Research fellow (occupational health)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a new research post and is aimed at candidates who have experience working in the field of occupational health research. The post holder will manage and coordinate a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded study (Supply chain Health INitiative Evaluation (The SHINE study) and assist in developing and writing further grants to support the deliver of future OH studies.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to assist in other relevant research studies on the UK Clinical Research Network (UKCRN) portfolio where Occupational Health Service is taking part as a participating centre.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

A. Summary of Post

• To take a lead role on managing and coordinating key components of a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded study (Supply chain Health INitiative Evaluation (The SHINE study),
• Assist in developing and applying for appropriate external research grants
• To communicate findings, ideas and results to the wider occupational health field
• To work as part of the Occupational Health department, providing scientific or technical support whenever necessary
• To be a key figure in the development of future clinical trials
• To strengthen research collaborations between the Occupational Health departments and other departments interested in OH research

Specific Duties

1. To take a lead role in managing and coordinating the set-up and delivery of the Supply chain Health INitiative Evaluation (The SHINE study) study, including assisting the research team in developing a new health and wellbeing intervention.

2. To take a lead role in preparing the study documentation for submission to the Health Research Authority (HRA)

3. To assist with setting up participating sites and providing ongoing support to ensure smooth implementation of the study

4. Organise and manage Collaborator and Study Steering Committee meetings.

5. To construct a clinical database and maintain the collection and storage of data from own experiments and to assist in this aspect and the interpretation of results for others experiments.

6. To be a key member of a multidisciplinary team involved in development of clinical trials for occupational health

7. To maintain strong collaborations within the Trust, but also with OH and other experts around the world

Person Specification

Demonstrated experience planning and conducting research in the context of work and health research

Essential

• Demonstrated experience planning and conducting research in the context of work and health research

Demonstrated experience working in a research team in the context of work and health research

Essential

• Demonstrated experience working as part of a research team/group in the context of work and health research

Experience preparing research documents and material incl governance / research ethic applications

Essential

• Experience preparing research documents and material incl governance / research ethic applications

Publications / conference presentations in the field of work and health research

Desirable

• Publications / conference presentations in the field of work and health research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service

Level 4, Education Centre 75 York Road

London

SE1 7NJ

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)