Community Engagement and Involvement Officer (Clinical Research)

The post holder will coordinate public contributor involvement, community engagement, communications, meetings, training and events across the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and the Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC). They will lead on developing relationships with communities, community organisations and the voluntary sector to support the Public Patient Involvement Engagement (PPIE) and Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager in delivering the PPIE and EDI strategy. The post holder will offer support to initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of research, improving access to research opportunities and promoting inclusive participation amongst underserved communities. They will contribute to the collection of impact and activity data, support reporting requirements and assist in the development of communication materials that showcase the value of public involvement and community engagement in research.,

• Be responsible for supporting the planning and delivery of community engagement
activities, outreach events and awareness campaigns and attend those events.
• Develop and maintain relationships with VCFSE organisations
• Assist with and attend engagement activities aimed at improving participation in
research amongst underserved communities
• Assist in addressing inclusivity and diversity within research participation and community
engagement .
• Leading on gathering feedback from communities and public contributors and support its
• Compiling data and reports for Research Governance purposes.
• Monitoring the PPIE inbox .
• Enter attendance, demographic data and feedback into computerised systems.
• Support other teams, and key stakeholders as required.
• Maintain stocks of merchandise and order when necessary
O Arrange meetings and workshops.
• Prepare agendas and papers.
• Take minutes and monitor actions.
• Support annual showcase events
• Make recommendations for process improvement and support with
implementation of change as required.
• Assist and develop recruitment information on the CRF/CRDC website and social media accounts.
• Support the PPIE and EDI Manager in delivering the PPIE Group action plan, Be responsible for supporting the planning and delivery of community engagement
activities, outreach events and awareness campaigns and attend those events.
• Develop and maintain relationships with VCFSE organisations
• Assist with and attend engagement activities aimed at improving participation in
research amongst underserved communities
• Assist in addressing inclusivity and diversity within research participation and community
engagement .
• Leading on gathering feedback from communities and public contributors and support its
incorporation into service improvement and further research activity General
• Compiling data and reports for Research Governance purposes.
• Monitoring the PPIE inbox .
• Enter attendance, demographic data and feedback into computerised systems.
• Support other teams, and key stakeholders as required.
• Maintain stocks of merchandise and order when necessary
Meeting Support o Arrange meetings and workshops.
• Prepare agendas and papers.
• Take minutes and monitor actions.
• Support annual showcase events
EDI
• Help identify groups that may be under-represented in research
• Assist with targeted engagement to improve inclusion of underserved communities
• Support EDI training events
• Support initiatives aimed at increasing diversity in research participation
• Make recommendations for process improvement and support with
implementation of change as required.
• Assist and develop recruitment information on the CRF/CRDC website and social
media accounts.
• Performs other related duties as
assigned. PPIE Group and Research Volunteers The post holder will support the PPIE and EDI Manager in delivering the PPIE Group 10-point plan. This will include:
• Act as a key point of contact for public contributors and research volunteers
• Suport the recruitment, onboarding and retention of public contributors and
volunteers
• Arranging and co-ordinating bi-monthly PPIE group meetings including
distribution of papers prior to planned meetings.
• Taking minutes and progressing actions at the PPIE group meetings.
• Arranging and supporting inclusive and accessible PPIE events and campaigns
including booking, advertising and attendance.
• Processing payments to patient contributors in line with the local processes and NIHR guidance, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Our statement on modern slavery We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.


• Degree or equivalent, Formal qualification in Good Clinical Practice, Experience in working with members of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of coordinating events and meetings
• Experience in communicating with patients and members of the public
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of previous experience in a research setting
• Experience in assisting in project management and developing work streams in relation to delivering a specific objective
• Experience in report writing / minute taking, Understanding of the role and value of patient & public involvement and engagement within research
• Understanding the barriers to participation and the importance of PPIE and community engagement in research
• Knowledge of data protection and research governance processes
Desirable criteria
• Understanding the challenges associated with inclusivity and diversity within research
  
  NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.