Reference: UOH-TA-0299
Campus: Hull and NHS Sites
Faculty/Area: Faculty of Health Sciences
School/Department: Hull York Medical School
Subject Group/Team: Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (HYMS)
Salary: £38,205 to £44,263 per annum, fixed term until 31st August 2026
Part time 60% FTE
Post Type: Part Time
Closing Date: Thursday 14 November 2024
This post is only open to current University of Hull employees (those on continuing, fixed term or temporary contracts but does NOT include those on temporary staffing agreements (TSS)).
Please note, we are only considering internal applications from existing staff members. At University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in University of Hull workplace. These include people from global majority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles. Applicants are expected to include a CV and covering letter.
This post provides a valuable opportunity to apply realist principles in conducting a mixed-methods process evaluation in a Yorkshire Cancer Research funded study: A randomised feasibility trial of a tailored, home-based exercise programme on disease-free survival among early stage high-risk recurring cancers.
More people in Yorkshire are diagnosed with lung, breast, and bowel cancer than in many other parts of the UK, with some specific types at higher risk of returning after treatment. There is some evidence to suggest that regular exercise after cancer treatments can help increase the chances of surviving breast and bowel cancers by almost 40%. The evidence is not strong because it comes from observational studies and there is not enough among lung cancer to say if there is a survival benefit. Good quality, long-term clinical trials are needed to better understand if exercise should form part of cancer treatment.
The study will compare a personalised home-based exercise programme with support from exercise professionals with standard NHS care. People who have finished their primary treatments and are at higher risk of their cancer returning will take part for two years. Results from this study will inform the design of a larger scale trial and provide initial evidence of whether more active people have longer healthier lives without cancer returning than those who are less active after cancer treatments.
Working with Maureen Twiddy, Reader in Mixed Methods, Mark Pearson, Professor in implementation sciences and Cindy Forbes, Chief investigator, the successful applicant will play a major role in delivering the process evaluation, conducting and analysing qualitative interviews with study participants and health professionals, and contributing to quantitative data collection and descriptive analysis relevant to the process evaluation. Within a realist-informed approach, implementation frameworks will be drawn upon as appropriate to structure data collection and analysis. The successful applicant may also contribute to overall study delivery through participant engagement and recruitment.
For informal queries please contact Niamh on Niamh.Hildyard@hull.ac.uk
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