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Research Fellow in Paediatric Pain Research

On-site in London·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 10 Nov)

University College London

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, London
Contract: Full-time
Holiday: 41 days holiday
Commute: Cycle to work and season ticket loan

Skills

Good Clinical Practice

Requirements

What we're looking for

You will have an MSc, PhD or equivalent research experience in a field relevant to paediatric pain and/or clinical studies. The ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with colleagues, the computer skills required for data collection, entry into databases, and analysis, the communication and interpersonal skills necessary to support interactions with adolescents and families in research studies completed or be eligible to complete Good Clinical Practice training, and be able to fulfil the regulatory requirements for working with children.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

The role

What you'll do

A fixed-term full-time post of up to 12 months is available for a Research Fellow to join the Paediatric Pain Research Group, Developmental Neurosciences, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health. The successful applicant will contribute to established clinical studies recruiting children and adolescents from the Chronic Pain Clinic, and the Haematology/Oncology Late Effects Clinic, at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Our research outcomes include: multimodal assessment of pain experience and related impacts on psychosocial and physical function using validated questionnaires; evaluation of somatosensory and cognitive function; engagement with participants, families and patient partners; and longitudinal follow-up to assess response to treatment. The role involves collaborative working with existing members of the UCL GOS ICH research team, and with interdisciplinary clinical teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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In their own words

About the company & team

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

Additional information

As London's Global University, 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 UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting job reference

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