Lived Experience Researcher/Educator

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working where possible

27 days annual leave plus bank holiday

NHS pension scheme

Maternity, paternity and adoption 
BEN

Incremental pay progression

Employee assistance programme 24/7

Yearly appraisal and learning and dev

Health service discounts and benefits

Job summary

The Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a 12-month role in the psychiatry education department. The post holder will recruit, support and coordinate lived experience volunteers in teaching, and help deliver research and service evaluation in medical education, including leading the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield.

Applicants must have lived experience as a service user or carer in psychiatry and experience of research from design to completion.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in psychology or another relevant area.
• Lived experience as a service user or carer in psychiatry.
• Experience of undertaking research from design to completion.
• Good understanding of NHS healthcare systems, ethical procedures and confidentiality.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and develop the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield.
• Recruit, induct and support expert patients in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Plan lived experience sessions with Clinical Teaching Fellows and co-facilitate teaching in Derby.
• Monitor safeguarding, wellbeing and risk management of expert patients.
• Act as first point of contact for lived experience contributors and monitor teaching quality.
• Coordinate and carry out service evaluation, quality improvement and research projects.
• Contribute to questionnaire and interview study design, ethics applications, renewals and grants.
• Identify, clean and analyse data using Excel, NVivo, SPSS and Rayyan.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate degree in psychology

Tools

NVivo

SPSS

Rayyan

Excel

Job description

This 12-month role sits in the psychiatry education department of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which hosts medical student placements from the University of Nottingham. The post holder recruits, supports and coordinates lived experience volunteers in teaching, and helps deliver research and service evaluation in medical education. It combines leading the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield with a peer researcher role across two sites. Applicants need lived experience as a service user or carer in psychiatry, and experience of research from design to completion.

What the job involves

• Lead, coordinate and develop the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield
• Recruit, induct and support expert patients in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Plan lived experience sessions with Clinical Teaching Fellows and co-facilitate teaching in Derby
• Monitor the safeguarding, wellbeing and risk management of expert patients and elevate concerns
• Act as first point of contact for lived experience contributors and monitor teaching quality
• Coordinate and carry out service evaluation, quality improvement and research projects
• Contribute to questionnaire and interview study design, ethics applications, renewals and grant applications
• Identify, clean and analyse quantitative and qualitative data using Excel, NVivo, SPSS and Rayyan
• Prepare written reports and present findings to Trust, regional and national meetings
• Ensure data collection complies with GDPR, ethical standards and Trust governance
• Support simulated patient sessions and student induction when needed
• Develop outcome measures for lived experience and teaching impact and support EDI monitoring

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in psychology or another relevant area

Experience

• Lived experience as a service user or carer in psychiatry
• Experience of undertaking research from design to completion

Skills & knowledge

• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good understanding of NHS healthcare systems, ethical procedures and confidentiality

Nice to have

• Working towards a postgraduate degree in psychology or a related area
• Experience of working with patients in a care setting
• Experience of qualitative data analysis

What’s offered

• Commitment to flexible working where possible
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme, 24/7
• Yearly appraisal and structured learning and development
• Health service discounts and online benefits