Lived Experience PPIE Coordinator

This new part-time (0.2 FTE) post is immediately available until 31 January 2028 on a fixed term basis.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The post

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Psychology wishes to recruit an Expert-by-Experience to support the work of the Mental Health Mission (MHM) a government-funded program that aims to increase mental health research in the UK. This funding body funded post is available from April 2025 to January 2028. The successful applicant will be recruited as a Co-ordinator to help shape and lead on the PPIE (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement) for the depression theme of the mission.

This job is designed for applicants who would consider themselves Experts-by-Experience.

The post will include:

• Co-ordinate MHM project allocation and division across PPIE members
• To co-ordinate and develop a larger PPIE network that connects with the various research projects that sit within the depression theme of the MHM
• To engage different groups to improve diversity, and expand core membership
• Supporting the FoA (Friends of AccEPT) Steering Group
• Together with the MHM lead keep the Steering Group up to date on the PPIE initiatives happening across the mission, and the involvement of those with a lived experience.

About you

The successful applicant must be an Expert by Experience. Experiences could include mental health challenges, disabilities (e.g. physical or sensory, or be registered as disabled).

Candidates must hold either a high-level qualification relevant to or be able to demonstrate high level core knowledge of how to work with and support Experts by Experience. This may be evidenced by a project that they have been involved in delivering, or some other involvement.

You should have sufficient breadth or depth of specialist theoretical and procedural knowledge of working with Experts by Experience (EbE), as well as being skilled in developing networks and managing complex relationships.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Julieta Azevedo, e-mail J.M.Azevedo@exeter.ac.uk

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