The Promoting Early Presentation Group at KCL has a vacancy for a Post Doctoral Research Worker. The post holder will coordinate a research project (Cancer diagnosis in the acute setting) aiming to understand the pathways to diagnosis among people diagnosed with lung and bowel cancer as an emergency across six acute hospitals within South and West London. This will inform policy to reduce the proportion of people diagnosed with lung and bowel cancer as an emergency rather than through primary care. The post holder should have a PhD in a relevant health science field with excellent knowledge of NHS and patient pathways through the NHS including knowledge of routine data sources used in health care, e.g. Hospital Episode Statistics data, primary care data, National Cancer Intelligence Network data. The post holder should have a good understanding of policy context around early diagnosis and significant experience of quantitative study design and analysis in a relevant field The post holder should be self-motivated and pro-active with a proven ability to manage a complex workload and prioritise appropriately Salary range of £31,020- £37,012 per annum, plus £2,323 London allowance per annum 27 days annual leave ticket loan scheme For project related queries please email [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] For administrative queries please email [log in to unmask] For further information and details of how to apply please follow the following link: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/apply.php?id=16843306 Mrs Fiona Warburton Senior Statistician King's College London Promoting Early Presentation Group 9th Floor Capital House 42 Weston Street London SE1 3QD email:[log in to unmask] You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.