Senior Researcher

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

• Developing research questions and leading collaborative grant funding applications with clinical, academic and patient partners
• Leading and delivering high-quality supportive, palliative and end of life care research projects from inception through to dissemination
• Publishing and presenting research findings to regional, national and international audiences
• Measuring and demonstrating the impact of research on clinical practice, education and healthcare policy
• Managing research projects, budgets, governance requirements and delivery timelines
• Building strong partnerships with universities, research networks, healthcare providers and external stakeholders
• Supporting the development of research capacity across Dorothy House through teaching, supervision and mentoring activities
• Line managing research staff employed on externally funded research grants
• Contributing to the strategic development of research and innovation across Dorothy House and partner organisations

Essential

• * Doctoral qualification (PhD or Professional Doctorate) in health and social care, psychology, public health or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level research experience

Desirable

• * Professional registration with a relevant professional body

Essential

• * Demonstrable experience designing, conducting and delivering research within supportive, palliative or end of life care settings
• * Experience developing successful research funding applications and contributing to, or leading, grant submissions
• * Track record of disseminating research through peer-reviewed publications, conferences or formal reports
• * Experience leading complex research projects, including governance, budget management and delivery of outcomes
• * Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate across healthcare, academic and public sectors
• * Knowledge of research governance, ethics and Good Clinical Practice within health or social care research

Desirable

• * Experience conducting research within a hospice or community palliative care setting
• * Experience of line management, supervision, mentoring or developing staff and students
• * Experience working with Higher Education Institutions, NIHR infrastructure or research networks