Public Patient Involvement (PPI) Facilitator

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Tipner; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, in partnership with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, is seeking a specialist administrator to lead Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities across research programmes.

You will work closely with patients, carers and research teams to develop and deliver a PPI strategy, ensure governance arrangements, support internal research awareness and coordinate liaison with regional and national PPI organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities relating to research at Portsmouth Hospitals and Isle of Wight NHS Trusts.
• Work closely with patients, citizens and carers, research teams and other professionals to develop and deliver a PPI strategy and programme of work.
• Lead and facilitate PPI input into research at the organisation including project reviews, engagement, communications etc.
• Liaise with regional/national strategically aligned PPI organisations and groups.
• Ensure good governance arrangements in relation to PPI undertakings for research at the organisation.
• Support the development of internal research awareness and external communications where required.

Job description

This is a specialist knowledge administrative role within the Portsmouth Technology Trials Unit team. The purpose of the role is to be responsible for leading on the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities relating to research at Portsmouth Hospitals (PHU) and Isle of Wight (IWT) NHS Trusts. The post holder will provide a specialist role, working closely with patients, citizens and carers, research teams and other professionals to develop and deliver a PPI strategy and programme of work., To lead and facilitate PPI input into research at the organisation including project reviews, engagement, communications etc.

To liaise with regional/national strategically aligned PPI organisations and groups.

To ensure good governance arrangements in relation to PPI undertakings for research at the organisation.

Support the development internal research awareness (and external communications where required)

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.