About this role
Job summary
Closing Date: 2nd August 2026
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: Commencing 3rd August 2026
Interview expected to take place: W/C 31st August 2026
Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
The post holders will play a key role in shaping the study's design, recruiting participants, collecting data, supporting the analysis of findings, and sharing results with decision-makers and community members. They will receive training and dedicated support from the principal investigator and senior research fellow.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based within the world-leading Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group (YQSR) at the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR).The postholders will work on the study on a flexible, as-needed basis. On average, they will work around 4 hours a week - however this will vary from week to week. Some weeks may require no work and some may require a full day's work. The post will be for one year, with the potential for extension depending on the study findings.The duties include providing feedback on the study proposal and methods, approaching, recruiting and consenting participants, collecting data through workshops, observations and interviews, supporting and feeding back on the analysis of findings, sharing findings and working with partners. Bespoke training will be provided for the community researchers.We are particularly keen to hear from members of Black Caribbean and Black African communities in Bradford with lived experience of end-of-life care. This can be as a carer, family member or friend.In order to ensure high quality data are collected for the project the post holders will work alongside the study team.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people We are one team We care We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description Job responsibilities
This post presents an exciting opportunity for community members from Bradford with experience of palliative and end-of-life care within the Black Caribbean and/or Black African communities to join our supportive study team. Their role will be to help us understand how to systematically address racism in palliative and end-of-life care. They will join community researchers who have already been recruited from the Pakistani and Roma communities.We are looking for organised, motivated and enthusiastic community researchers.The successful candidates will work with the Principal Investigator and Senior Research Fellow to help design the study, collect data, support the analysis and help share the findings to ensure the findings have impact.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of relevant working in a community or health setting Experience of working under pressure or to tight deadlines
Desirable
Experience of working in research Experience of working with people in their home and in the community
Skills Essential
Excellent administrative and IT skills Excellent oral and written communication skills Able to be self-motivated and work without close supervision in an office and independently in the community Interpersonal skills to include: diplomacy and sensitivity, negotiating and influencing Excellent organisational skills Ability to interpret written procedures and record information accurately Ability to summarise complex information Excellent attention to detail Demonstrates the ability to work well with others in a team Mature approach to work with a friendly manner Flexible approach to work and working practices to meet the requirements of the project
Desirable
Lived experience of end-of-life care within the Black Caribbean and/or Black African communities across Bradford, Can be as a carer, family member, friend or otherwise Able to speak relevant languages spoken in the Black Caribbean and/or Black African Bradford communities Knowledge of safeguarding
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications Essential
NNEB/HND/BTEC,GNVQ level 3 or equivalent level of education* Or other highly relevant experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Temple Bank
Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford
BD9 6DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)