The ACUTE study, optimising support for acute oncology patients: a mixed methods study with health care professionals and patients

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Key facts

Start dates

September 2024 / October 2024

Application deadline

8 April 2024 (23:59)

Course length

Full time: 3 years

More details

Eligibility: Home UK/EU applicants with settled or pre-settled status
Bursary p.a: equivalent to UKRI national minimum stipend plus fees (2023/24 bursary rate is £18,622).
University fees and bench fees will be met by the University for the 3 years of the funded Studentship.

This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.

Overview

Acute oncology is a unique area of medicine. Acute oncology services manage patients who are acutely unwell due to their cancer and/or cancer treatment and patients who are acutely unwell due to an undiagnosed cancer at admission to hospital.

This novel PhD aims to understand what it is like to experience the acute oncology pathway, for patients, acute oncology staff and other Health Care Professionals (HCPs) who interact with acute oncology patients,  identifying unmet patient needs, understanding HCPs' views and experiences of service delivery, and exploring where improvements could be made.

Consisting of a systematic review, interviews with acute oncology patients and HCPs, and a national survey of acute oncology HCPs to explore experiences, views and unmet needs, with regards to service delivery, to optimise support for acute oncology patients. HRA approval will be required and service users engaged throughout.

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Additional details

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (OxINAHR) – a vibrant multi-disciplinary Research Institute. Sitting within the Supportive Cancer Care group, this PhD would suit a researcher with experience of cancer, health care or health services research or a health care professional with research experience.

Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as is a passion for improving support for oncology patients and ability to work independently and at a high level, within a sensitive topic area. Some prior experience of qualitative research and/or survey design would be desirable. Experience with individuals with cancer would be favourable.

This studentship requires you to undertake the equivalent of up to 6 hrs of teaching per week on average, during semester time, and to include preparation and marking (but no more than 20 hrs per week), and to participate in a teaching skills course without further remuneration.

How to apply

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a first or upper-second-class honours degree from a Higher Education Institution in the UK or an acceptable equivalent qualification.

English language requirements

EU Applicants must have a valid IELTS Academic test certificate (or equivalent) with an overall minimum score of 7.0 and no score below 6.0 issued in the last 2 years by an approved test centre.

Application process

Please download and follow the application instructions. Complete applications should include a research proposal (max 500 words) about how you would conduct the study.

Contact hls-applications@brookes.ac.uk with any application queries.

Contact Dr Lucy McGeagh with any project queries: lmcgeagh@brookes.ac.uk

Director of Studies: Dr Lucy McGeagh

Supervisors: Dr Katie McCallum; Professor Eila Watson.

The provisional interview date will be 2 May 2024. Interviews are anticipated to take place in person.

Part-time MPhil/PhD study will be exceptionally considered.

Tuition fees

Research degree fees and project costs
University fees and bench fees will be met by the University for the 3 years of the funded Studentship.

Research degree fees and project costs
University fees and bench fees will be met by the University for 3 years. Bursary is equivalent to UKRI national minimum stipend (current rate for 23/24 - £18,622)

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

Tuition fees

2023 / 24
Research degree fees and project costs
University fees and bench fees will be met by the University for the 3 years of the funded Studentship.

2024 / 25
Research degree fees and project costs
University fees and bench fees will be met by the University for 3 years. Bursary is equivalent to UKRI national minimum stipend (current rate for 23/24 - £18,622)

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

+44 (0)1865 534400

financefees@brookes.ac.uk