Research Assistant

We are really pleased to offer this opportunity to join our team in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care as Research Assistant.

The primary purpose of this post is to ensure the successful and timely completion of research led by Prof Harding. In this role you will support a UK study to advance the science and practice of outcome measurement with and for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening illness.

You will be required to provide high level project support, working with patients, families and clinical sites; supporting data analysis; co-ordination of quantitative data collection; supporting participants; entering collected data into the study databases, and organising and supporting multi-disciplinary meetings.

You will also be expected to prepare papers and reports from the work, and take an active role in related research projects and applications of Professor Harding and other colleagues.

At King’s, we are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place for all to work and study.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31/08/2024.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

• A degree in health or social sciences or similar awarded to a high level (e.g. first or 2.1) 
• Good organisation and time management skills, with ability to prioritise, and complete tasks accurately within set deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able grasp new information, learn new skills and processes quickly, with ability to be self-supporting
• Excellent computing skills, including accurate and fast typing, use of reference management databases, and ability to use packages to support data analysis and presentation (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrates a commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students 
• Relevant research experience and understanding, demonstrated by participation in research projects, research management or support specifically in palliative care, health services research or a related field
• Knowledge of academic report requirements, including referencing styles
• Knowledge and skills on adherence to the Data Protection Act and Good Clinical Practice guidelines

Desirable criteria

• A postgraduate qualification, e.g. MSc or PhD  
• Data analysis skills in managing SPSS data base (or equivalent) and descriptive and inferential statistics 
• Understanding of qualitative research methods and data analysis 

Candidates are strongly encouraged to specifically address the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification in their covering letter.

Further information

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.