Research Assistant

Research Assistant Sunderland, North East England, England

University of Sunderland
Full Time Sunderland, North East England, England 22427 - 26399 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The main purpose of the Research Assistant is to support the effective
delivery of the Cancer Research UK funded study titled: “Improving uptake
of breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: a
non-randomised feasibility study of a peer-led, faith-based intervention”, by
working in partnership with the community, building and maintaining
strong links with the community and ensuring the project is grounded in a
true participatory approach.

Key Responsibilities
and
Accountabilities:

  • Act as the Recruitment Lead for the project.
  • Facilitate recruitment of research participants.
  • Facilitate the recruitment and maintenance of the Public Involvement
Community Engagement (PICE) group.
  • Facilitate links to relevant communities in the North East of England and
Scotland.
  • Contribute to relevant research meetings.
  • Contribute to all aspects of the research where relevant.
  • Develop and implement a personal research plan and where
appropriate related reach-out plan.
  • Undertake basic research for example by preparing, setting up,
conducting and recording the outcome of experiments and field work,
the development of questionnaires and conducting surveys.
  • Conduct literature and database searches.
  • Continue to update knowledge and develop skills.
  • Seek to exploit the outcomes of research.
  • Assist in the supervision of student projects.
  • Could be expected to contribute to delivery of modules for example on
the use of research methods and equipment.

Special
Circumstances:

This role is specific to the project titled: “Improving uptake of breast, bowel
and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: a non-randomised
feasibility study of a peer-led, faith-based intervention”.

University of Sunderland

Role Profile

Part 2

Part 2A: Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

Qualifications and Professional Memberships:

N/A

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Have strong links with relevant communities in the North East of
England and/or Scotland
  • Experience of working in partnership with relevant communities
  • Proven communication skills, including presentations to various
audiences
  • Exceptional accuracy, thoroughness, attention to detail, and
organisation skills

Desirable

Qualifications and Professional Memberships:

  • Health related degree

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Experience of conducting research
  • Experience of recruitment of research participants

Part 2B: Key Competencies

Competencies are
assessed at the
interview/selection
testing stage

Analysis and Research

  • Reports findings to wider community and is able to withstand
challenge by relying on evidence gathered and processed used for
analysis.

Communication

Oral

  • Summarises and interprets complex, conceptual and special matters
to aid others’ understanding and aimed at their needs.
  • Uses appropriate styles and arguments to influence and negotiate
satisfactory outcomes.

  • Monitors understanding of others, develops approach and takes
corrective action if required.

Written

  • Conveys information of a complex, conceptual and specialist nature
using a range of styles and media selected to meet the needs of
others.
  • Presents complex information in formats appropriate to non-
specialists without comprising meaning
  • Monitors the reactions of others and takes appropriate steps to
remedy any miscommunications.

Decision Making
Independent decisions

  • Considers wider impact of decisions, assesses possible outcomes
and their likelihood.
  • Uses judgement to make decisions with limited or ambiguous data
and takes account of multiple factors.
  • Distinguishes between the need to make a decision, when to defer
and when not to take a decision.


Collaborative decisions

  • Helps others to explore options that initially appear to be
inappropriate or unfeasible and recognise when a decision is or is
not needed.
  • Enables others to contribute to decisions.
  • Ensures that options are weighed, outcomes identified and chances
of success considered.
  • Challenges decisions, appropriately to ensure consideration and
processes are robust.


Contribute to the decision making of others

  • Anticipates and highlights issues that need to be taken into account.
  • Outlines possible impacting factors, assessing their degree of
influence on the choice of options.
  • Ensures previous learning is included.

Initiative and Problem Solving

  • Initiates processes and procedures to resolve new problems.
  • Anticipates possible implementation difficulties and identifies
practical ways of overcoming or preventing them.
  • Takes account of others and the broader context when generating
options.


Pastoral Care and Welfare

  • Calms and reassures those in distress.
  • Deals with difficult situations or confidential matters, according to
policy and procedures.
  • Involves others or refers elsewhere for assistance if the situation
becomes more complex and if additional help or information is
required.

Planning and Organising Resources

  • Suggests ways of improving working practice and use of resources.
  • Creates realistic plans to achieve own deadlines and objectives.
  • Monitors progress of self and or others so that corrective action can
be taken if needed.
  • Ensures that time and resources are used effectively to their
maximum efficiency.

Date Completed: 24 January 2023

Research Assistant
University of Sunderland

www.sunderland.ac.uk
Sunderland, United Kingdom
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