RE-SHAPE Care Research Associate for PPIE and Stakeholder Involvement

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research institution in Sheffield seeks an experienced Research Associate to engage with diverse communities and support a team focused on co-producing change in healthcare delivery. The ideal candidate will thrive in interdisciplinary settings and demonstrate a commitment to fairness, ensuring that health service improvements benefit the most disadvantaged. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills in community health research within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Highly competitive annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Commitment to development and wellbeing

Wide range of retail discounts

Responsibilities

• Engage with diverse individuals and communities.
• Lead and support a team of Community Health Research Link Workers.
• Understand stakeholder needs and perspectives and co-produce change.
• Thrive in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• Share commitment to fairness so that changes in health services benefit the most disadvantaged in society.

Skills

Community engagement

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Understanding of stakeholder needs

Commitment to equality

Job description

University of Sheffield

Working Pattern: 60% FTE

Faculty: Faculty of Health

School: School of Medicine and Population Health

Position Overview

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Research Associate to work with patient and community stakeholders in a major innovation partnership. RESHAPE-CARE aims to transform the delivery of healthcare for people with multiple long term conditions. It will integrate the personal (shared decisions about treatment) with the technical (“digital twin” models of services). Our focus is on the needs of people from underserved and under-represented communities.

We are looking for a researcher who can engage with diverse individuals and communities. Your skills will enable you to lead and support our team of Community Health Research Link Workers. You will help us understand stakeholder needs and perspectives and co-produce change. We are seeking a person who thrives in an interdisciplinary research environment. You will share our commitment to fairness, so that changes in health services benefit the most disadvantaged in society.

We are an established interdisciplinary group that has completed a successful development award. We have members at the University of Sheffield in health, engineering and computing, at the University of Manchester and with healthcare partners in South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. This post offers an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills and experience in stakeholder involvement and co-production of change.

Responsibilities

• Engage with diverse individuals and communities.
• Lead and support a team of Community Health Research Link Workers.
• Understand stakeholder needs and perspectives and co-produce change.
• Thrive in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• Share commitment to fairness so that changes in health services benefit the most disadvantaged in society.

Benefits

• Highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Commitment to development and wellbeing.
• Wide range of retail discounts.
• Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.