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SENIOR RESEARCHER IN SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE | £52,000 - £62,000 per annum (pro rata)

Part Time - 30 hours over 4 days a week (Monday to Friday).
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire (Hybrid working agreed)

WHY THIS ROLE?

Are you an experienced health researcher looking to lead impactful research that improves the lives of people affected by serious illness, palliative care needs and end of life care?

This is a unique opportunity to join Dorothy House Hospice Care's Education and Research team and play a leading role in shaping the future of supportive and palliative care research. Working in collaboration with the University of the West of England, you'll help develop, secure, deliver and disseminate research that has a meaningful impact on patients, families, clinical practice, education and policy.

As our Senior Researcher in Supportive and Palliative Care, you'll lead innovative research projects, develop competitive grant funding applications, build partnerships with academic institutions and healthcare organisations, and contribute to research that influences care locally, nationally and internationally.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

• Developing research questions and leading collaborative grant funding applications with clinical, academic and patient partners
• Leading and delivering high-quality supportive, palliative and end of life care research projects from inception through to dissemination
• Publishing and presenting research findings to regional, national and international audiences
• Measuring and demonstrating the impact of research on clinical practice, education and healthcare policy
• Managing research projects, budgets, governance requirements and delivery timelines
• Building strong partnerships with universities, research networks, healthcare providers and external stakeholders
• Supporting the development of research capacity across Dorothy House through teaching, supervision and mentoring activities
• Line managing research staff employed on externally funded research grants
• Contributing to the strategic development of research and innovation across Dorothy House and partner organisations

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

ABOUT YOU

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior researcher who is passionate about evidence-based healthcare, collaborative research, knowledge mobilisation and improving outcomes for people approaching the end of life.

Essential requirements:

• Doctoral qualification (PhD or Professional Doctorate) in health and social care, psychology, public health or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level research experience
• Demonstrable experience designing, conducting and delivering research within supportive, palliative or end of life care settings
• Experience developing successful research funding applications and contributing to, or leading, grant submissions
• Track record of disseminating research through peer-reviewed publications, conferences or formal reports
• Experience leading complex research projects, including governance, budget management and delivery of outcomes
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate across healthcare, academic and public sectors
• Knowledge of research governance, ethics and Good Clinical Practice within health or social care research

Desirable requirements:

• Experience conducting research within a hospice or community palliative care setting
• Experience of line management, supervision, mentoring or developing staff and students
• Experience working with Higher Education Institutions, NIHR infrastructure or research networks
• Professional registration with a relevant professional body

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application!

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews for this role will be aimed to be held week commencing 28th September 2026.