Story Fellow – Cardiff and Vale UHB

We are collaborating with several partner organisations to appoint nine Story Fellows with a passion for crafting, telling, and analysing stories, who can bring a strong mix of creativity, problem solving, and innovative thinking to this AHRC-funded research programme run by The Story Society at Bath Spa University.

You will be based at Cardiff Metropolitan University and at the Host organisation Cardiff and Vale University Health Board , where you will work to find a creative solution to a problem that they think Story Skills can solve.

As therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) advance, women and girls with CF are living longer and healthier lives and more are choosing to have children. What role can Story play in supporting them to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health? Your role is to use story methods to co-create resources that support shared decision making.

You will be an experienced storyteller with a passion for making a positive social impact. Your deep understanding of ethically complex environments, particularly in healthcare, and your ability to listen with empathy and safeguard personal narratives will make you well-suited to co-creating meaningful resources for women with cystic fibrosis.

You will set your own working patterns, in agreement with the Host. Your work with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will span 14 months. For the first 12, you’ll work (on balance) 2 days a week on your placement and 0.5 on independent and StoryArcs research and training. For the final 2 months, you’ll contribute directly to analysis and dissemination of the Story Skill Set with the central StoryArcs team.

This role offers significant potential to develop your research career and be part of a prestigious AHRC-funded Programme.