POSITION DETAILS

School of Chemistry
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149
Grade: 7
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to May 2027
Closing date: 24th August 2025

ROLE SUMMARY

Within a multidisciplinary team (and operating within their area of specialism), the post-holder will contribute to achieving research objectives by gathering and analysing qualitative and quantitative data, undertaking project management and administration related activities and dissemination. Work will be undertaken as part of a s specified research grant (“Hidden Costs of Hospital Discharge: Understanding the costs and outcomes associated with Hospital Discharge from the perspective of people, carers and local authorities”). In addition, the post-holder may be expected to contribute to writing bids for future research funding.
Appointment will be conditional upon assessment of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The post holder will typically be expected to work on the University of Birmingham campus three or more days per week. The post holder will also be expected to plan appropriately for their own future career development, which may include networking and submitting funding applications.
This is a fixed term post of up to 20-months duration.

MAIN DUTIES

• Conduct a scoping review to identify and synthesise academic literature, policy and strategy documents relating to hospital discharge, including contacting local authorities and NHS organisations to request documents.
• Undertake appropriate training (such as “Good Clinical Practice”).
• Contribute to the preparation of recruitment materials (information leaflets and consent forms), interview topic guides and the study protocol.
• Conduct telephone “check-in” meetings with research participants, providing information, answering questions about the study and building trust.
• Conduct qualitative interviews with research participants (older people recently discharged from hospital and their family members)
• Work with local authority and National Health Service (NHS) partners to obtain data on resource use from adult social care and health records
• Identify and collect appropriate resource utilisation data and identify appropriate costs
• Analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• Prepare information (summarising progress, methods and findings) to report at Advisory Board meetings and act upon guidance and recommendations from the Advisory Board.
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate research findings, in the form of blogs, academic papers, reports to the funder, and presentations at conferences).
• Contribute to teaching activity within the Health Economics Unit, through small group teaching and dissertation supervision.
• Contribute to Departmental research-related activities and research-related administration
• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a
• Promote equality and values diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture mentor if required.
• Contribute to writing bids for funding.