About this role
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Help shape better research with patients and communities at its heart.
Are you passionate about involving patients and the public in research? Do you enjoy bringing people together, building relationships, and helping turn great ideas into impactful projects?
We're looking for a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Manager to support research across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), embedded within the Birmingham Public Involvement Hub at the University of Birmingham. You'll work closely with clinicians, researchers, patients, and community groups to ensure public involvement is meaningful, inclusive, and delivered to a high standard.
In this exciting role, you'll coordinate involvement activities, recruit and support public contributors, facilitate co-design workshops, provide hands-on support for funding applications, and help demonstrate the impact of involvement on research.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong engagement and project management skills who wants to make a real difference to the quality, relevance, and success of health research.
Why join us?
- Influence research that improves patient care
- Work with leading clinicians, researchers, and communities
- Help secure future research funding through meaningful involvement
- Be part of an experienced and supportive Public Involvement Hub team
- Drive inclusive research across one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts
Ready to help shape the future of health research? We'd love to hear from you.
Main Duties
Delivering an effective environment for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) requires building, developing and maintaining excellent relationships with diverse groups of patients and carers, patient and carer organisations, third sector organisations, faith organisations, and other stakeholders in the local and national health and social care economy, as well as a wide range of academic and clinical partners.
Building on the legacy of previous UHB activities putting patient and public voices at the heart of clinical innovation, as well as working closely with the wider portfolio of existing PPIE activities across university and NHS partners to build capacity and capability for our researchers and public contributors.
Person Specification
- Relevant professional/educational qualifications, including project management experience (in large and/or complex initiatives relevant to PPIE), or substantial relevant experience evidencing the qualities required in this role
- Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, with broader sector awareness – including work with faith, voluntary, charity and social enterprises
- Familiarity and experience with UK Standards for Public Involvement to develop working practices relevant to PPIE
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly for a variety of audiences, and to produce and analyse source material and other relevant data
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Claire Wickett on [email protected]
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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.