Research Assistant / Research Associate

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in Manchester is seeking a Research Associate for its National Institute for Health and Care Research project. This role focuses on Preventing Suicide and Self-harm, with responsibilities including project delivery and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical and communication skills, and an interest in patient safety research. Flexible working options are supported.

Benefits

Market-leading pension scheme

Employee health and wellbeing services

Generous annual leave

Paid closure over Christmas

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with patients and stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze data and conduct systematic reviews.
• Strong written communication skills for publications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects within the Preventing Suicide and Self-harm theme.
• Collaborate with patients, NHS staff, and stakeholders.
• Support research capacity development and participate in PSRC operations.

Skills

Behavioural science

Health services research

Epidemiology

Health informatics

Research design

Job description

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

The University of Manchester has been awarded funding to establish the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). Our PSRC will be one of six new collaborations nationally and will, with our university partners in Leicester and Nottingham, 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 will focus 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 opportunities 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 Role

The NIHR GM Patient Safety Research Collaboration seeks a Research Associate in the Preventing Suicide and Self-harm theme. The post-holder will be responsible to Professor Roger Webb and will contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the theme, collaborating across themes and with patients, members of the public, NHS staff and other stakeholders, including NIHR research organisations and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Preventing Suicide and Self-harm PSRC theme.
• Collaborate across themes and with patients, members of the public, NHS staff and other stakeholders.
• Engage with patients, clinicians and other stakeholders to optimise study design, data collection and the impact of findings.
• Support the cross‑theme focus on inequalities in safety.
• Participate in PSRC operations and our vibrant research culture, benefiting from career development through our research capacity development programme.
• Work closely with the Research Theme Leads (Professors Roger Webb and Nav Kapur) and Dr Leah Quinlivan.
• Substantially contribute to study design, recruitment, data collection and analysis.
• Obtain necessary ethical and governance approvals at project outset.
• Complete systematic reviews and qualitative research.
• Facilitate patient and stakeholder involvement.
• Collaborate on funding applications.
• Provide regular progress reports.
• Write blogs, publications (as lead or co‑author) and other dissemination activities.
• Build networks and demonstrate stakeholder engagement and impact.

Benefits

• 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

Application Deadline

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

Contact Information

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Leah Quinlivan
Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries:
Email: [e-mail]

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

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For further particulars, please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.