Public Involvement and Engagement Officer

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School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education (PPM)

The Primary Care Research Centre is seeking a Public Involvement and Engagement Officer to work with the existing PPI steering group to create and deliver a public involvement, engagement and communications strategy, and to support public contributors and researchers on public involvement in research.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and organisational skills.  Experience working with patients and/or the public and experience of delivering public involvement, engagement and/or communication strategies is essential. You will have a proven record of managing your own time. Having previous experience of working in health or research communications and/or public involvement in research will be an advantage.

The post is available until 31st March 2022 at 0.8fte. Applicants wishing less than 0.8fte are welcome to apply.

You may be required to undertake a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For informal enquiries please contact PCRC PPI Officer Sonia Newman [email protected]   or Professor Miriam Santer [email protected] .

Application Procedure  

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk . The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Annabelle Trimm (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email [email protected]   Please quote reference 1418721LG on all correspondence. 

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.