Be a Research Volunteer
Research Volunteers
Through our existing NUH Volunteers scheme, we will be offering new opportunities for members of the public, carers and patients to volunteer alongside our research teams across our hospitals. These opportunities will include:
- Raising awareness and helping us to promote the research we do
- Working with and advising researchers about all aspects of the research we carry out
- Representing our research on a regional and national level
We are grateful to Nottingham Hospitals Charity for their support for our Research Volunteers programme.
Being a Research Volunteer
Being a Research Volunteer means that you will be a valued and recognised contributor to our clinical research teams.
You don't need to be an expert in clincial research or have any previous experience of research to get involved. In addition to the support that NUH provides to every volunteer, we’ll provide a full introduction to clinical research here and ongoing support to learn more about the different ways that research is improving treatment and care for our patients.
As a Research Volunteer you will be able to choose the type of support you'd like to offer and what areas of research you'd like to be involved in. This may include:
- helping participants to their appointments
- helping the public involvement deliver questionnaires and surveys
- attending events and talking to the public about our research
- delivering training to staff and other public involvement members
- helping virtually by reviewing documents, attending online focus groups, and filling out surveys
- being part of committees, panels or steering groups across NUH research and our centres of excellence ( NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre , NIHR Nottingham Clinical Research Facility  , Home - HealthTech Research Centre )
- becoming co-applicants on research projects
- becoming part of wider regional and national research programmes
How to apply
We open applications to become a Research Volunteer regularly . Find all the details to apply or join the waitlist by emailing n uhnt.getinvolved@nhs.net
Contact us
For more information about Patient and Public Involvement in research at NUH, please email us.