to those seeking a secondment from their current roles in regional health services and the community sector.

All salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines

This role is campus based for one to two days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining day.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.

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