Adult Social Care Research Facilitator

Role Responsibility

This position represents an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded post on a new programme of work called the Kent Adult Social Care Partnership. You will work closely with social care staff and the care sector to build research capacity in adult social care. The project is one of six national social care capacity building partnerships and will contribute to the substantially growing national attention to issues around social care. The position offers the chance to be involved in research from the grass-roots and with a strong focus on implementation. 

There will be significant scope to be involved in exciting new research projects and contribute to culture change within social care. The project aims to:

• implement effective partnership working and co-production of research ideas within adult social care;
• support with identifying strategic research priorities across adult social care, including knowledge and training gaps for social care staff;
• build research capacity and develop a positive culture of research in practice across the adult social care workforce through a community of practice approach;
• pilot a ‘Researcher in Residence’ model and evaluate its relevance and sustainability in adult social care;
• develop the evidence base around locally-relevant, co-produced social care interventions;
• develop sustainable and effective models of knowledge sharing and co-production and share this with others locally, regionally and nationally.

You will be employed by Kent County Council, Adult Social Care and will be co-located at the University of Kent as the delivery partner which has a highly-regarded and extensive track record in applied health and social care research. They will also have opportunities to work with national social care experts at the Personal Social Services Research Unit (This will enable you to learn and develop research skills). There will also be a Researcher in Residence post employed by University of Kent and co-located at Kent County Council, Adult Social Care. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interviews will take place 1st and 2nd December.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact:

Gina Walton on 03000 415535 or Georgina.Walton@kent.gov.uk

Ina Porumb on 03000412473 or ecaterina.porumb@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.