Research Assistant/associate - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

Newcastle University
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Salary:


Research Assistant:
£29,619 to £31,411 per annum


Research Associate:
£32,248 to £34,308 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.


Closing Date: 10 March 2023

The Role


Despite colorectal cancer (CRC) being the second most common type of cancer death, awareness of the disease is low, particularly among ethnically diverse populations and adults from socioeconomically deprived areas.

While screening for CRC is highly effective, 90% of cases are diagnosed via the symptomatic route, and at least one-third of all CRCs are diagnosed as a result of emergency presentation.

The high level of CRC diagnosed after an emergency presentation is problematic, as 41% of these cancers are diagnosed at an advanced Stage, when 5-year survival is only 10%.

There is therefore a pressing need to identify additional ways of promoting early diagnosis of CRC.

Pharmacists are the third largest regulated group of health care professionals worldwide.

The 'positive pharmacy care law' stipulates that community pharmacy (pharmacies situated on high streets, neighbourhood centres general practices and supermarkets) offers better access to people living in areas of highest deprivation compared with other branches of primary care.

This qualitative research project, funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme (RfPB), is designed to understand more about the potential role community pharmacists in screening for and early diagnosis of CRC.

The aims and objectives of the project are outlined below.

Primary Aim

  • To coproduce a set of practice guidelines and research recommendations about how community pharmacy can facilitate early CRC diagnosis.

Specific objectives:

- to elicit and rank ideas if and how community pharmacy staff could i) promote awareness of screening and symptoms, ii) undertake individual CRC risk assessment and iii) make integrated referrals.
- to identify variations in attitudes (as expressed during workshops) towards community pharmacy supporting early diagnosis of CRC by sex, ethnicity, professional background, and region.
- to develop a plan to develop a plan of disseminating practice guidelines and research recommendations

The post-holder will coordinate these activities and, as public-patient involvement (PPI) is central to the project, lead PPI activities and will also assist in developing and implementing a plan to maximise impact from the project

This post 0.5 WTE and is fixed term for a period of 12 months.

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here.

Find out more about our School of Pharmacy here.


As part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of research role profiles.

These profiles set out firstly the generic competences and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and secondly the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

Key Accountabilities

  • Although working under the general guidance of an academic or Principal Investigator, the postholder will contribute ideas, including enhancements to the technical or methodological aspects of their studies, thus providing substantial 'added value'
  • Develop and carry out the specified project using appropriate techniques and equipment as outlined in the personal requirements
  • Determine appropriate methodologies for research, with advice and support where required
  • Begin to write, with appropriate support, proposals for individual research funding or, where funders do not permit this, contribute to the writing of collective bids
  • Assess research findings for the need/scope for further investigations
  • Contribute to the writing up of their research for publication and dissemination, either through seminar and conference presentations or through publications
  • Present research findings, either at conferences or through publications in reputable outlets appropriate to the discipline
  • May be involved in the supervision, with guidance, of final year undergraduate research projects and in providing support to postgraduate research students or Research Assistants
  • Will need to work with the support staff and, on occasions, with undergraduate and postgraduate students, and interact intellectually with other academic members of the Institute
  • May contribute to events celebrating the public engagement of science/social sciences/humanities
  • Develop an awareness of University structures, policies and procedures and relevant issues in the higher education, research, social and political environment
  • To arrange, undertake, and lead analysis of semistructured interviews with patients and healthcare professionals
  • To organise and facilitate codesigns activities to support the development of the
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