Vacancy ID:
11472
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Part-time, fixed term contract until 31 May 2027
Salary details:
Grade 8 - £49,250 to £55,295 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
6
11 Mar 2025
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Patient research Team Leader to work on the 64-month NIHR-funded IMAB-Qi Programme Grant for Applied Research. The funding is to help address the problem of one in two people not adhering to their prescribed medicine regime:

“Improving adherence may well result in better health outcomes than making available new technologies.” World Health Organisation 2003

We have secured NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research funding (2024-2029) to implement and evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the IMAB-Qi delivered routinely in existing primary care medication reviews. The research programme is led by Professor Debi Bhattacharya and Dr Sion Scott at the University of Leicester and hosted by NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board. Collaborating organisations are Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Universities of York, East Anglia, Nottingham and Oxford. You can find out more about the IMAB-Qi research programme and the team at www.IMAB-Qi.org.

About you
You will have experience within a PPI team for research studies. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and ideally you will have previous experience of leading and supporting a PPI team. 

You will have strong communication skills and be comfortable managing and prioritising your own workload. You will be joining a busy, dynamic and successful team in a role that offers varied and exciting opportunities to engage with a wide range of individuals.
Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Jackie Martin-Kerry on [email protected] or by telephone 0116 223 1078.

We anticipate interviews will take place on Thursday 20th March, 1-5pm and/or Thursday 27th March, 2-5pm
 
As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here
 
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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