Details
1094559
Canterbury Christ Church University
19/05/2025
Other - See Job
Hours per week: 37
Smart Casual
Pay
£18.25
£2.20
Description
Role
We are delighted to invite applications for a fixed-term role supporting an NHS England-funded project aimed at advancing ongoing education reform priorities within ODP. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a significant initiative shaping the future of the ODP workforce across the following key workstreams:
Sustaining workforce supply
Pathways into ODP pre-registration and preceptorship
Development of the educator workforce (academic and clinical)
ODP career pathways
Career development framework and progression routes
Professional leadership and influence
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) – Disability
The successful candidates will collaborate closely with principal investigators, researchers, and key stakeholders—including CODP, HCPC, support workers, learners, and managers—to drive the project forward. Each fellow will take responsibility for two workstreams while also working collectively to support progress across all areas. Given the nature of the role, proven experience in project management is highly desirable.
The fellows will play a vital role in the operational management of the project, including organizing and leading knowledge-sharing events at key stages.
It is anticipated that the project fellows will be seconded from their current ODP roles, offering valuable professional development opportunities in education, leadership, and research.
Duties and responsibilities
Main Duties
Work alongside the Principal Investigators and the project team to engage with CODP, HCPC, UCAS and others to review data related to the current ODP workforce system.
Coordinate the day to day running of workstream activities under the direction of the local project lead including activities such as Project Reference Group meetings and Steering Group meetings
Manage data related to project activities such as literature review, surveys, focus groups and co-design activities.
Facilitate quality monitoring and review of project activities, including evaluating EDI
Coordinate producing accessible written summaries of insights gained from project activities.
Regularly liaise with the other project fellows to coordinate activities and ensure all workstreams are supported and progressing appropriately
Contribute to producing outputs in various formats (written, visual, verbal etc) for publication, conferences, final reports and materials for dissemination.
Undertake such other duties that are allocated by the Principal Investigator(s) /Project Lead(s)
Skills and experience
Qualifications and Training
Educated to Degree level or equivalent in an area aligned to research activity - Essential
Evidence of postgraduate study or CPD undertaken in an area aligned to perioperative practice and / or work based learning and development - Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Knowledge of perioperative practice and the Operating Department Practitioner careers - Essential
Experience of leadership in projects related to perioperative practice - Desirable
Experience of facilitating work based learning and development - Essential
Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies - Essential
Experience of working with Microsoft Office tools - Essential
Evidence of working in and contributing to a successful team - Essential
Skills and Attributes
Previous experience of using co-production principles in practice or research - Desirable
Appreciation of the ethics associated with service improvement projects - Desirable
Excellent attention to detail - Essential
Strong listening, communication, and collaboration skills - Essential
Ability to work effectively under pressure and keep to deadlines - Essential
Qualities
Proactive, enthusiastic, flexible and approachable - Essential
An open and participative style - Essential
Tactful and diplomatic and able to respect confidentiality - Essential
Ability to demonstrate initiative and work both independently and as part of a team - Essential
Location
CCCU
Additional information
Key Areas of Work
Communications and Networks
Post-holder must demonstrate excellent communcation skills that are adaptable to varying audiences and stakeholders
Communicate via telephone, email, and face-to-face with project participants and stakeholders.
Communicate frequently, clearly and as appropriate with the principal Investigator(s), project fellows, the Project Steering Group and Project Reference group
Contribute to the production of reports, case studies and literature reviews.
Contribute to the writing of reports and publications
Disseminate findings and outcomes through effective use of approved and effective channels.
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Assist the project team in resolving issues as they arise.
Make decisions on the day to day administration and strategic delivery of project activity in consultation with the Principal Investigator(s), stakeholders in the Project Reference Group to ensure that objectives and deadlines are met.
Use individual initiative to develop creative solutions to complex challenges faced in the project such as finding participants for the focus groups, threats to deadline adherence and ensuring EDI.
Tackle issues affecting the quality of delivery within scope of own level of responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate.
Planning and organising resources
Plan and organise own work in collaboration with the Principal Investigator(s) to meet agreed objectives by prioritising duties
Analysis and research
Contribute to the methodological design of workstream activities.
Recruit and support relationships with participants via email, telephone and face-to-face.
Maintain records of project activity.
Conduct data collection activities, that will be co-created within the workstreams.
Understand the ethical considerations of workstream activities and ensure compliance with appropriate Codes of Ethics.
Think critically about your own personal development, expertise and qualifications and update these where necessary.
Work Environment / Physical Effort
Hybrid working
Routinely use a PC and keyboard.
Demonstrate responsibility for the Health & Safety of self and others as appropriate and adhere to relevant ethical guidelines.
Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.
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