Job Description

SCHOOL / SERVICE

School of Health & Medical Sciences

DEPARTMENT

Language and Communication Science

LOCATION

Myddelton Street Building

CONTRACT TYPE

Permanent and Fixed Term

JOB CATEGORY

Research

HOURS

Full-time

SALARY MIN

42,882

SALARY MAX

49,559

PUBLICATION DATE

22-Jul-2025

CLOSING DATE

12-Aug-2025

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.



Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us. We are creating a 'health powerhouse' for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university, in which staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and increased interdisciplinary opportunities.



We are now one of the UK's largest health educators and one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital.

Background

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the APT research project as Research Fellow, based at City St George's in the Department of Language and Communication Science, within the School of Health and Medical Sciences.



The project is called: the "Aphasia Partnership Training (APT): A programme of work to co-design and evaluate the effectiveness of training a person with aphasia and their communication partner to communicate better together" (NIHR Number: 208121 https://www.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR208121). The Fellow role will support codesign of APT.

Responsibilities

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The purpose of this Research Fellow role is to deliver workpackage 2 of the APT research project, working with the Joint Lead Investigators, and other WP Lead staff. This involves supporting the co-design, development, delivery, and refinement of the Aphasia Partnership Training (APT) intervention and associated speech and language therapist learning package as part of WP 2.



Specifically: coordinating and actively leading the co-design process and activities with diverse stakeholders (people with aphasia, communication partners, NHS therapists) - this is in collaboration with WP2 Lead and Co-Lead; contributing appropriately to the case study testing process (alongside WP1 Leads and staff); and assisting with data collection and analysis to iteratively refine the intervention and learning package for future trials.

Person Specification

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The individual holds a strong academic background, with a degree in Speech and Language Therapy at first or upper second-class level (or equivalent) and must have a PhD in a relevant area. They will have in-depth knowledge and experience of communication partner training in aphasia, in clinical practice and/or research, and have a basic knowledge and understanding of intervention development and codesign. They will have quantitative and qualitative research experience (methods, analyses, and general research protocols, data management, and so on).



They will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including with people with aphasia, and excellent organisation and time management skills. Knowledge of NHS context, and fluency in a language other than English, are desirable.

Additional Information

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Closing date

: 12th August 2025 at 11:59pm.



Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 18th August 2025 - with Tuesday 19th August 2-5pm specifically identified ahead of time as best date for interview.



The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation on: "the Challenges of delivering and evaluating communication partner training in family dyads with aphasia". Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.



To apply and for more information about the post please use the links below. City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.



City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.



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