The Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery (AccentVV) is part of the Department of Public Health & Primary Care of KU Leuven. AccentVV strives to be a leading scientific center that maximizes the quality of the nursing and midwifery care. The Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery conducts leading research on the development and testing of care interventions, the optimization of the care organization at micro and meso level, the implementation of effective interventions, care ethical aspects of nursing and midwifery care. By conducting research into care processes and outcomes for different target groups and within different care sectors, research within AccentVV contributes to tangible recommendations for and improvements in clinical practice.
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Project
Within AccentVV, your main assignment will be to conduct a doctoral research in the field of oncological care. With the TRANSFORM project (transmural follow-up care after cancer), we will focus on the development and implementation of a transmural care model for nursing care after cancer. Based on international best-practice examples and with the participation of patients and care providers from the hospital and primary care, we will develop a care model for nursing follow-up after cancer in primary care. Next, we will focus on implementation: we will develop an implementation plan to meet the barriers and needs of nurses in hospital and primary care to provide transmural follow-up care. We will then implement and investigate the effects of a nurse-led transition.
You will - under guidance and supervision - take the lead in the preparation and execution of the studies, the analysis and interpretation of the data, the publication of the research and the dissemination of the results to a wider audience. You are also involved in the funding application for (part of) the research project.
As part of your research project, you will also be involved in improvement initiatives around survivorship care from UZ Leuven and the Cancer Care working group of the LKI (Leuven Cancer Institute) and in education such as (co-)supervision of related master's theses in (among others) the Master in Nursing and Midwifery.
Profile
- You recently obtained a master's degree in nursing and midwifery, or you completed another master's degree in health sciences. You had an excellent study curriculum in which you obtained at least distinction in the master's year.
- You have experience in oncological care and/or primary care, and you are strongly driven by transmural collaboration.
- You have a strong affinity for scientific research and can write scientifically. (Experience in research is a plus, but not a must.)
- You have the desire and ability to further expand your methodological and statistical skills and you are enthusiastic about realizing a doctoral project.
- You have excellent oral and written communication skills in Dutch and English.
- You are highly motivated to collaborate with interprofessional stakeholders on this topic (nurse specialists and consultants, home care nurses, oncologists and hematologists, general practitioners, and others) and you are not afraid of contact with international experts.
- You have strong analytical skills and a critical attitude.
- You have strong project management skills and have good problem-solving skills and the necessary didactic qualities.
- You are well-organized and able to take initiative and work independently.
- You are flexible and enjoy working together in a team.
Offer
- A full-time PhD position with a scholarship status (not part-time) for 1 year, renewable in case of positive interim evaluation after 1 year, up to a maximum of 4 years in total.
- An excellent opportunity for (starting) researchers who want to sharpen their research skills. As a PhD student, you will have the opportunity to follow the department’s doctoral training program with the possibility of obtaining a PhD degree.
- Close cooperation with supervisors from AccentVV, UZ Leuven and primary care.
- An inspiring and stimulating interdisciplinary research context
- Opportunity to contribute to strengthening oncological care and expanding oncological home care through socially relevant research
- Opportunities for training, education and career guidance through the Leuven International Doctoral School
- An opportunity to develop a network in healthcare.
- A competitive salary in line with the KU Leuven salary scales for doctoral students
- Additional benefits for KU Leuven academic staff: paid holidays, reimbursement of public transport costs, affordable hospitalisation insurance, discounts in university restaurants, sports and cultural facilities, etc.
Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Annemarie Coolbrandt, tel.: +32 16 19 33 15, mail: [email protected].
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