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Felix Gradinger

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Dr Felix Gradinger

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-4047

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    Researcher-in-Residence The Researchers-in-Residence (RiR) role (Researchers in Residence - community and primary care - University of Plymouth) is an innovative approach to co-producing evaluation and research in Integrated Care Systems, and to facilitate service implementation and improvement (https://haln.org.uk/case-studies/researchers-in-residence). The model embeds the researchers into a host organisation (e.g. NHS providers and commissioners, Local Authority, VCSE), and aims to facilitate the translation of evidence into practice (where available) or develop the evidence base where this is weak or highly contextualised, and/or needs adapting to local context (https://www.scie.org.uk/integrated-care/workforce/role-multidisciplinary-team/webinar-2023-03). The approach is action-orientated and participatory, seeking to impact the development and implementation of service innovations and improvements in real time by working alongside front line teams, managers and service users (https://blogs.plymouth.ac.uk/communityandprimarycare/2023/02/27/from-torbay-to-singapore-international-impact-of-the-embedded-researcher-in-residence-model/).  The two part-time Researchers-in-Residence, Dr Julian Elston and Dr Felix Gradinger, are part of the Community and Primary Care Research Group at the University of Plymouth, supported by Professor Sheena Asthana (Centre for Coastal Communities - University of Plymouth), and the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (Pen ARC), Professor Richard Byng (https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/primarycare)

    Professional memberships

    May 2025-2028: Social Care Research Specialty Lead for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Southwest Peninsula

    July 2025-28: Member of the NIHR Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) funding committee

    Roles on external bodies

    International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC); member of the Scientific Committee for the International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC), Birmingham, May 2025; Co-guest editor for a special issue in the International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) on the role of the voluntary & community sector within Integrated Care; contribution to the Voluntary Sector and Intermediate Care Special Interest Groups (SIGs); webinars: Dr Felix Gradinger Presents - Implementation and impact of co-locating the voluntary sector with a multidisciplinary, cross-sector community IFIC Scotland Integrated Care Matters Webinar Series 3 Co-authoring “Understanding transitional and intermediate care for older people: An International Delphi Study” submitted in Journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research; and Contributor to ADVANTAGE JAproject (“A comprehensive approach to promote a disability-free Advanced age in Europe: the ADVANTAGE Joint Action initiative”), co-funded by the European Union’s Health Programme

    Teaching interests

    I take joy in developing myself by developing others and volunteer to mentor my peers informally wherever I can.  For example, at Exeter University this included contributing to monthly Qualitative Research Advice Clinics for staff and students, teaching on the 'making sense of evidence' module to medical students, and the successful bidding for Researcher-led Initiative Awards 2014 teaching two workshops on qualitative interviewing and thematic analysis to service users and students.  During my PhD and as a graduate teaching assistant I also delivered practice-based method seminars at both under- and post-graduate levels (Medical Sociology) at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. I have supervised 4 Master Students at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/postgraduate-courses/ Since 2018 and together with Prof Rob Anderson, I am also teaching on the Implementation Science Module on the MSc in Applied Health Services Research and the MSc in HealthCare Leadership and Management at the University of Exeter:
    • ‘Applying the Promoting Action on Implementing Research in Health Services (PARIHS) framework: Accessibility and implementation of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy in the NHS’ 
    • ‘Squaring the translational circle: co-producing knowledge for action in health and social care using a researcher-in-residence model’
    • (Workshop): ‘Implementing vertical and horizontal integration within an Integrated Care System – using Leadership and co-production’ 

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
      SDG 1 No Poverty
    2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    4. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
      SDG 14 Life Below Water
    5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    6. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
      SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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