Join the University of Sheffield as a Research Assistant - INTERACT Trial.
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work, with a diverse community of staff and students. We offer a fantastic range of benefits, including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement, a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, and a commitment to your development and wellbeing.
Job Overview
We are seeking a Research Assistant to join our study funded by the National Institute of Health Research. The research study is evaluating an interaction and communication approach called Intensive Interaction for children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
The successful candidate will work with Professor Clegg and the wider research team to deliver the Intensive Interaction training and supervise trainees as they deliver the Intensive Interaction to children and young people with PMLD.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Work with Professor Clegg and the wider research team to deliver the University of Sheffield component of this NIHR research study.
* Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the wider research team.
* Contribute to the implementation, delivery, and on-going evaluation of the Intensive Interaction training to professionals, practitioners, and family carers of children and young people with PMLD.
* Design and implement online, asynchronous training materials.
* Contribute to data collection using quantitative and qualitative methods.
* Collate, input, and organise data into data analysis software.
* Contribute to reports, presentations, conference abstracts, and journal articles (with support).
* Read academic papers, journals, books, and professional literature to develop current knowledge in this field.
* Contribute to the academic life of the School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Midwifery.
* Make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
Person Specification
A good honours degree in psychology, speech and language therapy, health, education, or related discipline is essential. Experience of and/or interest in Intensive Interaction and working with children and young people with significant communication needs and/or profound/severe multiple learning disabilities and their family carers is also essential.
Desirable qualifications include an internationally recognised qualification in speech and language therapy and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), as well as a MSc or be in the process of submitting for a MSc in psychology, speech and language therapy, health, education, or related discipline.
What We Offer
* A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
* Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
* Generous pension scheme.
* A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out, and travel.
* A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support, and personal development.
* Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
* A commitment to your development - access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Academic Career Pathways.
* A range of generous family-friendly policies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job, you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.
Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right.
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