AccentVV aspires to be a leading scientific centre that maximises the quality of nursing and midwifery care. AccentVV aims at higher educated nurses and midwifes as key players in high quality and evidence based care.
The centre carries out leading research around the development and testing of care interventions, the optimisation of healthcare organisation at micro and meso levels, the implementation of effective interventions, and care ethical aspects in nursing and midwifery care.
By making efforts to improve processes of care and outcomes for different target groups and within various healthcare sectors, its research will be instrumental to individuality, effectiveness, accessibility, timeliness, safety and efficiency of high quality care.
Moreover, AccentVV strives to translate results of research into tangible recommendations for the improvement in clinical practice. The centre seeks to lead the social debates concerning future care, and strongly invests in the development of leadership in care.
AccentVV considers professionalism, cooperation with other disciplines, care and policy organisations, training centres, patient organisations and professional and academic organisations to be crucial elements to achieve its mission.
Prof. dr. Theo van Achterberg is a full professor at the AccentVV. Both his teaching and his research focus on quality issues in patient care, with the implementation of evidence-based practice as the main focus.
Project
- to perform a review of the literature for capturing implementation factors relevant for the implementation of the Family app;
- to install stakeholder panels to support the following phases in the projects;
- to perform an interview study to capture implementation factors as experienced by families and “Dashboard coaches” (those who monitor data collected through the app);
- to use Implementation Mapping methodology for the selection of relevant implementation strategies;
- to perform Nominal Groups study to offer potential additional implementation strategies and activities, and to prioritise strategies and activities from the full selection;
- to collaborate with doctoral candidates 10 and 11 in the delivery of a final implementation toolbox;
- to complete a successful PhD thesis within the project duration;
- to attend the training workshops, seminars and conferences organized within the HAP3 network, as well as those required by the doctoral schools of the universities involved;
- to publish in high-impact journals and present findings at conferences.
Profile
- Educational Qualification: Applicants must possess an MSc or an equivalent degree in the field of Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health or Social sciences or other disciplines relevant to the overall project (more details specified in the project specific requirements);
- PhD Status: Applicants must not hold a PhD degree or have successfully defended a PhD thesis;
- Mobility Condition: Applicants must not have lived or conducted their main activities (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months within the three years immediately preceding the recruitment date. Exceptions include compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and periods spent in the process of obtaining refugee status;
- Local Eligibility: Applicants must meet local requirements and be eligible for enrollment in the PhD program at the recruiting (KU Leuven) and second university (Trinity College Dublin) involved in the supervision of the doctoral candidate.
- English Proficiency: Applicants must demonstrate a high level of proficiency in both written and spoken English (proof of B2 level or equivalent);
- As you will work with local stakeholders, Dutch language proficiency is desirable but not strictly necessary;
- Previous training on Implementation Science is an advantage;
- Experience with performing Systematic Literature Reviews is an advantage.
Offer
The vacancy is for a period of four years and relates to the larger Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood (HAP 3) an EU funded Marie Curie Joint doctoral network project designed to train ‘PERINATAL CARE INNOVATORS’ who will support couples during the transition from pregnancy, to postpartum and early parenthood.Our international consortium of 5 leading universities and 11 associated partners (including 7 non-academic partners) provides the PhD candidates with a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse academic and professional community, benefit from the expertise and resources of different institutions, and contribute to cutting-edge research in the fields of obesity and mental health during critical reproductive periods.
Selected candidates will be offered a competitive salary aligned with the MSCA-JD regulations for Doctoral Researchers. The exact net salary will be determined at the time of appointment, taking into account local tax laws, employer costs, social security contributions and whether or not the candidate is eligible for a family allowance. The salary package always includes a living allowance and a mobility allowance.
Link to the HAP3 networks’ program of research.
Interested?
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