Research Assistant

3 weeks ago

Sunderland, United Kingdom University of Sunderland Full time

The main purpose of the Research Assistant is to support the effective
delivery of the Cancer Research UK funded study titled: “Improving uptake
of breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: a
non-randomised feasibility study of a peer-led, faith-based intervention”, by
working in partnership with the community, building and maintaining
strong links with the community and ensuring the project is grounded in a
true participatory approach.

**Key Responsibilities**
**and**
**Accountabilities**:

- Act as the Recruitment Lead for the project.
- Facilitate recruitment of research participants.
- Facilitate the recruitment and maintenance of the Public Involvement

Community Engagement (PICE) group.
- Facilitate links to relevant communities in the North East of England and

Scotland.
- Contribute to relevant research meetings.
- Contribute to all aspects of the research where relevant.
- Develop and implement a personal research plan and where

appropriate related reach-out plan.
- Undertake basic research for example by preparing, setting up,

conducting and recording the outcome of experiments and field work,
the development of questionnaires and conducting surveys.
- Conduct literature and database searches.
- Continue to update knowledge and develop skills.
- Seek to exploit the outcomes of research.
- Assist in the supervision of student projects.
- Could be expected to contribute to delivery of modules for example on

the use of research methods and equipment.

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
This role is specific to the project titled: “Improving uptake of breast, bowel
and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: a non-randomised
feasibility study of a peer-led, faith-based intervention”.

University of Sunderland

**Role Profile**

Part 2

**Part 2A: Essential and Desirable Criteria**

**_Essential_**

**Qualifications and Professional Memberships**:
N/A

**Knowledge and Experience**:

- Have strong links with relevant communities in the North East of

England and/or Scotland
- Experience of working in partnership with relevant communities
- Proven communication skills, including presentations to various

audiences
- Exceptional accuracy, thoroughness, attention to detail, and

organisation skills
**_Desirable _**

**_Qualifications and Professional Memberships:_**
- Health related degree

**Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience of conducting research
- Experience of recruitment of research participants

**Part 2B: Key Competencies**

**Competencies are**
**assessed at the**
**interview/selection**
**testing stage
**Analysis and Research
- Reports findings to wider community and is able to withstand

challenge by relying on evidence gathered and processed used for
analysis.
**Communication**

**Oral**
- Summarises and interprets complex, conceptual and special matters

to aid others’ understanding and aimed at their needs.
- Uses appropriate styles and arguments to influence and negotiate

satisfactory outcomes.
- Monitors understanding of others, develops approach and takes

corrective action if required.
**Written**
- Conveys information of a complex, conceptual and specialist nature

using a range of styles and media selected to meet the needs of
others.
- Presents complex information in formats appropriate to non
- specialists without comprising meaning
- Monitors the reactions of others and takes appropriate steps to

remedy any miscommunications.
***
**Decision Making**
**Independent decisions**
- Considers wider impact of decisions, assesses possible outcomes

and their likelihood.
- Uses judgement to make decisions with limited or ambiguous data

and takes account of multiple factors.
- Distinguishes between the need to make a decision, when to defer

and when not to take a decision.
**Collaborative decisions**
- Helps others to explore options that initially appear to be

inappropriate or unfeasible and recognise when a decision is or is
not needed.
- Enables others to contribute to decisions.
- Ensures that options are weighed, outcomes identified and chances

of success considered.
- Challenges decisions, appropriately to ensure consideration and

processes are robust.
**Contribute to the decision making of others**
- Anticipates and highlights issues that need to be taken into account.
- Outlines possible impacting factors, assessing their degree of

influence on the choice of options.
- Ensures previous learning is included.

**Initiative and Problem Solving**
- Initiates processes and procedures to resolve new problems.
- Anticipates possible implementation difficulties and identifies

practical ways of overcoming or preventing them.
- Takes account of others and the broader context when generating

options.

**Pastoral Care and Welfare**
- Calms and reassures those in distress.
- Deals with difficult situations or confidential matters, according to

policy and procedures.
- Involves others or refers elsewhere for assistance if the situation

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