Senior Research Fellow - 60 months

Job summary

We have four new posts available from April 2023.

The Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group has been awarded £5.8million to establish the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). The PSRC will be one of six new collaborations nationally and will, with our University partners, deliver research within four innovative themes:

• Safer Systems, Culture and Practice
• De-cluttering (safely) for safety
• Supporting safe care in the home
• Rethinking safety intelligence for improvement

You can find out more about our research themes here: https://yhpstrc.org/psrc_themes/

Our themes of work, developed with patients, families and health professionals, address four challenges that represent the cornerstones of the healthcare system: safety intelligence, safety culture, effective safety practices and patient/carer safety behaviours. You will be the senior researcher in one of the themes, leading research projects from design, fully incorporating the views of patients and healthcare staff, through to dissemination and impact. You will manage and/or mentor junior researchers and further develop your skills and profile as a patient safety researcher. You will grow your research networks and be an ambassador for research within the PSRC.

Main duties of the job

We are an inclusive and diverse team hosted within the Bradford Institute for Health Research. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in our research team, processes and research priorities and are always seeking to review and improve this. We actively encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds.

The PSRC continues the work of the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre www.yhpstrc.org and will be hosted within a wider research network: the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research group https://yqsr.org. This successful group of researchers has established a national and international reputation for working collaboratively across institutions and disciplines to deliver research that makes healthcare safer. The group comprises researchers and leading academics from the Universities of Leeds, York and Bradford teamed with clinicians and managers from the Yorkshire and Humber health community, with the ultimate aim of making a real impact on the way health services are delivered.

If you would like to know more about these roles we strongly encourage you to contact us: Dr Beth Fylan (b.fylan@bradford.ac.uk) or Professor Rebecca Lawton (r.j.lawton@leeds.ac.uk)

We can offer staff gymnasiums on both hospital sites, excellent pension scheme and advice on childcare.

Closing Date: 13.01.23 (This date may change dependent on the response)

Interview Dates: 25- 30 January 2023

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.