This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a definitive trial examining the effectiveness of oral nutritional supplement use in care homes. We seek to appoint a part-time Research Assistant to join a multi-disciplinary research team working on the REFRESH (nutRition intervEntions For malnouRished oldEr adultS in care homes) trial. This is a four year NIHR funded randomised controlled trial examining oral nutritional supplements in care homes.

The trial is a multi-university collaboration led by Professor Mary Hickson and Professor Jane Murphy of Bournemouth University. It is supported by the PenCTU and includes collaborators from the University of Exeter (statistics, health economics and community geriatric expertise), University of Coventry (dietetic expertise), University of Southampton (geriatric expertise), as well as care home managers and public representatives.

Your main tasks will be to provide support to the REFRESH Research Co-ordinator, including literature and database searches, training resource development, meeting organisation, and providing research and administrative support. You will work under the guidance of the Research Co-ordinator but will be responsible to Mary Hickson, one of the project leads.