About the Project
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a private, self-financing, not-for-profit medical and surgical college headquartered in Dublin (Ireland) with global reach through its overseas medical universities and health care centres in the Middle East, the Far East and Africa. Since its foundation in 1784, it has played a leadership role in Irish surgical and medical education. Currently, it operates the largest Medical School in Ireland and provides undergraduate education in Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, and Nursing. In addition to Surgery, it also provides postgraduate training and education in Radiology, Dentistry, Nursing & Midwifery, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Healthcare Management and Leadership, and has an Institute of Research.
DESCRIPTION:
Expressions of Interest are invited for three Clement Archer Scholar positions in the RCSI School of Pharmacy. As part of this role, the successful applicants will each be registered for a funded PhD, with the School covering the tuition fees and providing an annual stipend of €18,000. An international travel grant of €1,500 is also included to support an international excursion undertaken throughout the research study.
Scholar activities will include a combination of laboratory/practical demonstrations, tutorials, lecturing, supervision of undergraduate research students, outreach activities, assessment and correcting. Some or all of these activities will comprise a maximum of 1.5 days per week during each academic term.
Project Description
We are in a transformative period in Irish healthcare currently as we attempt to move from paperbased medical records and prescribing to electronic systems. The creation of the HSE subsidiary, eHealth Ireland, has accelerated efforts to meet this goal. A number of initiatives are now under way under the eHealth Ireland umbrella with the aim to evaluate and assess potential technological solutions and inform activities going forward.
One of the larger scale, and more successful initiatives currently in operation is the introduction of the Maternal & New-born Clinical Management System (MN-CMS). This is a fully Electronic Health Record (EHR) which has recently been introduced in several hospitals around the country and is due to be introduced to fifteen others on a phased basis from 2019. Before this can progress to a large scale roll-out, the system must be evaluated and the benefits of it, to staff and patients alike clearly quantified with any short fallings identified and addressed.
The aims of this project therefore are (i) to evaluate the current EHR in the context of a number of important outcomes, and (ii) based on these findings, develop suitable interventions to address the deficiencies identified and hence ensure that future iterations of the EHR are fit for purpose. This body of work will be highly beneficial to eHealth Ireland as they review these early versions of the EHR and incorporate generalisable research findings to improve future EHR implementations.
The project will follow a mixed methods approach and will include both qualitative and quantitative research. The successful candidate will gain skills in a wide variety of research methods and ultimately contribute to shaping the eHealth infrastructure in Ireland.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
• A primary degree in pharmacy is preferable but not a necessity.
• Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with a keen interest in a relevant area of Pharmacy research.
• English language requirements for candidates who do not speak English as a first language: an overall IELTS score of 6.5.
• Candidates should display:
- A good knowledge base, with evidence of interest in their research area of choice
- A capacity for independent thinking
- A professional work ethic
- The ability to organise themselves
- A willingness to learn
- Innovation and creativity
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- A capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently, in a nonstructured environment o Attention to detail, thoroughness in work practices and an ability to work to deadlines
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications for this post must be made via the RCSI Careers website at http://www.rcsi.ie/careers
Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday, April 30th 2018. Please include a CV and a detailed covering letter outlining your suitability for this role and specifying your project of interest.
Queries:
• For any queries relating to the application process, please contact Judy Walsh in the RCSI HR department on +353-1-402-2440 or by email at [Email Address Removed]
• Ms. Walsh can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by Prof. Paul Gallagher (Head of School).
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