Public and Community Involvement & Engagement in Digital Health Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University

• Please note this is a rolling advert. Applications will be reviewed at regular intervals and the job may therefore close before the date noted above.

In collaboration with The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University will be hosting an EPSRC Digital Health Hub at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC). We are seeking a Research Fellow to help design and deliver an ambitious work package that puts patient, public and community involvement at the heart of digital health innovation.

You will manage and extend patient, public and community involvement in digital health research and innovation, with a particular focus on designing, delivering, and evaluating inclusive, meaningful, and innovative public involvement across the multi-partner South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub.

You will work under the guidance of the work package co-leads, Professor George Peat and Lynn Laidlaw, in collaboration with the Hub Managers and Training Lead, liaising with Hub team members, community organisations, members of the public, and other stakeholders.

You will have experience of involving patients, service users, or members of the public in research projects, have excellent communication skills, be able to work with a diverse range of organisations and individuals, and be passionate about public involvement in research and innovation.

The key responsibilities for this role are:

• Contributing to the delivery of deliberative forums with members of the public
• Networking and communication to maintain and grow the Hub’s Public Partner Network
• Facilitating public contributions to digital health innovation training materials
• Conducting evidence synthesis and written reports and articles
• Co-ordinating public contributions and engagement in annual Hub dissemination/networking events

For further information or an informal discussion, please email Professor George Peat (Director, Centre for Applied Health & Social Care Research (CARe), on: g.peat@shu.ac.uk.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment. 

You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.  Further details on TPS can be found here: New Starter | Teachers’ Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk)

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.

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