Research Officer

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago


Bangor, United Kingdom Bangor University Full time

Job Number

BU03518

School/Department

School of Health Sciences

Grade

7

Contract Duration

until 31/05/2027

Responsible to

Head of School

Overview

College of Medicine and Health

The successful applicant will be a Research Officer within the College of Medicine and Health.

School of Health Sciences

The School of Health Sciences has a long standing reputation in expertise for clinical trials and physical activity.

The Project

The School of Health Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on the NIHR funded SPACES programme. The overall aim of the programme is to develop and test an intervention to support people with severe mental illness to increase their physical activity. The programme includes the theory- and evidence-based development of an intervention (in co-production with a wide variety of stakeholders), a feasibility and refinement phase, a definitive randomised controlled trial, a process evaluation and health economic analyses. The project is currently in the feasibility and refinement phase. SPACES is a multi-site programme with researchers based at the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, York, York St John, KCL and Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Purpose of the Job

The post is part of an established team working in the area of physical activity and severe mental illness.

Working with Research Associates at Sheffield Hallam University and the Universities of Leeds and York the post holder will be responsible for contributing to all aspects of the randomised controlled trial of the SPACES intervention and conducting a process evaluation supported by the SPACES Programme Manager and Programme workstream leads. As part of a multi-site multi-disciplinary programme the post involves liaising with external and internal partners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of detailed study protocols and obtaining ethical approvals.

• Ensure the efficient day-to-day management, closure, archiving and dissemination of the trial in accordance with study protocols and standard operating procedures.

• Liaise with all parties involved in a trial to ensure systems are in place to allow the smooth running of the trial.

• Responsible for recruiting participants for the process evaluation.

• Conduct and analyse data from one-to-one qualitative interviews, focus group and workshops with stakeholders.

• Collaborate with co-researchers to write up the results in scientific articles, contribute to writing final reports and sharing results with grant holders. Contribute to the dissemination of research outputs to relevant audiences. Provide regular updates on progress to the project management group.

• Participate in project meetings, liaise with stakeholders (external and internal). Be in very regular contact with the larger research group to update on progress, trouble shoot problems and so on.

• Other duties and responsibilities specific to the role include actively participating in specific College activities such as seminars etc., gain external funding, if desired.

Other Duties and 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

Essential:

- PhD in a health or physical activity related field, or be close to the completion of or possess equivalent experience relevant to the role.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

- Experience of conducting qualitative research.

- The ability to undertake qualitative analysis.

- Experience conducting data collection using qualitative methods (interview, focus groups etc).

- Proven track record of publications.

- Proven track record of conference presentations.

Desirable:

- Experience of randomised controlled trials.

Skills/Abilities

Essential:

- Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with a wide ranging audience, both orally and in writing, using a range of media.

- Ability to write up research work for publication in high profile journals and engage in public dissemination.

- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise work load and work to deadlines.

- Competency to conduct individual and collaborative research projects.

- Ability to work as part of a team and also to work independently using own initiative.

Desirable:

- Demonstrate proven project management skills.

- Demonstrate good computer skills, including MS Office, Powerpoint, Excel and NVivo.

- Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team.

Other

Essential:

-This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Desirable:

- If applicants are not able to speak / write in Welsh at present, there are many opportunities to learn if the successful candidate wishes to do so.

-Driving license or able to demonstrate reasonable alternative means of undertaking travel requirement of the role.

General

We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.

All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.

Disclosure & Barring Service

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.


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