Development of a technology enabled Night-time Home Care Service to support carers of people with long-term health conditions.

The Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University in Partnership with Interserve Healthcare is pleased to offer 3 new interconnected studentships to the highest calibre and most talented students;

Project 2 of 3: Development of a technology enabled Night-time Home Care Service to support carers of people with long-term health conditions.

Interserve Healthcare delivers bespoke healthcare services to clients in their own homes and healthcare establishments throughout the UK. Through a network of 26 branches, working with CCGs and Social Services Interserve Healthcare provide care directly to people in their own homes as well as clients who fund their care themselves. Interserve deliver high quality care services to adults, children and young people with complex and long term conditions.

Interserve is delighted to be working with the Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research, Coventry University to look at cutting edge research across the healthcare sector. Through supporting these 3 PhD studentships, Interserve aims to produce original and significant contributions to the knowledge base in this area.

Demographic changes have created an international challenge of an ageing population with predicted dramatically increasing costs on government funded health and care services requiring new approaches to health and care provision within the home. These 3 interconnected PhDs sponsored by Interserve Healthcare seek to explore new ways of designing and commissioning services using new technologies, roles and novel approaches to models of care with the aim of transforming community health and support services.

Please contact the Director of Studies to discuss the studentship you are interested in prior to making your application:
Dr Gillian Ward [Email Address Removed]

About the Host Centre:
The Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research is a major new research centre at Coventry University. This centre comprises over 40 staff from multi-disciplinary backgrounds who contribute to a research portfolio that builds on our international strengths in psychological health, behavioural interventions, children and families research, supported by technological innovation and translation, and health economics. We have over 30 PhD students currently studying with us and offer experienced inter-disciplinary, national and international supervisory teams to support students to achieve excellence in their research.
For Health Services Research we now rank joint 5th in the UK in UoA 3 (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy) with 94% of our outputs recognised as World-leading or Internationally Excellent.

Entry criteria for applicants:
• A minimum of a 2:1 first degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 60% mark in the Project element or equivalent with a minimum 60% overall module average.

In the event of a first degree classification of less than 2:1, a Masters Degree in a relevant subject area will be considered as an equivalent. The Masters must have been attained with overall marks at minimum merit level (60%). In addition, the dissertation or equivalent element in the Masters must also have been attained with a mark at minimum merit level (60%).

or
• a taught Masters degree in a relevant discipline, involving a dissertation of standard length written in English in the relevant subject area with a minimum of a merit profile: 60% overall module average and a minimum of a 60% dissertation mark

PLUS
• the potential to engage in innovative research and normally to complete the PhD within a three-year period of study
• a minimum of English language proficiency (IELTS overall minimum score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component)

In all cases the most recent and highest qualification attained will be that utilised for assessment purposes

Additional Items for Specification:
• knowledge and/or experience in the subject
• a good knowledge of health care delivery
• knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• experience of (or a willingness to quickly learn) about home health technologies such as telecare and telehealth

How to Apply:
Application form, full supporting documentation, and covering letter, plus a 2000-word proposal addressing the research theme

Duration of Study:
Full-Time –maximum term three years 6 months

Interview Dates:
Will be confirmed to shortlisted candidates – likely to be held week beginning 20th or 27th March