PPIE Co-Lead (Lived Experience) — Peer Support in Brain Injury Research
Help shape brain injury research using your own lived experience. Paid PPIE Co-Lead role.
Link to organisation:
Full description:
Northumberland Head Injury Service employs one of the only NHS peer support workers for brain injury in the country. We are developing research to evaluate this role and need a PPIE Co-Lead with lived experience of brain injury (yours, or as a carer) to help shape the study design and interpretation. Paid role, approx. 2.5-3% FTE. Expression of interest by 14/10/2026.
Opportunity Deadline
14th October 2026
Payment:
Paid role, approximately 2.5-3% FTE. Exact payment arrangements will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.
Expenses:
Reasonable travel and other expenses reimbursed in line with NIHR guidance.
Organisation
Northumbria University, in partnership with Northumberland Head Injury Service (Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust)
A university-NHS partnership evaluating an embedded neurological peer support role, the only one of its kind currently operating in the NHS.
Details
Topic:
Neurological disorders
Location:
North East
Involvement type:
Designing and managing
What support is offered?
Full induction to the project and research team, with ongoing support from the study's PPI methodologist.
Can the work be done from home?
Yes
Suitable for a beginner?
Yes
