Head of Patient Involvement

4 weeks ago

Stratford, United Kingdom Cancer Research UK Full time

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together we will beat cancer.

Head of Patient Involvement

**Salary**: £72,000 - £76,000 per annum
- Reports to: Director of Information & Involvement
- Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (4 days per week considered)
- We're open to a variety of ways of working, including job share and compressed hours.
- Location: Stratford, LondonOffice-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: 8th June

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
- We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Patient Involvement to join us. In this crucial role, you will develop and deliver CRUK’s involvement strategy, to ensure that we meet our ambitions to put people affected by cancer at the heart of what we do and involve them as partners in shaping our work wherever their insight and expertise can add value.

In a supportive working environment, you’ll discover something new every day, whether it’s a new connection, a new method of engagement or a talent you never knew you had. You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

Dimensions:

- The role will be accountable for 10 employees and matrix management 2 employees

What will I be doing?Lead on the development and delivery of the CRUK-wide patient involvement strategy refresh, to encompass all areas of the business that currently deploy or may benefit from patient involvement.-
- Development, delivery and on-going oversight of a comprehensive evaluation plan to monitor the effectiveness and impact of the strategy.-
- Working with colleagues in R&I to oversee delivery of our researcher engagement strategy to inspire, upskill and support researchers to involve people affected by cancer in their work
- to include Cancer Grand Challenge, Research Data Strategy and Clinical trials-
- Deliver new and innovative approaches to involving patients in our work in those areas where we seek to be sector leadingWorking with leaders across CRUK to create opportunities for those close to cancer to get involved in our core activity. Influence via robust personal relationships combined with evidence-based insights-
- Hold external relationships with peers in other organisations, and represent the Charity in key activities such as the Shared commitment to Patient Involvement-
- Provide functional leadership and strategic direction to the patient involvement team, leading a high performing, robust and engaged team-
- Create an effective matrix management framework to include shared responsibility for management of individuals in other teams who are leading on specific elements of PI-
- Oversee work on patient involvement across all areas of CRUK e.g. research, fundraising, policy etc. to ensure that we are embedding patient involvement where necessary and adhering to best practice across the organisation-
- Collaborate with the wider organisation and oversee patient involvement team’s work to create an inclusive environment which facilitates the involvement of all people affected by cancer, from all backgrounds and cultures.-
- Develop a multi-channel comms plan for CRUK patient involvement activities, to consider both critical baseline activity and key opportunities for thought leadershipWhat skills are you looking for?Experience of developing strategies and the ability to lead their implementation-
- Expertise of working with patients in an engagement or involvement role, sensitive to the demands of working with patients and ability to represent patients’ views while achieving corporate and strategic goals.-
- Knowledge of best practise in the areas of patient / volunteer engagement and journeys, involvement and consultation including impact measurement.-
- Proven ability to build and maintain excellent rapport with others, developing productive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.-
- Leadership and team management experience in a complex and / or change environment-
- Excellent written and oral communication skillsWhat will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.
- In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
- Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
- We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we

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