Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPI/E) Manager

Interviews are to be held on 9 February 2017

Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (LMBRU) is an NIHR funded world leading centre for translational research with the aims of preventing disease and disability in immune mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and improving the treatment of osteoarthritis. Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPI/E) activities are fundamental to the research activities of LMBRU.

The PPI/E Manager will take lead responsibility for PPI/E within LMBRU. This will include facilitation of patient involvement activities at all stages of the research process and management of the public engagement events programme. The PPI/E Manager will also be responsible for developing and implementing a PPI/E strategy to progress this work further, development of PPI/E training and evaluation of PPI/E activities. They will also manage LMBRU communication activities and materials for a range of audiences.

You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have experience of developing and delivering effective PPI/E activities within a research, health or higher education environment, including organisation of events. You will have an ability to think strategically, and experience of evaluating the impact of activities and working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

The University of Leeds is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offers a range of family friendly policies (http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/4/policies). The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN and holds the Bronze award. The School of Medicine gained the Silver award in 2016.  We are committed to being an inclusive medical school that values all staff, and we are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees.

University Grade 7 (£32,004 - £38,183 p.a.) depending on qualifications and experience.

Informal enquiries regarding the post should be directed to Dr Kirste Mellish, Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, tel: +44 (0)113 3924398 , email: k.j.mellish@leeds.ac.uk

If you have any specific enquiries about your online application please contact Gayle Iype,
tel: +44 (0)113 392 4884, email: g.a.iype@leeds.ac.uk