Research Fellow in Paediatric Cancer Pain

Job title:

Research Fellow in Paediatric Cancer Pain

Company

University College London

Job description

About us 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.About the role We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join an experienced and enthusiastic interdisciplinary team evaluating pain and quality of life in adolescent survivors of haematological cancer. Advances in cancer treatment have significantly improved survival for many children and young people (CYP), but adverse effects on general health and well-being, including chronic pain, may persist for many years. The postholder will work closely with our expert team to recruit adolescents from the Haematology/Oncology Late Effects clinic at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Detailed phenotyping will include: i) history, screening tools and validated questionniares to assess the type of pain, and impact on physical and psychosocial function; ii) quantitative sensory testing to evaluate somatosensory function/pain mechanisms; and iii) assessments of executive processing and cognitive function. Our overall objective is to improve early recognition of factors influencing quality of life, and highlight potential interventions. The postholder will join the Paediatric Pain Research Group, at UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (PI Prof Suellen Walker), and work collaboratively with co-investigators in the Haematology/Oncology Late Effects Service at GOSH (Dr Vesna Pavasovic), Pain Service at GOSH (Dr Helen Laycock), Division of Psychology and Mental Health University of Manchester (Dr Anna Hood), and with our patient partners (Margaret Johnson and GOSH YPAG). This is a fixed-term full-time post for 3 years. The project is funded by the Medical Research Foundation and the PDRA post is available from 2nd September 2024 (negotiable), with a salary of £42,099 – 45,521 per year.About you You are a postdoc with research experience in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field relevant to paediatric pain research. You have experience in conducting high quality research, computer skills for collating and analysing data, and have prepared results for presentation and/or publication. You have excellent communication and time management skills, and are able to work collaboratively within a team. You have the interpersonal skills necessary to support interactions with adolescents and families in research studies. You are eligible to undertake Good Clinical Practice training, and to fulfil regulatory requirements for working with children. You are interested in opportunities to present your research findings to the study Steering Committee, funders, patient partners, and at relevant continuing education and scientific meetings. You are interested in your personal career development and participation in the UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme.What we offer 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.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 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 referenceAvailable documents

Expected salary

£42099 – 45521 per year

Location

North West London

Job date

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:46:52 GMT

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