Opportunities to Engage
New opportunity to have your say on patient safety research and join our team.
The Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration is looking for people 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 Health & Social Care and ways 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?
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 new Lay Leaders to join our existing community. You would usually attend meetings at least once per month that usually happen in the daytime (many online). We will offer additional opportunities for involvement, such as developing community engagement projects, developing and delivering training etc. All Lay Leaders are remunerated for their time and expenses according to NIHR guidance (
NIHR public contributor payment policy).
How to find out more
Please read the
Role Description before submitting an application.
You are also encouraged to contact Gary Blake – gary.blake@bthft.nhs.uk to find out more about the role before applying.
To apply, complete the following form and send to Gary either via email or by post, contact details are given in the application form:
Lay Leader Application Form
Closing date for submitting applications is Friday 19th June 2025 a 5pm.
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.
