Flexible Researcher

Bradford Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Aberford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a researcher to support development and implementation of NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration projects within the YQSR Group. You will contribute to study design, data collection, governance approvals, and dissemination across multiple formats.

The role offers opportunities for professional development, networking, and engagement with academic and non-academic audiences, within an inclusive research

Qualifications

• Experience of health-related research
• Experience of health care organisations, professionals or patients in health settings
• Experience of collecting qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Experience of analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Experience of writing for publication or scientific reports
• Experience of literature reviewing

Responsibilities

• Working closely with researchers in the YQSR team to deliver a nationally and internationally recognised programme of patient safety research
• Contributing to applications for research funding
• Leading literature searches to identify best available evidence/previous research/gaps in knowledge
• Supporting research design and conduct of qualitative and/or quantitative research, including data analysis
• Leading on the preparation of applications for required permissions (ethics, governance)
• Conducting collection and analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data (interviews, ethnographic, statistics, thematic analysis, reviews)
• Ensuring confidential management and storage of all data
• Supporting recruitment participants to projects
• Engagement with stakeholders to meet research needs
• Embedding Equality Diversity and Inclusion in research activities
• Participating in meetings and events
• Writing/contributing to research reports and publications
• Enhancing impact through engagement with audiences (blogs, social media, etc.)

Skills

IT skills

English proficiency

Multi-tasking

Prioritisation

Independent work

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Public engagement

Research reports

Education

First degree in health-related or social science

Post-graduate research training in health services research

Job description

Job summary

Closing Date: 23.10.26 (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date: commencing 26.10.26

Interview expected to take place following shortlisting: commencing 02.11.26

Your important role will involve various duties as required to assist in the development and implementation of research projects on an as and when basis. This supportive role is based in the Yorkshire Quality and Research (YQSR) Group and will involve working on exciting programmes of work within the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YHPSRC).

You will join a caring and motivated team committed to delivering inclusive research that makes healthcare safer for all. To achieve this, we are actively working together towards improving equity within our research community and our projects. There may also be opportunities for you to further develop new skills, establish strong networks/connections, as well as opportunities for research roles and PhD studentships.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in our research team, processes and research priorities and are always seeking to review and improve this. We actively encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds. We will support your career development. We have strong links with universities and research centres nationally and internationally and there will be opportunities for training and seminars.

This is an exciting time to join our diverse team, with the opportunity to be involved in current patient safety research projects.

You will work closely to support the senior colleagues in the study design, recruitment and data collection and analysis.

The role will also include helping to obtain necessary ethical and governance approvals at project outset, for which support will be provided.

Other responsibilities will include leading on literature searching, working collaboratively on funding applications, providing regular progress reports, disseminating the findings in different formats, including but not limited to publications, presentations, blogs, infographics, website content, brief reports.

There is a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and impact, to support researchers to build their networks and develop their expertise in patient safety.

General support will be available from the YQSR research support office. For specific projects each flexible researcher will be supported by a designated researcher.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Working closely with researchers in the YQSR team to deliver a nationally and internationally recognised programme of patient safety research
• Contributing to applications for research funding
• Leading literature searches to identify best available evidence/previous research/gaps in knowledge
• Supporting research design and conduct of qualitative and/or quantitative research, including data analysis
• Leading on the preparation of applications for required permissions for projects as per regulatory requirements. e.g. ethics, NHS research governance
• Conducting the collection and analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data including, for example, qualitative research interviewing, ethnographic methods, inferential statistics, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, thematic/framework analysis and systematic review methods etc.
• Ensuring confidential management and storage of all data held electronically and on paper
• Supporting the recruitment participants to projects within the themes of work
• Support engagement with various stakeholders to ensure our research meets the needs of these groups.
• Embedding relevant Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all research activities and attending the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group.
• Participating in internal and external meetings and events as and when required
• Inputting ideas and determine own day-to-day operation within agreed parameters.
• Performing administrative duties in relation to the programme of research
• Writing/contributing to research reports and papers for publication.
• Enhancing the impact of our work through engagement with a variety of academic and non-academic audiences (blogs, social media etc)

This is not intended to be exhaustive and does not therefore form part of your contract of employment. The job will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the duties meet the requirement of the service and to make any changes necessary. This procedure will be conducted by each manager in consultation with those working directly with him/her. You will, therefore, be expected to participate fully in such discussions.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of health-related research
• Experience of working on research concerning health care organisations, professionals or patients in primary care, secondary care and/or in community settings.
• Experience of collecting qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Experience of analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Experience of writing for publication or writing scientific reports
• Experience of literature reviewing

Desirable

• Experience of applied health services research
• Experience of working in NHS environment

Skills

Essential

• Excellent IT skills to produce study documents, presentations, reports and performing analyses
• Undertaking qualitative and/or quantitative data analysisUndertaking qualitative and/or quantitative data collectionExcellent verbal and written command of English
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet project deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills - ability to relate to professionals, patients and the public at all levels
• Ability to promote the project through social media, conference presentations, attendance at regional and national events
• Ability to write/contribute to high quality research reports and papers to a standard suitable for publication

Desirable

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods (design and analysis)
• Knowledge of the health service
• Knowledge of research governance and good clinical practice
• Knowledge of research methods

Desirable

• Knowledge of the NHS research priorities particularly with respect to patient safety research

Qualifications

Essential

• First degree in a health-related or social science subject
• Post-graduate research training and experience in health services research

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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