Research Fellow: COMbAT Fatigue Intervention Development

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,585 to £54,395 with potential progression once in post to £61,198. Grade 8 

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to 20 months

Closes: 6th  March 2024

We are seeking to appoint an autonomous and experienced qualitative/ intervention development researcher.

The aim of the post will be to co-develop and refine the intervention for the NIHR-funded COMbAT Fatigue research programme. The intervention will be a web-based self-management programme to support people to manage their fatigue after stroke.

The role includes undertaking and analysing focus groups and semi-structured interviews with stroke survivors, carers, clinicians and key stakeholders, as well as conducting think-aloud usability testing of the developed intervention. The role may include some travelling to conduct interviews and/or usability testing.

The role will involve working with a wide range of NHS healthcare professionals and researchers involved in behavioural medicine, stroke rehabilitation and qualitative research, as well as groups of patients and health professionals.

This is a full-time post for 20 months. The start date will be 1st April 2024.

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Intervention development using an established framework (the Behaviour Change Wheel)
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews 
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research 
• Using advanced research methods such as intervention fidelity assessment and other process evaluation (mixed methods) approaches
• Analyse and interpret data
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters 
• Work with Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) groups

Person Specification:

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a PhD relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications/ experience;
• Self-motivated, pro-active, and able to use initiative where appropriate;
• Experience of using qualitative data collection methods and analysis;
• Fluency in relevant models, behaviour change techniques or methods;
• Experience of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research;
• Experience in the co-creation of complex behavioural interventions is desirable;
• Experience of working with clinical populations of older adults and people with communication problems (such as aphasia) is desirable.

Please contact Professor Colin Greaves if you have any queries, or would like an informal discussion ([email protected] ; +44(0) 121 414 8061 or 0798 989 5165).

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