Patient, Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Facilitator

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days annual leave

Generous pension schemes

Flexible working policy

On-site leisure facilities

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Imperial College London’s Neonatal Medicine Research Group seeks a motivated PPIE Facilitator to support COLLABORATE study activities. This part-time role (0.2 FTE) is fixed-term for 12 months and focuses on planning, coordinating and delivering patient and public involvement.

You will work with the PPIE Lead to organise meetings, focus groups and online/in-person events, manage expenses and records, and help communicate study findings to diverse communities.

Qualifications

• This role requires a degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience providing administrative support in busy environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities with deadline focus.
• Attention to detail and proactive administration.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver online and in-person PPIE activities, including meetings, workshops and focus groups.
• Coordinate venues, materials and communications; liaise with public contributors.
• Administer PPIE expense claims and maintain accurate records.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination through blogs and newsletters.

Skills

Degree level or equivalent experience

Administrative support

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Relationship building

Public involvement guidelines

Participatory research

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Tools

Qualtrics

Job description

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Facilitator to join the Neonatal Medicine Research Group and support PPIE activities for the COLLABORATE study.

COLLABORATE is a five-year study exploring the best feeding methods for babies born very preterm (before 29 weeks of gestation). Working in partnership with people with lived experience of preterm birth or necrotising enterocolitis is an essential part of our research.

You will work closely with the PPIE Lead to provide high-quality administrative and organisational support for the planning, coordination and delivery of PPIE activities, helping to ensure that parents, former patients and other public contributors are meaningfully involved in our research.

What you would be doing

As PPIE Facilitator, you will support the planning and delivery of online and in-person PPIE activities, including meetings, workshops and focus groups. You will help coordinate venues, materials and communications, liaise with public contributors and support the facilitation and evaluation of activities.

You will also administer PPIE expense claims, maintain accurate records, support the monitoring of PPIE activities and contribute to communications and dissemination, including blogs, newsletters and social media. Working with the PPIE Lead, you will help ensure that PPIE activities are inclusive, accessible and effectively communicated across the COLLABORATE study.

What we are looking for

What we are looking for:

• A level of education to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of providing administrative support in a busy working environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a well-structured approach to administration.
• The ability to use initiative, work independently and take a proactive approach.
• The ability to build effective working relationships with people across different organisations, disciplines and professions.
• Knowledge of current guidelines and standards for public involvement and engagement.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to ensuring that people from a broad range of backgrounds are able to contribute meaningfully.
• Experience of participatory research methods, organising focus groups, working within the NHS or higher education, and using survey platforms such as Qualtrics would be advantageous.

What we can offer you

• You will join the Neonatal Medicine Research Group within Imperial College London's School of Public Health and have the opportunity to contribute to research that places patients and the public at the heart of how studies are designed and delivered.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution by helping people with lived experience shape research.
• Opportunities for professional development in patient and public involvement and engagement.
• A sector-leading salary and remuneration package, including 41 days' annual leave and generous pension schemes.
• Access to Imperial's flexible working policy, family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
• A diverse and inclusive working environment with staff networks and resources supporting personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

This is a part-time position at 0.2 FTE (equivalent to one day per week), fixed term for 12 months in the first instance. While the total hours are flexible, there is a preference for them to be worked across multiple days.

The expected start date is January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

You will be part of the Neonatal Medicine Research Group and will work closely with the Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC) at Imperial.

Occasional out-of-hours working may be required to support PPIE events.

For further information about the role, please contact Annemarie Lodder at [e-mail].