The University of Edinburgh
Patient Public Involvement Manager
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Job Description
- Req#: 10351
- University degree or equivalent with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in Patient Public Involvement in healthcare and/or research.
- Leadership capabilities that include interagency & partnership working, influencing skills, negotiation skills and political insights
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and persuade wide ranging types of stakeholders.
- Delivering presentations to a large audience and a good understanding of working with and facilitating groups
- Track record in designing, initiating and delivering staff and student education and training programmes
- A competitive salary of Grade 8 (£48,350 - £59,421)
- 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
PPI Manager
The Opportunity:
The CRUK Scotland Centre has committed to democratise the design and delivery of cancer research and services in Scotland. By transforming our relationship with the people of Scotland, we will be better able to lead the fight against cancer, extend the reach of our research, help tackle health inequalities, and improve clinical outcomes.
We now seek a highly motivated Patient and Public Involvement Manager to operationalise our new strategy - Patient and Public Involvement Strategy (crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk)
The successful candidate will be experienced in the field of Patient Public Involvement (PPI) and will be responsible for influencing and delivering national PPI strategy. The post-holder will also lead, deliver and embed the use of PPI in research to improve the quality of clinical research delivery, and provide specialist expertise to enhance research funding and grant applications.
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:
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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
The closing date for applications is 14th May 2024
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Interviews will be held week commencing 20th May 2024
About the company
The University of Edinburgh is a public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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