Research Project Support Officer
5 months ago
The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the ThinkCancer intervention for general practice teams compared with usual care, in terms of the primary care interval (time between first presentation of potential cancer symptoms and referral to secondary care). Secondary objectives include determining the cost-effectiveness of ThinkCancer compared to usual practice, exploration of patients and carer experiences of urgent referral, the study of contextual factors driving implementation, determining the acceptability of the intervention among practice teams and assessing possible safety netting improvements. ThinkCancer is a whole-practice based behavioural change intervention, comprising educational and quality improvement workshops: two educational sessions: one for all clinical staff (the ‘early diagnosis’ session) and one for non-clinical but patient-facing staff (the ‘cancer aware’ session). Intervention delivery will be accompanied by parallel qualitative work and economic evaluation. We will randomise 76 general practices in Wales and North-West England (plus South-West England if needed), to the ‘ThinkCancer’ intervention or usual practice.
Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a job share basis.
Committed To Equal Opportunities
The Project
A pragmatic randomised controlled phase III trial of ThinkCancer: a novel behavioural intervention for primary care teams to promote earlier cancer diagnosis with embedded process and economic evaluation. Cancer outcomes in the United Kingdom (UK) are poor in comparison with many other developed countries and the UK’s five-year relative survival rates are below the European average across all cancer types.
Delays in patient care are a major contributor to this, with patients who experience delays likely to have longer diagnostic intervals and lower rates of cancer survival. Timely diagnosis is therefore key to improving cancer outcomes; policy initiatives embrace new approaches. Around 60% of cancers present to primary care in the UK with almost half (49%) of avoidable delays in cancer diagnosis occurring in primary care. This picture has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Great variations in early diagnosis strategies exist between different General Practitioners (GPs).
Appropriately targeted, effective clinical behaviour change interventions targeted to GPs are known to work. Expediting cancer diagnosis has the potential to benefit patients, whilst reducing NHS costs.
ThinkCancer aims to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the ThinkCancer intervention in primary care and to undertake a process and economic evaluation.
Purpose of the Job
To be responsible for the set-up, co-ordination and delivery of the ThinkCancer phase III randomised controlled trial (RCT) and to support Professor Wilkinson and the trial manager.
Main
**Responsibilities**:
- Support the trial manager with the day to day running of the trial.- Assist the trial manager in gaining relevant study approvals.- Recruitment of general practices.- Recruitment of research participants.- Data collection.- Work in adherence to current GCP and GDPR guidelines.- Preparation of study documents.- Contribute to written outputs including reports to funders and publications in peer reviewed journals.- Contribute to conference proceedings including presentation of study findings.Other
**Responsibilities**:
- The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.- The post holder will be expected to comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme.- The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/her self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.- The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
EssentialDesirable- A current Good Clinical Practice certificateExperience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a team.- Experience of working on own initiative, managing and prioritising own workload.- Experience of delivering projects to target.- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection.- Understanding of research methodologies relevant to the post.Desirable
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary research team or large organisation.- Experience of working in research specific to primary care or cancer.- Experience of randomised controlled trials.-
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