The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme is seeking to appoint members to the various Regional Advisory Committees clinicians and senior applied health researchers, social care researchers or practitioners with the following expertise:
North West
- Academic General Practitioner
- Epidemiologist
Southeast and Central
- Health Economist
- Statistician
East Midlands
- Social Care Researcher
- Academic General Practitioner
- Health Economist
- Mental Health
- Statistician (from outside University of Nottingham)
Yorkshire and North East
- Academic General Practice
- Epidemiologist
London
- Acute Hospital Medicine/Critical Care
East of England
- Statistician
- Qualitative Research
- Health economist
- General Practitioner
South West
- N/A
West Midlands
- Primary Care
- Cardiovascular Disease
RfPB is a regionally-based, response mode programme that makes awards of up to £500,000 for projects of up to three years in length. It funds research covering a wide range of health, public health and social care challenges.
The role of the Regional Advisory Committee is to review grant applications and make funding recommendations to the Programme Director and Department of Health and Social Care.
Committee membership tenure is for three years in the first instance, with the potential for renewal for a further two years. Reasonable travel and expenses are reimbursed.
Further information on the role and how to apply:
- RfPB Committee Membership Guidance for Applicants
- Application form for researchers/academics
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reporting Form
NIHR is taking action for diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome applications for those from an ethnic minority background, different ages, and disabled people as they are currently under-represented on our committees.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, or would like more information, please e-mail rfpb@nihr.ac.uk or call the RfPB programme management team at 020 8843 8057.