Lived Expertise Research Lead

This exciting and hugely important role has newly been developed to ensure we embed coproduction, lived expertise and patient and public voice into all that we do.

The main purpose of this role is to develop and lead the trust wide research strategic theme of ‘co-production’ (that includes patient and public engagement ) whilst exploring it’s impact.
- To develop and lead a programme of service user and carer led research studies, including partnership working with third sector and service user led organisations.
- To develop studies in collaboration with clinically led Trust wide research themes.
- To develop and oversee the delivery of a trust wide research strategy on CO-PRODUCTION in all trust wide research networks.
- To lead on liaison with key regional stakeholders (e.g. third sector, universities, research networks and the National Institute for Health Research(NIHR), Research Design Service (NIHR RDS) and the Applied Research Collaborate(ARC: KSS)from a co-production perspective.
- To ensure that the relationships between governance, lived and clinical expertise are equally valued and have supporting policy structures.
- To work towards influencing key regional and national co-production advisory fora.
- To ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion are considered in all activities.
- Work across co-production and Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) for R&I

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good

Would you like to work flexibly? We understand that people often have various considerations outside work, either personal interests or family commitments, that they need to factor into their working life. We will support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us, and your commitments outside work.

**RESPONSIBILITY**:
Key objectives will include a lead role in the co-production of the development of our Research themes

To ensure lived expertise is weaved through research design, management, data collection, data analysis and dissemination of studies.

The post holder will manage and supervise those involved in Service User & Carer Involvement and will additionally provide supervision as appropriate on specific studies/ projects for Research Assistants, Clinical Research Practitioners, Research Nurses or Peer Researchers.

The post holder will be bound by trust and Research and Innovation (R&I) policies and procedures. They will contribute to the development of R&I policies and procedures ensuring the involvement of Service Users and Carers in their development.

They will lead on the development of R&I procedural documents concerning involvement in research. They will make decisions and develop policies within their research area that will influence the strategic direction of research and will influence the direction of the research groups in the Trust.

Communication and Networking
- Promote co-production in research and innovation within the Trust at all levels;
- Oversee dissemination of relevant research findings both within and outside the Trust;
- Produce research reports and publications;
- Present information on relevant research progress and outcomes to relevant stakeholders (including regulatory bodies);
- Prepare and present papers on coproduction in research across the trust and external stakeholders.
- Prepare and present papers to national/international conferences.
- Make internal and external networks to develop coproduction knowledge and understanding and form relationships for future collaboration;
- Communicate effectively with the Head of R&I manager and the Research Director to ensure that the Trust wide P&I strategy is integrated into R&I activities.
- Communicate effectively with coproduction and PPI consultants, often involving the communication of highly complex information relating to the research protocol and the participant’s condition in an accessible format.
- Communicate effectively with peer researchers and clinicians about individual plans to support their emotional safety and the emotional safety of Research Participants,