Patient and Public Involvement in Research

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE07: £39,347 - £46,974**

**CMVM / Deanery of Clinical Sciences / Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility**

**Full-time (35 hours per week **)

**Open ended**

We are looking for an individual with experience of working with patients, service users, volunteers or communities who is looking for a busy role based in an experienced and growing team to support Patient and Public Involvement in fundamental sciences and health technologies research.

**The Opportunity**:
A developing role with opportunities for collaboration and development you will work on PPI in health research across medicine and engineering sciences research.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of engaging and working with communities/patients or public in research
- Ability to work independently, work to tight deadlines, use initiative to move the service forward and work as part of a team.
- An understanding of fundamental, health technologies or engineering research Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description **(opens new browser tab)

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £39,347 - £46,974
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held **Friday 21 **st **June



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