Senior Research Fellow: Deputy Head of Evidence and - Stirling, United Kingdom - University of Stirling

University of Stirling

Verified Company

Stirling, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Post Details
Full time.
Fixed termuntil 31 December 2027.

Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 16 March 2023.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2119.

The Post

The Deputy Head of Evidence and Evaluation will support the delivery of the UK Centre for implementing evidence in adult social care -
Improving Adult Social Care Together (IMPACT).

This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative Implementation Centre funded by the ESRC and the Health Foundation to improve social care outcomes by implementing evidence-based practice in the sector across all four UK nations.

IMPACT is an 'Implementation Centre', drawing on knowledge gained from different types of research, the lived experience of people using services and their carers, and the practice knowledge of social care staff.

Its aims are to enable practical improvements on the ground, and make a crucial contribution to longer-term cultural change, by:

Supporting more widespread use of evidence in adult social care, leading to better care practices, systems and outcomes for people who use services, their families and communities
Building capacity and skills in the adult social care workforce to work with evidence of different kinds to innovate, improve care and deliver better outcomes
Facilitating sustainable and productive relationships between the full range of adult social care stakeholders to cocreate positive change/innovations and improve outcomes for people using adult social care and their families
Improving understanding of the factors which help and hinder the implementation of evidence in practice, and using this to overcome longstanding barriers to positive change

This role is a UK-wide leadership role in IMPACT. IMPACT is led from the University of Birmingham, with multiple partners across the UK.

Stirling is the lead Scottish HE partner and the role is located in Stirling alongside the Deputy Director of Evidence and Evaluation, Professor Alison Bowes.

The role holder will report to Professor Bowes, who is one of the Senior Leadership Team of the Centre.

Their role will involve working with multiple staff across the UK who are delivering local projects and also with the central IMPACT team located at the University of Birmingham.

This is a fixed term post, commencing as soon as possible, ending 31 December 2027. The role is full time. Proposals for part time employment/job share will be considered.

Description of Duties

Leading evidence protocols and procedures across the whole Centre
Managing and supporting staff to implement these protocols and procedures
Providing expert training, support and advice for project staff across the Centre
Ensuring quality of evidence assessment and translation for practice
Leading and supporting evaluation activities across the Centre, in accordance with the Theory of Change and evaluation protocols
Working with the external evaluators to ensure efficient and effective delivery of evaluation at all levels
Strategic lead for academic and other publications arising from evidence review and evaluation across the Centre
Lead for academic workshops to build theory/key concepts from IMPACT's practical work on the ground
Reviewing search strategies and quality assuring thematic analysis with regards to IMPACT's evidencebased guides ('Ask IMPACT')
Liaising with research funders regarding evidence gaps and future research priorities
Representing the Centre externally and deputising for the Deputy Director when needed
Working with the IMPACT Critical Friends, Coproduction Advisory Group, Deputy Head of Embedding and the Leadership Team to ensure evidence and evaluation work meets agreed quality standards and contributes to IMPACT's strategic aims
Contribute to IMPACT's strategic development, including sustainability planning

Essential Criteria Qualifications**- PhD in a relevant discipline, or, extensive research and knowledge exchange experience to a demonstrated equivalent level

Knowledge and Experience

Sustained experience of original research and high quality publication, including significant outputs of internationally excellent standing
Experience delivering research projects with highly innovative impact
Experience of high quality evaluation research in adult social care
Experience of translating high quality research into real world impact
Experience of developing and delivering knowledge exchange activities
Comprehensive understanding of evidence reviewing for implementation
The ability to lead impactful projects and teams at all stages
Ability to develop and deliver publications strategies
Ability to engage with policy and practice at all levels in adult social care
Commitment to engaging with lived experience and practice knowledge in adult social care, and to promoting equa