Post summary
Applications are invited to undertake a full-time or part-time MSc by Research in the Department of Nursing and Healthcare, School of Health Sciences (WIT), on the following project: ‘An examination of maternal continence management in the South East of Ireland’.
The South-East Community Health Care area of Ireland has four busy maternity units located in hospitals across the region. The Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, South-East (HSE) are currently working with all maternity units in the region on the roll-out of the ‘Maternal Health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland study (MAMMI), which is a longitudinal study led Trinity College Dublin and funded by the Health Research Board (HRB). The MAMMI study follows women through their pregnancy and for one year after the birth, to examine key health outcomes and experiences of women that used the maternity services. Notably, the MAMMI study has identified maternal continence as a salient issue that requires enhanced care pathways and attention nationally. This research seeks to build on the knowledge generated through the MAMMI study, by examining midwives and relevant healthcare providers understanding of continence care for women, and the supports required to enhance this aspect of maternal care. This research will seek to inform key healthcare and midwifery practice in the region and beyond.
This project is supported by the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, South-East, the Health Service Executive through the CARE Collaboration initiative.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants should hold or expect to attain, as a minimum, a 2.1 Honours degree, or equivalent, in a health related discipline.
Desirable
- Be a registered nurse or midwife on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be eligible to be so registered, or to hold relevant registration as an allied health professional.
- First class undergraduate degree in Nursing/ Midwifery or health care related degree programme.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous research experience with and understanding or research processes and methods.
Desirable
- Experience of working in maternity services.
- Knowledge and experience of data analysis.
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English, please see WIT’s English Language Requirements for details.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and analytical skills.
- The candidate must be highly motivated and self-directed with good time and project management skills.
- The candidate should be willing to travel for research purposes
Desirable
- Demonstrate competency in communicating with health professionals and service users.
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