About the International Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Network
The mission of the International PPI Network is to build a world where patient and public involvement is an integral part of health and social care research. We were formed in 2017 as a global collaboration of individuals and organisations, supported by a small secretariat based in the UK. Specific objectives include promoting and raising awareness of patient and public involvement in research, promoting standards and good practice, and working with organisations across the globe, including those from low and middle-income countries, to foster mutual learning and increased capacity for involvement in research.
The Network has over 300 members who benefit from regular mailings, and opportunities to communicate and collaborate through the Network website, and to attend the Network’s regular webinars on topical aspects of patient and public involvement in health research.
The Planning Group
The Planning Group provides oversight of and advice on Network activities, including the choice of topics for the webinars. It also deliberates and makes decisions on strategy, governance, member engagement, funding and future work-streams.
Benefits of joining the Planning Group include:
The opportunity to interact and collaborate with influential people across the globe
The ability to contribute to shaping the International PPI Network into a powerful movement pushing for public involvement to be an integral part of health and social care research
Collaborating on innovative ideas for future Network activities
The role
In October 2024 we will be accepting applications for two available roles on our Planning Group.
We are looking to recruit someone who can bring their vision, skills, knowledge and experience to the Planning Group to help achieve its mission by growing the Network, creating a sustainable organisation, and leading to a world where patient and public involvement is an integral part of health and social care research.
These roles are open to members of the public (i.e. people with lived experience, community members, consumers, patients) and people with community engagement / PPI experience.
As the UK is currently well-represented on the Planning Group, and in the interests of greater diversity, we encourage people from outside of the UK to apply for this role, including candidates from lower- and middle-income countries.
How to apply
We will be accepting expressions of interest for this role in October 2024. Further detail on role requirements and how to apply will be available at the beginning of October.
If you want to receive an email notification when this job advert goes live, please email Katie Porter k.s.porter@soton.ac.uk.
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