NIHR Research Assistant in Palliative Care

One fixed term post is available on this NIHR-funded study: DAMPen-D II: Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management, and Prevention of Delirium in Palliative Care Units: a Cluster Randomised-Controlled Trial, Economic Analysis and Process Evaluation. The aim of this national study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a clinical guideline implementation strategy (CLECC-Pal Delirium) to improve the early detection, management and prevention of delirium among palliative care unit (PCU) in-patients.

Working closely with the co-Chief Investigators, Lead Research Fellow, and Hull Health Trials Unit, the successful applicants will contribute to ethical, governance and other approvals, support identification and engagement with sites, work on data collection for the project, including extraction of data from clinical records at participating sites (both remotely and in-person), contribute to public involvement activities throughout the study, and contribute to the drafting of outputs, reports (including reports to the Trial Steering Committee and project funder), and academic papers.

The study is led by co-Chief Investigators Prof. Mark Pearson and Prof. Fliss Murtagh, based in the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre. The Wolfson Centre is part of Hull York Medical School, within the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Hull and based on the University of Hull campus. As one of the few dedicated palliative care research centres in the UK, the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre provides excellent opportunities for career development in palliative care and implementation research. The group is headed by Fliss Murtagh, Professor of Palliative Care. Expertise includes Palliative Medicine, Primary Care, Medical Sociology, Health Inequalities, Implementation Science, Global Health, as well as strong links with the Faculty of Health and Social Work. The post-holder will work in an excellent environment, with a lively, innovative and enthusiastic group, committed to undertaking highest quality research and building research capacity for the future.

To discuss this role informally, please contact: Prof. Mark Pearson, Professor of Implementation Science (e-mail: mark.pearson@hyms.ac.uk) or Prof. Fliss Murtagh, Professor of Palliative Care (e-mail: fliss.murtagh@hyms.ac.uk). 

Although post is full-time, part-time will be considered

Closing Date: 27 May 2025

Subject Group/Team: Researchers

Salary: £31,396 to £37,099 Fixed Term