Senior Research Support Officer

Cornwall County Council

Locations: New County Hall, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY, GB

Posting Date: 06/03/2024

Apply Before: 01/04/2024

Job Type/Contract Type: Fixed Term

Available Hours: 37

Interview Dates: 10th April, 2024

Advertised Salary Range: £43,629 - £52,252

This role is fixed term until December 2028.

Are you a system leader who wants to develop exciting new research opportunities in Cornwall?

Following a successful bid for funding from the National Health Institute of Health Research, Cornwall Council is now developing a Health Determinants Research Collaborative in Cornwall. 

This five-year funding will enable the Council to build a team with a deep-rooted commitment to growing research to driving our policy and understanding of how to make a positive difference to people’s lives in Cornwall. 

The Service & Team: 

The Centre will bring together expertise from partners across Cornwall Council, The University of Exeter, The University of Plymouth, Falmouth University, VCSE organisations, NHS and communities in Cornwall to build research infrastructure and skills across Cornwall. The Centre will help transform understanding of our people, places and wider determinants that have a significant impact of health inequalities in our communities. 

The Role: 

We are now seeking key appointments to lead and deliver this work including a Senior Research Support Officer for the programme over the next five years of the Cornwall HDRC. The Senior Research Support Officer will report to the HDRC Service Lead, work closely with Academic leaders and partners across Cornwall, and lead a team of research support officers in the Council. 

Cornwall Council are seeking to recruit an outstanding individual to provide academic leadership and management across the HDRC. The main duties are as follows:  

• Have experience in delivering research results within public health / wider determinants of health and experience of applying principles of epidemiology, medical statistics and health care evaluation in a work-based environment. 

• Have experience of advising managers, colleagues, members and partners on a range of research or business intelligence issues. 

• Have knowledge of research methodologies and models, approaches, techniques, critiques and methods relevant to the wider determinants of health. 

• Understand the complexities and challenges of working with delivery partners.  

• Have skills in research and analysing/interpreting data, deriving meaning and presenting it effectively. 

• Provide senior level research and insight support to help meet the requirements of the new HDRC project and ensure the HDRC moves to successful and sustainable establishment. 

• Support the establishment of appropriate HDRC research guidelines, best practice through research, and development of new approaches. 

• Identify opportunities to promote research and evidence-based decision making throughout the organisation and identify opportunities to improve the relevance and efficiency of research and business intelligence activity. 

• To help communicate the HDRC role and purpose to stakeholders by supporting the overall project communications approach. 

• Assist in identifying and monitoring of key metrics to evaluate the impact of research activity and changes. 

This role is fixed term until December 2028.

What you’ll need to succeed:

Potential applicants will be required to submit a CV and supporting statement. The supporting statement must demonstrate the following.

• Evidence of and formal submission of scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, the feedback any positive results that were seen as a result.

• Examples where you have supported research project previously utilising a range of research methods that induced both qualitive and quantitative research. 

• Examples that demonstrate your advanced knowledge of consultation, engagement and community development techniques. 

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.

• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

The full role profile is attached here

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Eunan O'Neill, Centre Director Cornwall HDRC at Eunan.ONeill@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

ABOUT US

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

·       a competitive salary.

·       a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

·       26 days annual leave per year (pro-rata), rising to 29 days after five years continuous service, with the potential to purchase additional leave.

·       A national award winning employee health and wellbeing programme

·       Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out more about working and volunteering for us.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

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