Patient-Public Involvement and Engagement Manager

Role Description

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Support Service (RSS) Hub hosted by the University of York is seeking a Patient-Public Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) Manager.  

The NIHR RSS provides seamless access to support, advice, research design and collaboration from pre-application to post-application for researchers working across the remit of NIHR in England. This is provided through eight Hubs and specialist centres for Public Health and Social Care across England who come together as a national Network.  The RSS Hub hosted by the Department of Health Sciences is a partnership with the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds.

The University of York offers flexible working patterns and a number of family friendly initiatives. As a Department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities.

Role

As PPIE Manager you will provide leadership in embedding patient and public involvement and inclusive approaches across RSS Hub culture, structure, and processes.

You will work in partnership with the RSS team, including public members, researchers, PPIE advisors and professional support staff to foster a culture of innovation and learning about public involvement in research. You will lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of processes, policies, practices and initiatives to support meaningful PPIE across the Hub and the provision of pre- and post-application support to researchers. You will contribute to the national RSS Network, evaluate impact and undertake dissemination. 

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

Some of the essential requirements for the role are listed below, please see the job description for the full list of essential criteria.

• Level 6 Qualification
• The ability to lead large scale projects
• Well-developed knowledge of public involvement, including theoretical knowledge and substantial practical experience in involving the public in research in a health, social care, community, third sector or other relevant setting
• Expertise in building and maintaining productive working relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds and across organisational boundaries
• Excellent oral and communication skills including writing and developing communications material
• An understanding of inequalities in health and social care the UK health-related funding landscape and priorities
• Experience chairing committees or groups involving the public, including liaising with and supporting members, organising meetings and post-meeting follow-up

Interview date: Thursday 10^th September

For informal enquiries: please contact the Co-Directors, Professor Catriona McDaid at catriona.mcdaid@york.ac.uk or Professor Catherine Hewitt at catherine.hewitt@york.ac.uk; or the Operations Director, Louise Earnshaw at louise.earnshaw@york.ac.uk

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview.  Read more about the University of York’s commitments under the Disability Confident scheme.