Research Associate (Diagnostic Evaluation Healthcare Scientist)

at  The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To work closely with the rest of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Newcastle In-vitro Diagnostic Cooperative (MIC) team, taking the lead on MIC research projects to evaluate clinical tests or medical devices. This will involve contributing to all aspects of the design and delivery of research projects, and ensuring that relevant expertise and resources are brought into the project when these cannot be provided by the MIC. This will involve contributing to all aspects of the design and delivery of research projects, and ensuring that relevant expertise and resources are brought into the project when these cannot be provided by the MIC. To contribute to the development of evaluation research methods (e.g.
carepathway analysis), evaluation challenges (e.g. when the reference standard is imperfect), and test implementation (e.g. clinical decision aids). Contribute to the process of continuous development, implementation, and improvement of quality assurance processes for quantitative and qualitative data management and analysis to ensure that research is reproducible and auditable.
Work collaboratively with all NUTH stakeholders, principally the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle University, other MICs and other NIHR infrastructures. To contribute within the MIC team to professional development activities (e.g. internal teaching, seminars, and journal clubs). As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay

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