Research Fellow (Mental Health)

University of Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Research Fellow in Mental Health to contribute to a groundbreaking project focused on staffing and incidents in acute mental health wards. This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside world-renowned professors and make a significant impact in applied health care research. You will engage in high-quality research that informs education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while enjoying generous benefits including extensive holiday, a strong pension scheme, and access to personal development opportunities. If you're passionate about mental health and education, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays

Generous pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Access to on-site childcare

Shopping discounts

Travel schemes

Personal development courses

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in applied health and care research or related field.
• Experience in a relevant care setting and teaching at higher education level.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a 30-month research project on adult acute mental health wards.
• Engage in interdisciplinary applied research to improve health and care services.

Skills

Applied Health Research

Teaching Experience

Research Methodology

Mental Health Care

Education

Postgraduate Degree

PhD or Equivalent Research Experience

Masters Degree

Job description

Are you an ambitious academic with a passion for applied mental health care research and research-informed education? Do you want to work with world-leading professors in the applied health and care research field and contribute to translation of this to undergraduate and postgraduate education? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

We are looking for a Research Fellow (Mental Health) to help the team deliver a 30-month research project exploring incidents and staffing on adult acute mental health wards: the #StaffedWards project. The School of Healthcare brings together a community of dynamic and successful applied health and social care researchers, committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people who use health and social care services or work in these environments, including contributing to research-led education.

The Quality and Safety research theme is interdisciplinary and we undertake high-quality applied research to understand and improve the quality and safety of health and care services. We address questions that matter to people and communities, patients and families, health and care professionals and organisations, health and care professional educators and policymakers.

With a postgraduate degree and ideally a PhD (or be near to submitting a PhD, or possess a Masters degree with equivalent research experience) in a subject area relating to applied health and care research, you will be able to demonstrate experience in a relevant care setting. Ideally, you will have experience of teaching or supervising students at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!

Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary

Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and more.

Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will develop your skills as a researcher and educator whilst working in a friendly team, apply today.

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Pleasenote that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .