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FoDOCS Student Co-Creator

 

Job Description

FODOCS Students of any year/ discipline required to fill several co-creation roles.  

In response to a consultation process undertaken to investigate the faculty?s low NSS scores, we are searching for several BDS, DTH and PGT students, from all years to join working groups with staff as equal partners in the exploration of the main themes and topics arising from the NSS feedback. Together, you will co-create new processes, interventions and activities to improve the student experience. 

Students will be added to a pool of student co-creators, being offered work on projects, workshops, focus groups and advisory groups throughout the year. 

Tasks include:  

  • Corresponding regularly with staff and students via email and Teams 
  • Undertaking research about best practice in the sector  
  • Attending and contributing to meetings  
  • Listening to and respecting the expertise of staff and other students, whilst also bringing your own expertise to collaborations  
  • Confidently sharing your ideas and experiences  
  • Using your creativity skills to suggest solutions to tricky problems  
  • Approaching conversations with curiosity and open-mindedness  
  • Sharing your work and progress with your peers  
  • Due regard for diplomacy and confidentiality 
  • No experience necessary, but students must be prepared to talk about their own experiences with other students and staff candidly and sensitively.  

You will be contracted to work for a total of 30 hours, which you will work flexibly across the academic year. Depending on the nature of the work, these hours may be expanded in consultation with you. Your time will be split between undertaking research, attending workstream meetings and supporting staff to improve current practice and with the development of new initiatives. The majority of your hours can be undertaken remotely, however you will need access to Microsoft Teams.  

You will be compensated at the Talent Bank rate (?13.92 + holiday pay).   

In your application, please provide answers to the following questions: 

What does successful, shared decision-making look like between staff and students? (max 150 words) 

What skills, qualities and attributes do students need to posses when working with staff in true partnership? (max 150 words) 

You will be scored and ranked based on your answers to these questions, and the highest scoring candidates will be offered roles. There are several jobs available, so you have a good chance of securing work! 

If successful, you will be invited to paid training on the evening of Wednesday 11th September, 5 - 7pm.  The session will be held online.  

Please only apply if you are available on the above day and time and are a CURRENT BDS, DTH or PGT student in FoDOCS.  Applications for this role will close at 23.59 on Tuesday 20th August 2024 .  

If you have any questions, please contact Maddie Taylor, Student Experience Manager: maddison.taylor@kcl.ac.uk 



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Recruitment of Research Assistant

(0.2FTE for 5 weeks-with flexibility)

Audit & Evaluation of written assessment feedback for BSc midwifery students 

Who we are looking for

Are you currently registered as a Doctoral student at King?s?

Do you have experience in qualitative research?

If the answer to these questions is yes- we are looking for you!

Context of the post

We are looking to appoint a current registered Doctoral student at King's College London to work with a multidisciplinary team from the department of Midwifery and King?s Academy on a project funded by the College Education Fund looking to undertake an audit and evaluation of written assessment feedback for BSc Midwifery students. Looking at the student experience of assessment, this project will design an audit tool to undertake review of written assessment feedback given to students after summative assessment submission for students on the BSc Midwifery curriculum.

The project will focus on students where there has been evidence of an attainment gap in higher education (such as students from a minoritised ethnic group and those with  a SpLD) but will be of whole-cohort benefit. There will be 2 workstreams for the project;

  1. Literature review, and development of the audit tool as part of a codesign process with students and educators
  2. An audit of feedback on global assessment across the midwifery programme

Typical paid duties will include:

  • Assisting in building the evidence base for the project, by reviewing the literature on assessment feedback practices in higher education pre-registration healthcare programmes.
  • Writing up findings into a literature review

 Eligibility, hours and pay

To apply, you need to be a current registered Doctoral student at King's College London. 

We expect the role to run November 2024-Feb 2025, however there should be flexibility to allow for project needs to be met. Work is not expected to go beyond Feb 2025.

This post will be paid at a Band 5 salary on a weekly basis. It is anticipated that the hours will be on average 7-7.5 per week (some weeks may be slightly more, some less).

You will be hired on a King's Talent Bank hourly paid contract, and they will undertake a Right to Work check. You will need to ensure that taking on this role is not in breach of King's policies or any funding or immigration conditions.

Support provided

You will be expected to work autonomously, but will have support, including:

  • A project induction including from a member of the study team.
  • The Research Assistant will have one-to-one mentoring meetings with one of the project leads (depending on requirements of the work) 

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Qualifications

Registered Doctoral student at KCL with the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care



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Core skills, knowledge and experience required

(E-essential, D-desirable)

  • Experience in qualitative data collection, analysis and write up (E)
  • Understanding of undertaking academic literature review (E)
  • Interest in / knowledge and understanding of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and diverse student needs (E)
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