Research Fellow

This is an exciting opportunity to join the successful Surgery, Pain and Rehabilitation group at Warwick CTU. You will work with Professor Toby Smith and the team to develop a prehabilitation and post-operative rehabilitation programme for people with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

The post holder will undertake qualitative interviews of health professionals and patients, lead a Delphi survey and convene and analyse a consensus workshop to understand what needs to be included in such a prehabilitation and rehabilitation programme and how best to deliver this in the NHS for this group of patients.

As well as gaining further skills and expertise in these research methods, you will also benefit from an outstanding scientific environment and access to clinical trials and complex intervention development expertise from colleagues, to further your professional development.

The main responsibility of the post holder will be the data collection and analysis of the qualitative components of the project and to work with the team and Patient Representatives to develop dissemination materials, including academic papers, to share the project findings once complete.

Candidates are expected to have either a PhD or relevant subject area expertise in qualitative research methods or mixed-methods research. Applicants should have a track record in independent research, preferably within health services research, working with varied stakeholder groups. They will have excellent proven communication and interpersonal skills, proven written skills including presentation and writing for publication skills are all essential.

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5. Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6.

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit (WCTU) has a proven track record in delivering high-quality research. Specialties include Cancer, Emergency and Critical Care, Surgery Pain and Rehabilitation and Methodology. The unit operates across two campuses: the Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.

Benefits include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, savings on a wide range of products and services, a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, onsite childcare facilities, and access to flexible working. The University is a Living Wage employer.