Research Associate (Qualitative)

Role Description

Department of Health Sciences

The Mental Health and Addiction Research Group within the Department of Health Sciences are looking to appoint a Research Associate to support the co-design and adaptation of an intervention as part of the DIAMONDS programme (Diabetes and Mental Illness, Improving Outcomes and Self-management) which is funded by NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research.  https://www.diamondscollaboration.org.uk/

In the role, you will work with the Chief Investigator, Professor Najma Siddiqi, as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The University of York offers flexible working patterns and a number of family friendly initiatives. As a Department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities.

Role

The successful applicant will work with the DIAMONDS team to develop self-management support for people with multiple long-term conditions and severe mental illness.

Duties:

To work with colleagues to co-design a self- management intervention for people with severe mental illness and multiple long-term conditions.

• To synthesise evidence and key learning from DIAMONDS and other self-management programmes.
• To plan, organise and facilitate co-design workshops with stakeholders (people with lived experience of severe mental illness and long-term conditions; researchers; clinicians).
• Preparation and writing of intervention content in plain English. 
• To collaborate effectively with a range of internal and external colleagues in development and production of the intervention.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• PhD in health or social science related field or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of severe mental illness and long-term physical conditions.
• Experience of planning and facilitating stakeholder workshops.
• Knowledge and/ or experience of health intervention development.
• Skills in writing and preparation of content for intervention manuals, guides or similar.
• Skills in evidence synthesis.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Jennifer Brown (jennifer.brown@york.ac.uk) or Imogen Featherstone (imogen.featherstone@york.ac.uk)

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork