Dr J Scammell, Dr J Murphy
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (FHSS), Bournemouth University working in partnership with Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) is offering a Matched-Funded PhD Studentship..The successful candidate will be working on the PhD research study and will undertake fieldwork experience in Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
There is one studentship but two options to choose from in order to complete this studentship:
• full-time over 3 years. The 3 year option will consist of working 5 days a week on the PhD study.
OR
• full-time over 4 years. The 4 year option will consist of working 3 days a week on the PhD and 2 days a week in clinical practice at RBH over 4 years. This is ideally suited for those who wish to retain or develop their profesional practice skills whilst undertaking a PhD study. For those seeking this option applicants must have a UK registered health professional qualification
The studentship will begin in September 2017. You will be supported by an annual £14,000 stipend and an additional sum to support training and development costs during the Studentship.
This PhD studentship will use mixed methods to investigate local and wider accountability for delivering nutritional care in one clinical area in RBCH Trust, and to develop possible strategies to achieve quality improvements. The specific aims of the study are:
1. To investigate how organisational culture influences accountability for nutrition and hydration in hospital patients.
2. To use participatory approaches to implement and evaluate interventions to improve nutritional care delivery.
This is an exciting opportunity and will enable an aspiring individual to develop their research capacity whilst working with University and RBCH colleagues. You will work with supervisors drawn from both academic and clinical institutions in a tri-partite arrangement, and will have access to a wide range of resources to support the project. Formal training in research skills, such as Participatory Action Research methodology, statistical analysis, interviewing and focus groups methods, will be provided through links with the Nursing Research Cluster in the Department of Nursing and Clinical Sciences, the university-wide Centre for Ageing and Dementia, FHSS Centre for Qualitative Research and the Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) and linked with personal development facilitated by academic supervisors. You will be part of a large body of doctoral students in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, with access to Postgraduate lectures and other learning opportunities to enhance your learning experience.
How to apply: Applications are made via our website using the Apply Online button below. If you have an enquiry about this project please contact us via the Email NOW button below, however your application will only be processed once you have submitted an application form as opposed to emailing your CV to us. Please clearly state which option you are applying for.
Studentship candidates must demonstrate outstanding academic potential with preferably a 1st class honours degree and/or a Master’s degree with distinction or equivalent Grade Point Average. An IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) is essential for candidates for whom English is not their first language. In addition to satisfying basic entry criteria, BU will look closely at the qualities, skills and background of each candidate and what they can bring to their chosen research project in order to ensure successful completion.
For those opting for the 4 year option only you must be a health care practitioner and be eligible to practice in the UK. For both 3 and 4 year option applicants we will also be looking closely at the qualities, skills and background of each candidate and what they can bring in order to ensure successful and timely completion of the project (within 4 years). As this is a matched funded studentship with RBCH NHS Foundation Trust, the applicant will be interviewed by a representative from the Trust as well as by the BU supervisory team, the interview will take place in RBCH. The applicant will be required to have enhanced disclosure and barring service clearance and demonstrate the values of the NHS Constitution
Funding Notes
This project can be undertaken full-time over 3 years [with no clinical practice element] OR full-time over 4 years [3 days on the study and 2 days in clinical practice per week]. A fully-funded Studentship includes a maintenance grant of £14,000 per year to contribute towards living expenses during the course of your research, as well as a fee waiver for 36 or 48 months accordingly.
Associated costs, such as for fieldwork and conference attendance, will also be met under the Studentship.