Research Associate, NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration

Do you want to be part of a diverse, supportive, and inclusive team, leading the way in patient safety research?

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) is one of six collaborations nationally to address strategic patient safety challenges by developing and testing innovations, approaches, and interventions to improve patient safety. Working in partnership with patients, carers, health and care professionals, the GM PSRC focuses on the following innovative research themes:

• Improving Medication Safety
• Enhancing Cultures of Safety
• Developing Safer Health and Care Systems
• Preventing Suicide and Self-harm

We are a friendly, multi-disciplinary team, with expertise including behavioural science, social research, health services research, epidemiology, health economics, safety science, digital patient safety solutions, health informatics, intervention development and evaluation.

We have a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and students. Equality, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to the success of the University of Manchester and is at the heart of all our activities. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

The NIHR GM Patient Safety Research Collaboration seeks a Research Associate in Developing Safer Health and Care Systems theme. The post-holder will be responsible to Professor Caroline Sanders.

The Role

The role will specifically focus on a study to enhance safety and equity in maternity care that entails qualitative research exploring access to and experiences of Antenatal Booking in Greater Manchester.

This project will use qualitative research methods, partnering with community organisations and women in areas with high rates of late booking in Greater Manchester. Working with Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise organizations, we will:

• Identify barriers to timely booking for women in Greater Manchester, especially those in communities with high late booking rates.
• Explore the challenges faced by stakeholders in providing care to underserved communities.
• Co-produce a booking pathway for women at risk of late booking, with recommendations for necessary resources, tools, and practices; and
• Contribute to improving outcomes by sharing best practices across the region.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

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Name: Professor Caroline Sanders

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.