Research Assistant Job - London - Central | Office, Clerical & Administration

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for two Research assistants to contribute to the delivery of the clinical skills sustainability project from October 2024 to September 2025. Expressions of interest are invited for students on Healthcare Programmes in NMPC and FoLSM to join a sustainability project multi-disciplinary team led by Melanie Maddison. The project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of clinical skills education at the Simulation & Interactive Learning (SaiL) centres and bring undergraduate and post graduate health care education in line with current sustainable practices in the National Health Service and the Government?s NET Zero commitment (NHSE, 2022). The project aims to enhance the recycling and reuse of clinical skills equipment through sustainable waste disposal and the introduction of an awareness campaign on the use of PPE for students and staff. The project will use a Sustainable Quality Improvement Framework, some knowledge of this, research methods, data collection and analysis would be helpful, but training will be given.

Duties -

Creation of multi-media induction materials with a focus on sustainable practice. Appropriate disposal and recycling of paper elements of clinical consumables. Collection and redistribution of unused items e.g. solution trays and reuse of dry/clean equipment to other sessions. Introduction of a campaign to raise awareness about using and recycling gloves and aprons during practice sessions, while ensuring competence in PPE use and disposal in the clinical workplace. Audit of clinical waste produced from clinical skills or simulation sessions following risk assessment guidance. Data entry using Excel, measurement and data analysis. Presentation of results to student groups, Faculty staff and national conferences. Literature searches and reviews. Report writing with an opportunity to be involved in publications to disseminate the project

Qualifications

Undergraduate applicants should be in the final year of their degree or master's programme and up to date with all theoretical and practical assessments and hours.

Skills

Applicants from any healthcare programme at King?s College London with capacity to complete this work between October 2024 and September 2025. To apply, please forward an Expression of Interest (up to 300 words) explaining your interest in environmental sustainability and the project. The completed documentation can be sent to melanie.maddison@kcl.ac.uk by 04/10/2024. If applicable, please also include an email confirmation from your personal tutor to acknowledge that you are up to date with your course requirements.

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