Hello, my name is James Faraday and I am the Deputy Trust Lead for Newcastle’s Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals research.
I joined the team in 2022 and am really enjoying being able to support and guide our research-active and research-curious NMAHP colleagues though the multi-layered and often daunting research landscape.
In terms of my clinical career, I joined Newcastle Hospitals as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) in 2013. I have worked in various settings including the RVI, Freeman and in the community. I am a member of the North East SLT Research Network committee.
What I have loved most about my clinical job has been the variety. To give just a few examples, I have worked with people who stammer, older people with conditions like dementia and Parkinson’s Disease, and most recently adults who have brain tumours.
In each case, I have been fortunate to meet some incredible, inspiring people and to work with fantastic colleagues.
I have always been interested in the evidence-base for our work, and this led me to get involved in research. I obtained funding for a research internship, and then an NIHR PhD fellowship followed by an ARC Dementia Postdoctoral Fellowship. My research is about improving mealtimes for people with dementia.
I firmly believe that research can be for everyone, with real benefits for patients, our workforce, and the wider community.
Outside of work, life is generally quite busy with three young kids, church and the occasional game of five-a-side!
