ABOUT US

The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is headed by Professor Kate Walters & Professor Greta Rait. The Department’s strategic aim is to deliver high quality teaching in community-based primary care and public health and to undertake a programme of internationally competitive multi-disciplinary research addressing the management and prevention of disease in individuals and populations in areas which are of priority to the health of the public.
The Centre for Ageing Population Studies (CAPS) within Primary Care and Population Health runs a number of leading qualitative and quantitative studies in ageing. The Centre for Electronic Health Records research And Methodology (CEHRAM) is a multidisciplinary research team working on a range of clinical and methodological topics using primary care data.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification

ABOUT THE ROLE

The main role of the post will be to lead the data management and analysis of primary care electronic health records to gain insight into trends in young-onset dementia prevalence and early symptoms and risk factors that may present pre-diagnosis.

The main duties and responsibilities are:

• Data management and analysis of primary care data using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) database
• Oversight of the progress of the project, including protocol writing, organizing advisory group meetings, recording minutes, preparing conference abstracts and original articles for publication.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan and expenses
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insuranc