PPI Opportunity at the Oxford Vaccine Centre

Opportunity: New Member Oxford Vaccine Centre Public Patient Involvement (PPI) Group

You might not want to take part in a health and care research study. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t support health and care research. We think of public involvement in research as research being carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them.

The Oxford Vaccine Centre (OVC) hosts a patient and public involvement group (PPI group).  The group are members of the public and advise our researchers on different elements of their research, to help make it as acceptable and accessible as possible to everyone.

We are now seeking new public and patient members for our PPI Group

We are looking for people who are:

-          Members of the public who do not work in healthcare, PPI, or in a health research role 

-          Living, studying or working in the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Berkshire (BOB) area

-          Interested in health but no previous experience in research needed

-          Possibly (but not necessarily) personal physical or mental health experience

-          Willing to learn about patient or public involvement in health research.

-          Flexible and friendly when working with others.

-          Willing to undertake training.

-          Interested in helping to make it possible for anyone, from any background to take part in health research

-          Able to attend at least 2 meetings a year online or in person (approximately 3 online and 3 in person). Other opportunities may also be available.

All applications are welcome.

Are you from a community that does not usually have the opportunity to be involved in health research? If so, we are particularly looking for you. By this, we mean people:

• With disabilities or long-term health conditions
• Who are from Black, African, Asian and Caribbean communities
• Who are from LGBT+ communities
• Who are refugees, carers, and younger adults (18–30 years old)
• Who have not been to university 

What will you be doing as a member of the Public Patient Involvement Group?

• Working with other group members, you will help researchers make their research more understandable and inclusive
• You will help researchers understand what is important to people from different backgrounds.

Payment, expenses and training:

• We will offer payment for time and reimbursement of expenses.  
• Current payment is £25 per hour plus expenses where applicable (e.g. travel for attending meetings).
• We also offer training opportunities.

Start and length of role:

The role is initially for 1 year with the option to extend.

For questions, please contact:

Nick Byard, Advertising and Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinator

Interested in joining the group?

Please send a short email outlining why you are interested and how you think you fit the role to Nick Byard.

We would welcome written, audio or video submissions/messages.

We will then set up informal chats to discuss the role with you. 

Contact: ovc-ppi@medsci.ox.ac.uk