Research Associate

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom University of Leicester Full time

**About the role**:
The Comprehensive Geriatrician-led Medication Review (CHARMER) programme, is a five-year project funded by NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research and led by the University of Leicester. Collaborators are at the universities of Leeds, East Anglia, York, Newcastle, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust.

The project in its first two and a half years, refined and feasibility tested a behaviour change intervention to increase proactive deprescribing by hospital geriatricians and pharmacists. This autumn, the definitive stepped-wedge trial will commence to test the CHARMER intervention across multiple hospitals with 22,000 patients.

Our patient and public members are fully embedded into the team and attend all CHARMER meetings. They also lead their own projects in CHARMER, most notably designing and implementing the dissemination strategy.

**Additional information**:
As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

**Vacancy terms**: Part-time (22.5hrs pw, 0.6 FTE) fixed term contract until 30 June 2025


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