Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (due to limited grant funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-5377-A
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Research Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 6
The use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it, then they are required to declare this in their supporting statement.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a Band 6 Research Assistant in Inclusion and Migrant Health to work on the Advancing Equity for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees: a blueprint for Generalisable Interventions (AEGIS) project. This is an NIHR-funded project hosted by UCLH, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Child Health-Great Ormond Street UCL, Barts NHS Foundation Trust, University of Salford and the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be based in the Children and Young People’s Division at UCLH and will work within the Paediatric Infection and Migrant health team. The postholder will work with our transdisciplinary team, comprising clinical, academic, policy, migration, law, and social science expertise, to develop an evidence and policy-informed programme of work to reduce inequity for unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR-U) and other marginalised children and young people (CYP). An honorary contract will be provided at UCL.
The role is expected to include contribution to both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the work, and the main output will be delivery of a scoping review of existing relevant literature and interventions. There is scope to extend the role subject to funding.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
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Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of information governance, privacy and security issues regarding using confidential records in a secure setting
Desirable criteria
- • Working in multi-disciplinary teams and multi-institutional and international collaborations
- • Experience of PPI/engagement work
- • Experience of working with children and young people in research, clinical or other settings
- • Experience of research with vulnerable and/or minoritised groups
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Experience of data management
- • Writing, presenting and explaining technical and/ or scientific reports to a wide range of scientific and lay audiences
- • Ability to conduct high quality research and produce publications
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of qualitative research skills, in particular systematic and narrative reviews.
- • Experience of grant writing
Communication
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of effective verbal communication
- • Evidence of high level of written communication skills (e.g. academic reports and publications)
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment to the project
- • Commitment to comply with data security and governance
- • Commitment to continuous professional development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc in relevant discipline (e.g. statistics, epidemiology, economics, health informatics) or related experience of quantitative and qualitative research
Desirable criteria
- PhD in relevant discipline or related experience
- Knowledge in the area of child and adolescent public health / healthcare / inclusion health
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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 Sarah Eisen
- Job title
- Principal Investigator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
This appointment would suit a flexible and enthusiastic researcher who would relish working within a dynamic collaborative team of mixed-methods researchers on a novel and exciting project. If you would like to find out whether this post could be right for you, please contact the Principal Investigators, Dr Sarah Eisen ([email protected]) and Michelle Heys ([email protected]).
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