PhD Studentship: Collaboration in a Cold Climate: Integrated Care Systems in England’s Health and Care Sector

Job title:

PhD Studentship: Collaboration in a Cold Climate: Integrated Care Systems in England’s Health and Care Sector

Company

Kings College London

Job description

About UsAre you interested in how public organisations can work together in a more integrated way despite mounting financial and operational pressures? Would you like to spend time furthering our understanding of public governance? Do you have an interest in social care, healthcare, or research? If so, this fully-funded doctoral studentship could be for you. The studentship is a collaboration between King’s College London and South East London Integrated Care System (SEL ICS). It would pay your tuition fees and provide a stipend of around £20k per year to enable you to do a PhD at King’s College London focused on these vital issues.This studentship will investigate the challenges of collaborating in today’s health and social care sector. It will offer a student the opportunity to explore some of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary public organisations. It will be supervised by Dr Sam van Elk, Dr Kalpa Kharicha and Dr Alec Fraser at KCL with additional support from SEL ICS. The studentship will offer close links to the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Policy Research Unit (based in the KCL Policy Institute), which works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care.This would represent an excellent opportunity for those who would like to move towards a research career or simply want to continue in public service armed with a deeper understanding of governance. Strong candidates will have a good background in qualitative social scientific research, with a degree in a relevant social science, health or social care discipline, and will meet the King’s College London . We particularly welcome applications from those with experience of working in the health and social care sectors.For more details, and to apply, please click on the apply link above.Please note: while this advert runs for 4 weeks, the opportunity is open for applications until 5 p.m. on the 8 of May.

Expected salary

£20000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:36:55 GMT

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