Patient and Public Involvement & Engagement Senior Coordinator [Temporary Cover] (Part Time)

Do you have a passion for working with the public and using your communication skills to build relationships? Interested in a role working with community organisations and young people to make sure their voices are heard?

We are recruiting a Patient and Public Involvement & Engagement Senior Coordinator who can maintain and develop NIHR BioResource patient and public involvement initiatives., primarily but not exclusively our Young Ambassadors programme and partnerships with community based organisations.

About NIHR BioResource:

Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.

NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.

Further details on the NIHR BioResource can be found on our website https://bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

About the job:

The Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Senior Coordinator at the NIHR BioResource is an essential role to the organisation achieving its objectives with regards working with our volunteers to incorporate diverse perspectives and lived experiences into strategic and operational decisions that help make our research resource a success.

This post will support delivery of our Community Collaborations Programme, working closely with existing community organisation partners and identifying and onboarding new partners. The role holder will also help deliver our Young Ambassadors programme, a PPI group of under 16s and parents created to provide ongoing input to our D-CYPHR programme.

The role holder will support the Communications & Marketing Manager on the implementation of our PPIE strategy and will work closely with another Senior PPIE Coordinator.

The role holder will actively seek opportunities to cultivate and foster relationships with a range of community groups and individuals to understand volunteers' (both current and potential) needs and create inclusive, meaningful, relevant and accessible PPIE activities.

About you:

Ideally you will have:

• first-hand experience of coordinating patient and public involvement initiatives in health research or service settings
• experience of supporting patients or the public to engage in research or health service development with a keen understanding of their reasons for doing so and accounting for their individual needs
• experience working with children and young people in a research or public sector/service setting would is desirable

What we offer:

The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, an attractive pension scheme (employer's contribution is 12.6%) and 36 days annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.

This appointment is part time (60%), 21.9 hours per week; 80% will be considered. Work-life balance is important, and we are open to discussion on flexible working, including hybrid working.

The post is available on a fixed-term basis for 12 months or until the return of the postholder, whichever is sooner. NIHR BioResource is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) on a 4-year funding cycle.

Our offices are on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus CB2 0QQ (approximately 2 miles south of the city centre).

See the Further Information link below for full details and Person Specification.

This appointment requires a Research Passport application.

We encourage informal queries about the job or the application process - please contact Ed Wood, Communications & Marketing Manager, Edmond.Wood@bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online Application form.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is 05 April 2026

The interview date for the role is to be confirmed

Please quote reference RW49067 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Key information

Department/location

Department of Haematology, NIHR BioResource Research Group

Salary

£33,951-£39,906 pro rata

Reference

RW49067

Category

Assistant staff

Date published

13 March 2026

Closing date

5 April 2026