Research Fellow for NIHR Programme Grant

The University of Manchester - Biology, Medicine Health - Division of Population Health, Health Services Research And Primary Care - School of Health Sciences

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Fellow to work on a NIHR PGfAR funded programme grant (NIHR206260): Personalised social and self-management support for better living with multiple long-term conditions in the community. In this programme of work, we aim to enhance health and well-being of people living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC-M) by adopting a bio-psychosocial approach focussed on supporting social and self-management. We will design, evaluate, and implement a personalised multisectoral intervention called CO-ACTION employing a variety of mix methods and approaches.

One position is available for a Research Fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, The University of Manchester. The spine point awarded will depend on previous experience. The successful applicant will work with Professors Tom Blakeman and Peter Bower in conjunction with co-investigators at the Universities of Southampton, Plymouth and Oxford. The study is led by Joint-principal investigators Dr Dorit Kunkel and Professor Mari Carmen Portillo from the University of Southampton.

Candidates should have a PhD and demonstrate relevant experience in applied health research projects and successful completion of research activities and projects. The successful candidate will be a researcher with knowledge and experience of relevant long-term conditions, reviews, quantitative and qualitative research and with experience of successful ethical approval processes, and recruitment and conducting research with implementation and commissioning groups. Candidates will need to demonstrate an ability to organise their own workload, plan research activities to a high standard and to deadlines and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge and understanding of personalised assessment, mixed methods research experience and trial or implementation of initiatives in clinical practice would be an advantage.

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Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Thomas Blakeman

Email: t.m.blakeman@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.