Research Assistant

3 days ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic Research Assistant to undertake a fixed term project examining the epidemiology of specialist surgery. Specialist surgery is undertaken in centralised hospitals, meaning patients often require transfer between institutions. This creates the potential for inequality, delay, and harm. This project, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) looks to understand: who needs specialist surgery, where do they live, how does their outcome relate to baseline health inequalities, and are their specific pathways vulnerable to strain and harm?

The primary purpose of this funding is to appoint a research assistant to help determine the population need for specialist surgery, identify surgical pathways vulnerable to strain and inequality, while generating data crucial to future health services planning. This is in addition to general assistance to the PI in the running of the project.

**The Role**

The successful applicant will join a motivated team exploring how specialist surgery can be made safer for patients and more efficient for healthcare systems. They will be based within the perioperative, acute, critical, and emergency care section (PACE) within the University of Cambridge's Department of Medicine.

The project will require the successful applicant to use routinely collected national data sources (such as hospital episode statistics
- HES) and pre-existing cohorts (the UK Biobank) to determine; population need for specialist surgeries, relation of baseline inequalities to outcome, and identify vulnerable pathways that will be explored in more detail using systems engineering approaches.

**Requirements**:
**Fixed-term**: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

**Closing date**: 30th March 2025

**Interview date**: To be confirmed

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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