About us

The Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Officer will work as part of the Public Engagement Team in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London which is based at St Thomas’ Hospital campus. Staff and PhD students focus on the science and engineering of medical imaging and aims to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, brain and heart conditions.

About the role

​The PPIE Officer will manage the PPI Advisory Group for the School, as well as that of King’s Health Partners Digital Health Hub (DHH) which aims to support the development and implementation of digital health technologies.

The PPIE Officer will support researchers, PhD students, and projects adopted by the DHH with their PPIE activities.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 2 years. You will be expected to work on site at least 3 days per week.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level or has relevant work experience   
2. An in-depth understanding of the purpose of PPIE and best practice 
3. Experience of running public engagement and patient involvement activities 
4. Experience of working directly with patients and managing patient advisory groups 
5. Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team 
6. Excellent ability to engage with individuals of different diversities, age and levels of expertise, including scientists, medical doctors, patients, school children, and artists 
7. Experience of using a variety of engagement methods 
8. Experience of project management – working in parallel on projects of different scale and complexity, prioritising and meeting deadlines within budget

Desirable criteria

1. Post Graduate qualification in communications, particularly science communication/public engagement 
2. Experience of working in the higher education sector 
3. Experience of delivering training in public engagement and/or patient involvement 
4. Commitment to personal professional development

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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