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International Observatory on End of Life Care
Part-time 0.40 fte – 14.5 hours
within the Division of Health Research, is part of a consortium which has been awarded European Commission funding under the Horizon Programme for Pal-Cycles: Palliative care yields cancer wellbeing support. This is an exciting five-year study where we are adapting an intervention to improve the communication and continuity of care for cancer patients who have palliative needs. The study involves developing the intervention based upon results of a previous study, a review of the literature and adaption with clinicians in the UK. The intervention will then be evaluated through a trial in two hospitals in each of the eight countries involved (UK, Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Portugal and Spain). At the end of the study we will develop a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to disseminate our results. Professor Nancy Preston and Professor Sheila Payne are the project leads. The post holder will be expected to assist with all aspects of these project as required. The main roles will be to assist in:
1. running a trial to evaluate the intervention especially in relation to recruitment of participants and data collection.
2. interviewing clinicians, patients and families about their experience of the trial.
The International Observatory on End of Life Care conducts high quality cutting edge research and provides innovative educational programmes to improve palliative and end of life care for patients and family members. See www.lancaster.ac.uk/fhm/research/ioelc/.
The Faculty provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education.
The position is available from September and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements including working week and days/hours worked and flexible start and finish times.
You will join us on an indefinite contract however the role remains contingent on external funding which at this time is due to come to an end 24 months from contract start date.
Please direct informal enquiries to Professor Nancy Preston () or Professor Sheila Payne ()