Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities % Time Assisting with the following tasks (together with more experienced team members): The balance of Carrying out qualitative and mixed methods pilot evaluations of user engagement tasks will with the interventions vary depending Liaising with and providing support to users of interventions (e.g. patients, nurses) in on the clinical trials applicant’s skills and Planning, optimising and documenting interventions, drawing on theory, published interests evidence, and expert and public consultation as necessary; and will be agreed Creating interventions using the LifeGuide software (with training and assistance with from experts); applicants. Preparing, maintaining and submitting relevant documentation (e.g. ethics and governance), reports Writing up for publication qualitative and mixed methods pilot evaluations of user engagement with the interventions Other tasks related to the work of the LifeGuide team and the department of psychology (e.g. outreach, publicity, PPI, preparing grant proposals) Internal and external relationships Internal: working closely with LifeGuide teams; collaborating with Faculty of of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; member of the Southampton Centre for Community and Clinical Applications of Health Psychology. External: working with external collaborators. Special Requirements Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who hold a PhD or equivalent qualification, or, in the case of candidates who already have at least one relevant research paper accepted for publication, who have submitted a PhD thesis for the examination of the degree of PhD and are preparing for an examination by viva. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon award of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION How to be Criteria Essential Desirable assessed Qualifications, PhD or equivalent professional Experience using relevant skills, knowledge and qualifications and experience in such as developing interventions, experience health psychology websites or other communication (You will have an in-depth understanding of your field of materials. study and will be starting to build your academic standing, aiming to gain Experience working with patients recognition at a national level. Your knowledge and experience will usually and/or health professionals, have been gained through a relevant preferably carrying out research in PhD, but may also have been achieved an NHS setting via other research experience, normally supported by a relevant postgraduate degree)
Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities % Time Assisting with the following tasks (together with more experienced team members): Carrying out qualitative and mixed methods pilot evaluations of user engagement with the interventions Liaising with and providing support to users of interventions (e.g. patients, nurses) in clinical trials Planning, optimising and documenting interventions, drawing on theory, published evidence, and expert and public consultation as necessary; Creating interventions using the LifeGuide software (with training and assistance from experts); Preparing, maintaining and submitting relevant documentation (e.g. ethics and governance), reports Writing up for publication qualitative and mixed methods pilot evaluations of user engagement with the interventions Other tasks related to the work of the LifeGuide team and the department of psychology (e.g. outreach, publicity, PPI, preparing grant proposals) The balance of tasks will vary depending on the applicant’s skills and interests and will be agreed with applicants. Internal and external relationships Internal: working closely with LifeGuide teams; collaborating with Faculty of of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; member of the Southampton Centre for Community and Clinical Applications of Health Psychology. External: working with external collaborators. Special Requirements Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who hold a PhD or equivalent qualification, or, in the case of candidates who already have at least one relevant research paper accepted for publication, who have submitted a PhD thesis for the examination of the degree of PhD and are preparing for an examination by viva. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon award of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION Criteria Essential Desirable How to be assessed Qualifications, knowledge and experience PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in health psychology (You will have an in-depth understanding of your field of study and will be starting to build your academic standing, aiming to gain recognition at a national level. Your knowledge and experience will usually have been gained through a relevant PhD, but may also have been achieved via other research experience, normally supported by a relevant postgraduate degree) Experience using relevant skills, such as developing interventions, websites or other communication materials. Experience working with patients and/or health professionals, preferably carrying out research in an NHS setting