The ACUTE study, optimising support for acute oncology patients: a mixed methods study with health care professionals and patients
PhD
Key facts
Start dates
September 2023
Application deadline
7 May 2023
Location
Course length
Full time: 3 years
Department
Supervisor(s)
More details
Eligibility: Home UK/EU applicants with settled or pre-settled status in the UK
Bursary p.a: equivalent to UKRI national minimum stipend plus fees (current 2022/23 bursary rate is £17,668) 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. Patients often present with an emergent medical issue, subsequently identified to be cancer-related. Alternatively patients with cancer diagnoses may present to non-oncology areas with challenging symptoms.
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, exploring HCPs views on where improvements could be made, as well as understanding the unmet training, educational or other needs of HCPs.
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, inform the development of tools, training or resources needed to optimise support for acute oncology patients. HRA approval will be required and service users engaged throughout.
Additional details
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR) - a vibrant, multi-disciplinary Research Institute. Sitting within the Supportive Cancer Care and Long Term Conditions 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.
There is an additional requirement to undertake up to 6 hours of undergraduate teaching/week during semesters 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
Contact hls-applications@brookes.ac.uk for instructions on how to apply via the online application system or for any application queries.
Director of Studies: Contact Dr Lucy McGeagh with any project queries: lmcgeagh@brookes.ac.uk
Advisors: Dr Verna Lavender and Professor Bass Hassan
Tuition fees
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