Job summary
- Main area
- Research
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 16 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-CO-6318694
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Sandwell
- Salary
- £43,923 - £55,329 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
ELPIS Research Fellow In Research and ICU
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative, and progressive researcher to join our team. The appointee will significantly contribute to the design and delivery of the ELPIS Research for Patient Benefit Project. This is a joint project with University of Birmingham and is open to both medics and non-medics. The post will be expected to work across all SWB sites as well as the University of Birmingham. Applicants should demonstrate within their application that they are research experienced in an NHS setting and have undertaken Good clinical Practice Training.
This Job is for fixed term of 16 months starting as soon as possible.
Closing date: 28/06/2024
Interview date: 08/07/2024
Main duties of the job
This post is suitable for those who have completed either core medical training- (medical professional/health and social care) or are an experienced allied health professional (nurse, midwife, healthcare scientist, cardiac physiologist, pharmacist etc), and have undertaken a PhD. This post provides an opportunity of conducting research in a fast paced multi-disciplinary team within intensive care. The candidate will be jointly mentored and supervised by Dr. Diridis and Associate Professor Efstathiou.
The appointee with be part of The ELPIS study research team, participate in the methodological design of the study, writing protocols, collecting research data and present outputs from research. The appointee will explore with family members their experience regarding withholding/withdrawing of life-sustaining treatments and the subsequent death of their relative. Examine (any) psychological impact to family members because of involvement in end-of-life decision-making and how they were managed and supported.
Develop a theoretical supportive care model for family members participating in end-of-life decision making and withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment discussions in ICU
Office accommodation, along with access to computer facilities and administrative support, will be available. The appointee will need to be based at both SWB and University of Birmingham sites.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamllessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below:
a) To approach and conduct interviews with family members and describe how family members experience the operationalisation of withholding/withdrawing of life-sustaining treatments process and death and dying
b) To examine (any) psychological impact to family members as a consequence of involvement in end-of-life decision-making and how they were managed and supported
c) To contribute to the development of a theoretical supportive care model for family members participating in end-of-life decision making and withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment discussions in ICU
d) Contribute to the methodological design of the research project, advising on appropriate design and analysis and supporting writing study protocols
e) Contribute to writing bids for research funding to support a developing research programme in clinical decision support tools for improving patient safety. You will also be encouraged to apply for Fellowship funding
f) Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as literature reviews, research interviews, survey research, and analysis of data-sets
g) Analyse and interpret data
h) Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
i) Undertake management/administration arising from research
j) Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
k) Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
l) Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
m) Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Trust Research Lead For ELPIS: Dr Fotini Kristina Michaela Diridis, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, mobile phone 07974106563.
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Nikolaos Efstathiou: [email protected] , Mobile no: 07732813741
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- High level of analytical capability
- Experience of academic writing including reports for research projects and academic publications
- Good Clinical Practice Training
- Experience of mixed methods evaluation in applied health/medical research
- Understanding of research within an NHS setting.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honors Degree AND PhD in a health or social science relevant discipline.
- Primary medical qualification (MBBS/MBBCH) or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Diridis
- Job title
- Cons in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07974106563
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