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Research Assistant on NIHR funded HARP Aphasia study

The post holder will work as a member of the HARP Aphasia research team led by Dr Anna Caute. The full title of the project is “Harnessing portable smart-camera technology to support the communication skills of people with aphasia”. It is funded by an NIHR Research for Patient Benefit grant. The project will explore how existing portable smart-camera technology can be used to enhance the expressive language and reading skills of people with aphasia. The project will start with a scoping review of the literature about the use of portable smart-camera technology in communication disabilities and rehabilitation. Then we will conduct a market survey of commercially available apps suitable for use in healthcare. In the second phase of the project, participatory health approaches will be used to design a novel intervention harnessing portable smart-camera technology. We will conduct a series of focus groups and workshops with people with aphasia and Speech and Language Therapists, and will develop a therapy manual for the novel intervention.

The post-holder will contribute to the scoping review and market survey, working closely with the research team, which comprises Speech and Language Therapists, a researcher who has aphasia and a computer scientist. They will be involved in a range of research activities with research participants which include, but are not limited to; recruitment, conducting face-to-face assessments, facilitating focus groups and workshops, conducting go-along interviews, data collection, data entry, data analysis and updating and securely maintaining participant files. They will contribute to developing the therapy manual and to dissemination activities. The post holder will support the Principal Investigator with the day-to-day operations of the research and contribute to the administrative aspects of the research governance processes.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.



Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).



High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436).



COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.



We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jan 2024