Overview
Job Title: Senior Fellow in Paediatric Research
Start Date: September 2026
Contract Type: Part time - Fixed term
Duration: 24 months
Purpose for Fixed Term: Short term funding
This post is appointed on a fixed-term basis to provide structured training and supervised clinical development. While the postholder will contribute to service delivery, the overarching purpose is to provide defined educational opportunities, supervised clinical practice, and experience aligned to the relevant specialty training curriculum.
Responsibilities
* NIHR Funded Project on Ethnicity Data in Childhood Cancer. Hidden disparities: Understanding recording of ethnicity in healthcare data for children with cancer in England.
* Join the team from September 2026 as a Paediatric Research Fellow, contributing to a national NIHR funded project focused on improving how ethnicity data is collected and understood for children with cancer across England. The role involves one day per week for 24 months.
* Ideal candidate will have both quantitative and qualitative research skills, strong analytical/data science capabilities, experience working with children and young people, and a commitment to health equity. Work will be done within a collaborative research team across England with expertise in paediatric oncology, statistics, epidemiology and health psychology.
* The role will have national impact, directly shaping how childhood cancer services record and use ethnicity data. It provides an opportunity to develop your research portfolio and build networks that may support progression to higher qualifications.
* There will be no clinical component; candidates should obtain appropriate approval from their Training Programme Directors or equivalent.
Eligibility and Working Arrangements
Working for the organisation: We offer learning and development opportunities; UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and performs well in staff engagement surveys. Flexible working is supported where feasible. Benefits include NHS discounts, a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and a generous pension scheme.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development and submission of the project’s ethics application and ensure ongoing ethical compliance.
* Lead day-to-day delivery of work packages including data collection, analysis, and participant recruitment alongside the Hidden Disparities Qualitative Research Fellow.
* Work with multiple children’s cancer centres across England to identify and recruit eligible participants.
* Contribute to qualitative interviews and focus groups with patients, parents and healthcare professionals.
* Prepare high-quality written outputs including reports, manuscripts and conference abstracts.
* Contribute to co-production workshops with children, young people, and families.
* Present findings to academic, clinical and patient-facing audiences.
* Uphold the highest standards of ethical research, safeguarding and cultural sensitivity.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
* GMC registration with a licence to practise
* Experience working in paediatric oncology
* Good Clinical Practice
* Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
Desirable criteria
* Experience handling large datasets
* NHS experience
* Experience using NVivo for qualitative data analysis
* Publication record in health research or related field
* Experience of work related to ethnicity, culture, identity, health beliefs, communication and healthcare experiences
* Experience in quantitative health data analysis
* Experience working with ethnically diverse or underrepresented communities
* Experience working with interpreters
Aptitudes and skills
* Ability to work effectively and independently in multi-professional teams
* Understanding of equality and diversity and its impact on patients, visitors and staff
* Ability to solve complex problems and adapt methods to deliver effective solutions
* Ability to follow ethical research guidelines when working with vulnerable populations
* Ability to contribute to management and administrative processes
* Strong verbal and written communication in English
* General IT literacy, particularly Excel; knowledge of research governance and health and safety
* Willingness to participate in fieldwork as required; travel to other sites in the UK
* Willingness to attend and present at conferences, research meetings, seminars and training
Other
* Living Trust Values: Patients First; Always Improving; Working Together
Proposed interview date: 11 May 2026
This vacancy closes on or before: 26 April 2026
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