Prof G A Hutcheon
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
This is one of two full-time PhD (via MPhil) studentships available, funded by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North West Coast.
The purpose of the NIHR ARC funding is to support applied Health Care, Social Care and/or Public Health research relevant to the needs of the diverse communities served by the NIHR ARC and its local health and care system and be implementable across the local region. The research will have wide applicability across health and care nationally, as well as within the local health and care system where it is conducted.
The supervisory teams have a broad range of expertise, and experience in successful supervision to PhD completion. Although we are currently advertising five potential projects from this funding, we will only be recruiting to two of them.
People who work in clinical healthcare roles are more vulnerable to experience poor mental health. This is likely because of experiencing many stressors over a long period of time. Nurses are the most likely staff group to experience poor mental health outcomes. Sadly, this includes a greater risk of having suicidal thoughts. During the Covid-19 pandemic, nursing staff have had an extra burden to balance the demands of their role and care for their patients, with their own health needs and care for their family. This has resulted in more nurses experiencing suicidal thinking. This seems to be due to lots of factors, such as guilt, but can also be helped by being optimistic and feeling supported by the work network. This study wants to explore what makes nursing, in particular, a high risk group for suicide, and how we can help prevent negative thoughts develop into thoughts of suicide. To do this, we will do three things:
1. Review the literature to find out what factors have both positive and negative impact on mental health for healthcare staff and nurses.
2. Measure nursing student mental health over 1.5 years while they are studying in University and working on placements in the NHS. We want to see what traits might be helpful and more harmful in supporting their mental health journeys.
3. Deliver a mindfulness-based intervention for healthcare staff. We know that mindfulness-based interventions can help support our health and wellbeing, but these are not always accessed easily. We will deliver this in the NHS to healthcare staff, and compare those on a waiting list to those who have the programme immediately to see what impact this may have on their health whilst working in the NHS during the pandemic.
Please contact Dr Catrin Eames for further information [Email Address Removed]
Fixed interview date - 11 December 2020
Funding Notes
The full-time studentships are tenable up to 3 years full-time (subject to satisfactory progress) and will cover the cost of tuition fees at Home/EU rates. A stipend in line with the UK Research Council is payable at £15285 per annum, and an additional allowance of up to £1000 per year will be paid for approved research costs.
Due to funding restrictions, the studentships are open to Home/EU applicants only. It is expected the successful applicant (s) will commence 1st February 2021.
References
Within their application, potential applicants must:
• Provide their CV
• Provide a cover letter that:
• states the title of the project they are applying for.
• includes a statement explaining why they would want to undertake postgraduate research in this specific area. Please contact the relevant supervisor for further details if required.
• demonstrates consideration of the HIAT toolkit for the proposed research project. www.hiat.org.uk
Applicants should have (or expect to have been formally awarded by 1st January 2021) at least a UK Bachelor honours degree at second class (upper division) level (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline.
Applicants must have completed and been awarded any current course of study by the proposed start date (1st January 2021) otherwise they will not be shortlisted.
EU applicants require an English Language level of UKVI IELTS 6.5 (no sub-score less than 6.0) or acceptable equivalent qualification.
Further information
Completed applications consisting of a CV and cover letter should be returned by email to Prof. Gillian Hutcheon G.A.Hutcheon@ljmu.ac.uk quoting the studentship reference number NIHRARC4
CURRENT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS
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