Patient and Public Engagement Ambassador

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Patient and Public Engagement Ambassador (PPEA) to join the children and adolescent mental health research team (COMIC), working within the R&D department of Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

This is an important role which will help us to establish a Young Persons Advisory Network (YPAN). This role will ensure children and young people's (CYP) experience of participating in research is clear and simple, allowing as many service users as possible the opportunity to take part in research and get involved in research promotion within the Trust. The successful candidate will work closely with the R&D team to support research at all stages from study design, funding applications to recruitment of CYP, carers and staff and making results widely known.

Communicating with CYP, carers and schools. Coordinating engagement activities - newsletters, website content. Promoting COMIC and service user involvement in research. Evaluate success of YPAG by requesting feedback from attendees. Organise and run engagement events. Promote research projects.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Date posted

03 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

20 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-57223-COR

Job locations

IT Centre, Research & Development Unit

York

YO10 5NP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The candidate will be responsible for liaising with CYP and their carers and schools to recruit participants to the YPAN, and will act as a point of contact for these stakeholders within the COMIC team. They will also be responsible for engagement activities such as writing newsletters, updating website content, contributing to the PPI strategy of the COMIC team. They will organise and run research events, YPAG meetings and public engagement events. They will promote diversity in research by engaging with underrepresented groups within local communities. They will work with other Trusts and YPAG groups to broaden the scope of the COMIC YPAN.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of service user involvement and co-production in practice
Understanding of the importance of research

Experience

Essential

Experience in planning and managing workload
Experience in non-verbal and verbal communication

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of service user involvement and co-production in practice
Understanding of the importance of research

Experience

Essential

Experience in planning and managing workload
Experience in non-verbal and verbal communication

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.