Opportunity details

RCOT Research & Innovation Fund Panel member with lived experience

Help the Royal College of Occupational Therapists fund research that matters.

Link to organisation:

https://www.rcot.co.uk/support-the-profession/equity-diversity-belonging/public-contributors

Full description:

We’re looking for two people with lived experience of occupational therapy, or who have cared for someone who accessed occupational therapy, to join our Panel. Every year, our Research & Innovation Fund awards grants for occupational therapy research, with recipients decided by the Panel. As part of the group, you’d need to be able to:

• attend one virtual meeting a year for three years
• do some reading beforehand.

We will support you in the role.

Opportunity Deadline

21st February 2026

Payment:

Yes

Expenses:

Yes

Organisation

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

We’re RCOT, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. We’ve championed the profession and the people behind it for over 90 years, and today we are thriving with over 37,000 members. Then and now, we’re here to help achieve life-changing breakthroughs for our members, for the people they support and for society as a whole. We want people to be at the heart of the work we do and to help us make decisions about that work.


Details

Topic:

Other

Location:

UK wide

Involvement type:

Reviewing

What support is offered?

We’ll ask what support you need to be involved in the Panel and try to support your needs within our resources.

Can the work be done from home?

Yes

Suitable for a beginner?

Yes