0.4FTE Research Assistant CSCHaRR/Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre cluster

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Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences
Location:  City South Campus
Salary:  £30,831 to £33,512
Posted On:  Tuesday 03 May 2022
Closing Date:  Tuesday 17 May 2022
Reference:  052022-280

The Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre (EBMBC) is an exciting partnership between Birmingham City University and the Multiple Births Foundation, a charity (founded in 1988) which has developed a national and international reputation for educating and advising healthcare professionals in the specialist needs of multiple birth families.

The vision of the EBMBC is to become an internationally renowned centre for excellence in education, practice and research into multiple pregnancy, birth and life course of families with multiples. We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to support the Centre in engaging in research with multiple birth families and professionals to recognise their individualised needs.

We are delighted to offer this opportunity for an individual keen to develop their research experience by joining our team and contributing to our ongoing projects aimed to understand and improve maternity and early years care, as well as the wider health and social care of twins, triplets and multiple birth families.

You will support research, education and practice development activities of the Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre. You will support the development of research proposals, undertake research activities and engage with key EBMBC stakeholder groups while adhering to research governance principles and standards. You will contribute to the support of others undertaking post-graduate education or professional development. Throughout this you will develop your research skills and abilities in order to develop your own research career goals. For further detail please see the associated Job Description.

• Educated to degree level, with evidence of post-graduate study. Ideally working towards or willing to study at doctoral level. 
• Possess sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes 
• Evidence of research activity and publication is desirable 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues, students, families and stakeholders
• Confident in building contacts and participate in internal and external networks for the exchange of information and collaboration.
• Evidence of engagement in continuous professional development. 

For further detail please see the associated Job Description

The Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre (EBMBC) is named after the pioneering work of consultant paediatrician Dr Elizabeth Bryan, founder of the Multiple Births Foundation and former President of the International Society for Twins Studies. The EBMBC’s ambition is to generate new knowledge and insight into the care of multiple birth families that will support the implementation of safe and effective care. This knowledge will be mobilised via professional development and education programmes to support professionals’ knowledge and skills. The Centre will widen its work with key stakeholders and policy makers to ensure multiple birth families are represented in a way that meets their needs and the needs of the professionals that seek to support them. 

This will extend to all professional groups that interact with families with multiples from fertility treatments to conception, pregnancy, birth, neonatal care and early life development.

The EBMBC’s key aims are:

• To develop evidence-based education and professional development programmes for health care and allied professionals involved in the care of multiple births
• To establish standards for education and professional development for health care and allied professionals
• To establish a dedicated research programme which will provide an evidence base for practice
• To support the provision of best quality care for babies, children and their families

The EBMBC is a cluster within the Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SCHaRR) at BCU. The overarching aim of C-SCHaRR is the production of world-class research to address current health and social care priorities, with the objective of impacting positively and making a real difference to the quality of health and social care provided. The EBMBC also works closely with colleagues from the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, Education and Social Work and Health Sciences.

For more information please contact [email protected] 

Further details:

Please be aware that this position will require a Standard DBS disclosure, please contact HR on 0121 331 6693 for a confidential self-disclosure form should you wish to declare anything in advance.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: [email protected]

Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice.  We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

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