Health Based Creative Health Associates - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University
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Ormskirk, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Health Based Creative Health Associates:


Research Investment Fund (EXTERNAL):


Location:


  • Other
    Salary:
- £30,487 to £32,982 per annum
  • Fixed Term Contract for 36 Months.
Specific work location to be confirmed (Merseyside, Lancashire, South Cumbria)
Post Type:


  • Full Time
    Closing Date:
  • Friday 19 April 2024
    Interview Date:
  • Thursday 02 May 2024
    Reference:
  • EHA
    Number of Positions:
  • 2
    _We're here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone._

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for two Health Based Creative Health Associates to be part of the thriving Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University working on a UKRI funded study titled:

Arts4us:
Working together to scale up place-based arts initiatives that support the mental health of children and young people.


The project builds on extensive work on research on the Arts for the Blues project and related work with children and young people over more than 25 years.

This study aims to generate new, scalable evidence concerning:
(A) how to access arts activities that best support the mental health of children and young people;
(B) how to evaluate arts activities that meet the diverse mental health needs of children and young people;
(C) how to maximise the benefit of arts activities for as many children and young people as possible.


The project will involve the use of a digital platform where evidence-based local arts activities will become easily accessible for children and young people, their families, relevant organisations and services.


The Health Based Creative Health Associates will be seconded at a health setting working closely with the research team on the one hand and children, young people and their families on the other to help with co-producing the content of this platform that will enable access to place-based arts initiatives.

Whilst based in a health setting they will liaise with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) (e.g., Lancashire and South Cumbria and Cheshire and Mersey Care), medical leads and medical directors of the mental health of children and young people, NHS trusts, schools and community organisations encouraging collaboration within and across systems, enabling the development and testing of an agreed evaluation framework of best practice in arts activities including arts and health and arts therapies projects and services.

They will work closely with the local community, engaging in mapping exercises, evaluation and training.


About You
As
Health Based
Creative Health Associate, you will have:

  • Experience of working in clinical, community or educational settings in diverse roles of high responsibility.
  • Experience in designing and executing research using qualitative/artsbased methods and/or quantitative methods including advanced use of appropriate software for data analysis such as film editing, Nvivo and SPSS.
  • Experience of highquality report writing and searching bibliographic databases.
  • Excellent communication skills both oral and written

You must also be able to:

  • Organise and prioritise work effectively, demonstrating flexibility and reliability to meet required deadlines.
  • Work on own initiative, independently as well as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate high level skills in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and creating databases.
  • Work within ethical guidelines and maintain high levels of research integrity at all times, including the management of research data.


It is important to note that the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure for you from the Disclosure and Barring Service and that this will form part of the conditions of offer of employment.


Rewards & Benefits

  • A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
  • Free foreign language evening classes
  • Discounted membership to our onsite stateoftheart sport and leisure facilities
  • Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
  • Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources.
  • A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career.
  • Beautiful awardwinning oncampus working environment.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%
Click to view our rewards and benefits package.


About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we've been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.


Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too.

So, if y
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