New opportunity to have your say on patient safety research and join the team

The Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration is looking for someone with lived experience of health and social care services to join our team of Lay Leaders.

• Do you live in Yorkshire or Humber?

• Are you interested in improving healthcare to make it better and safer?

• Do you have good connections with community and/or public sector organisations?

• Do you like learning about new things and have a curious mind?

Then we’d like to invite you to apply to join our Lay Leaders.

Who are we? We are researchers from the Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (Y&H PSRC) which is a partnership between Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leeds. We are funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to carry out research focussing on making healthcare safer.

What does the role involve? The role will include looking at research plans to provide suggestions/ ideas, raising community awareness of patient safety research, finding out what matters to communities and prioritising work for future patient safety research projects.

We are looking to recruit a new Lay Leader to join our existing community of Lay Leaders. You would usually attend meetings at least once per month (many online). We will offer additional opportunities for involvement, such as developing community engagement projects, developing and delivering training etc. All Lay Leaders are paid for their time and expenses according to NIHR guidance (NIHR public contributor payment policy | NIHR)

How do I find out more?

A role descriptions and application form attached to this e-mail, if not please use the contact below to request, you can also contact for an informal discussion or to find out more information: Gary Blake – gary.blake@bthft.nhs.ukor call 07973 638 359.

Closing date for submitting applications is Friday 28 March 2025.

After reviewing applications, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an informal meeting and this can be via face-to-face, phone call or video calling.

Reasonable travel costs and expenses will be reimbursed.