Research Fellow - Part time

We have an exciting job opportunity for a 2 year fixed-term Research Fellow!

Part time contract for 2.5 days per week (.5 FTE)

Salary £59,850.00 pro rata.

This part time role is part of a collaborative partnership between Affinity Health at Work, UCLH and the London Centre for Work and Health (LCWH), bringing together expertise in workforce health and wellbeing, organisational psychology, occupational health and applied research.

The postholder will be employed by Affinity Health at Work (on a fixed term basis for two years), and work collaboratively with the team at UCLH to support the development and evaluation of staff health wellbeing initiatives, contribute to high-impact research and funding applications, and help shape sustainable approaches to staff health and wellbeing within the NHS and wider work and health sector.

The role is part of a collaborative partnership between Affinity Health at Work, UCLH and the London Centre for Work and Health (LCWH), bringing together expertise in workforce health and wellbeing, organisational psychology, occupational health and applied research. The postholder will be employed by Affinity Health at Work (on a fixed term, part time basis for two years), and work collaboratively with the team at UCLH to support the development and evaluation of staff health wellbeing initiatives, contribute to high-impact research and funding applications, and help shape sustainable approaches to staff health and wellbeing within the NHS and the wider work and health sector.

The role forms part of a broader initiative to strengthen workforce research and evaluation capacity and to help establish a sustainable, externally funded workforce evaluation and research programme within UCLH in collaboration with academic and clinical partners. The postholder will contribute to high‑impact research, stakeholder engagement, grant development and collaborative funding applications, helping shape future approaches to staff health, wellbeing and organisational support.

The Research Fellow will support the design, delivery and dissemination of applied work and health research including evaluation of organisational and psychologically informed workforce wellbeing interventions within NHS settings. Responsibilities will include coordinating day‑to‑day research activity, contributing to study set‑up and governance, collecting and analysing data, supporting stakeholder engagement, preparing reports and publications, and contributing to the planning, scoping and development of future research proposals and funding applications.

The role would suit someone with experience in occupational health, work and health, psychology, public health, rehabilitation, long‑term conditions, mental health, workforce wellbeing, or a related applied research field.

• Support grant planning, funding scoping and development of research proposals, including identifying funding opportunities and contributing to grant applications (e.g. NIHR and charitable funders).
• Assist in developing future collaborative research programmes and strategic research partnerships.
• Coordinate and manage key components of work and health research projects.
• Support study set‑up, including preparation of research documentation, ethics and governance applications.
• Develop and maintain study materials, databases, records and project documentation.
• Collect, manage, analyse and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data.
• Undertake literature searches, evidence reviews and synthesis to inform project delivery.
• Support recruitment, data collection and engagement with participating organisations or stakeholders.
• Organise and contribute to project meetings, advisory groups and steering groups.
• Draft, prepare and support the submission of academic publications, reports, conference abstracts and practitioner outputs.
• Contribute to the preparation of manuscripts for peer‑reviewed journals and dissemination to academic, professional and policy audiences.
• Prepare presentations, briefings and summaries for a range of academic, clinical and organisational audiences.
• Communicate research findings clearly to internal and external…