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Prof M Fader, Dr R Bartlett
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About the Project
Project Summary:
Older people who are admitted to acute hospital services are vulnerable to the development of reversible continence problems or the reversible deterioration of existing continence problems. If such problems are not effectively tackled whilst in acute care them they may be discharged into the community with a long-term or more serious continence problem which can severely affect their quality of life, increase care burden and raise primary care costs through the need for continence products and services.
Recently an evidence-based tool designed for use in acute care has been published (Fader and Budden 2012) but this has not been subject to testing for reliability and validity. The proposed project aims to assess the items within this tool for content validity, sensitivity to change, reliability and feasibility.
The methods will include a Delphi technique with continence experts, interviews with medical and nursing staff (N=20 for each group) and a pilot study of the final tool after refinements and iterations. The tool incorporates the grade A short continence measurement questionnaire developed for the International Consultation on Incontinence which will be used to assess the effectiveness of the tool in improving incontinence.
The overall aim will be to develop and refine a MTD and patient derived assessment tool that accurately identifies reversible continence problems and leads to a reduction in the number of older people (with and without dementia) who are discharged back to the community.
Project Details:
The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton working in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, is offering a Clinical Academic Doctoral Fellowship for a qualified nurse.
The successful candidate will spend two days per week as a Band 5 Registered Nurse in the Medicine for Older People Service, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and 3 days per week working on the PhD research study. You will join a thriving and expanding group of Clinical Academic Doctoral Fellows based at the Clinical Academic Facility, Southampton General Hospital for the academic component of the Fellowship.
The Fellowship is for 4 years will begin in September 2013. You will be supported by an annual £14,000 stipend and an additional sum of £800 to support additional training and development costs during the Fellowship.
This is an exciting opportunity and will enable aspiring individuals to combine clinical practice with a research role, working across the University and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will work with their nominated clinical mentor and a Faculty of Health Sciences academic mentor in a tri-partite arrangement to develop their clinical academic role in both practice and University settings.
It is essential that you have successfully achieved a 2:1 or a Postgraduate Diploma in nursing. It would be desirable if you have achieved a 1st class honours degree.
Further information can be found in our FAQ document by clicking "Apply Online" below.
Interviews will be 26th July 2013 (To be confirmed).
Older people who are admitted to acute hospital services are vulnerable to the development of reversible continence problems or the reversible deterioration of existing continence problems. If such problems are not effectively tackled whilst in acute care them they may be discharged into the community with a long-term or more serious continence problem which can severely affect their quality of life, increase care burden and raise primary care costs through the need for continence products and services.
Recently an evidence-based tool designed for use in acute care has been published (Fader and Budden 2012) but this has not been subject to testing for reliability and validity. The proposed project aims to assess the items within this tool for content validity, sensitivity to change, reliability and feasibility.
The methods will include a Delphi technique with continence experts, interviews with medical and nursing staff (N=20 for each group) and a pilot study of the final tool after refinements and iterations. The tool incorporates the grade A short continence measurement questionnaire developed for the International Consultation on Incontinence which will be used to assess the effectiveness of the tool in improving incontinence.
The overall aim will be to develop and refine a MTD and patient derived assessment tool that accurately identifies reversible continence problems and leads to a reduction in the number of older people (with and without dementia) who are discharged back to the community.
Project Details:
The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton working in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, is offering a Clinical Academic Doctoral Fellowship for a qualified nurse.
The successful candidate will spend two days per week as a Band 5 Registered Nurse in the Medicine for Older People Service, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and 3 days per week working on the PhD research study. You will join a thriving and expanding group of Clinical Academic Doctoral Fellows based at the Clinical Academic Facility, Southampton General Hospital for the academic component of the Fellowship.
The Fellowship is for 4 years will begin in September 2013. You will be supported by an annual £14,000 stipend and an additional sum of £800 to support additional training and development costs during the Fellowship.
This is an exciting opportunity and will enable aspiring individuals to combine clinical practice with a research role, working across the University and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will work with their nominated clinical mentor and a Faculty of Health Sciences academic mentor in a tri-partite arrangement to develop their clinical academic role in both practice and University settings.
It is essential that you have successfully achieved a 2:1 or a Postgraduate Diploma in nursing. It would be desirable if you have achieved a 1st class honours degree.
Further information can be found in our FAQ document by clicking "Apply Online" below.
Interviews will be 26th July 2013 (To be confirmed).
Funding Notes
To apply for this fellowship you must be a nurse registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council
When applying online, please choose "MPhil/PhD Health Sciences".
You MUST specify which fellowship you are applying for by stating the project code in "Area of Research" in "Topic or field of research proposed (if known)" box.
"HS9" is the project code for "Promoting continence in older people/dementia acute care: development and validation of an assessment tool".
We will be unable to progress your application without this code.
PLEASE NOTE: You are not required to submit a research proposal or CV.
When applying online, please choose "MPhil/PhD Health Sciences".
You MUST specify which fellowship you are applying for by stating the project code in "Area of Research" in "Topic or field of research proposed (if known)" box.
"HS9" is the project code for "Promoting continence in older people/dementia acute care: development and validation of an assessment tool".
We will be unable to progress your application without this code.
PLEASE NOTE: You are not required to submit a research proposal or CV.
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