Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement and Comms Lead

3 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Unique opportunity to build on the established Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) work of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and head up the communications agenda for the new Cambridge based international HealthTech Research Centre in Brain and Spine Injury.

Main duties of the job

You will lead communication and dissemination across the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Brain Injury, cultivating and managing external relationships with key stakeholders including commissioners and PPIE networks. TYou will be responsible for horizon scanning, carrying out unmet need assessments, support of the Technology Assessment Programme and industry liaison, and spearhead a network of brain injury public contributors.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 20th June 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on the 1st July 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent . Qualification/training in patient and public involvement, participatory research, public engagement with science, or health communication. Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant areas.

Desirable

Leadership or management qualification or equivalent experience in managing teams.

Experience

Essential

Experience leading public involvement and engagement practices and activities . Experience of communications and public relations practices including social media, campaign planning, media activity, reputation and stakeholder management. Substantial experience of media relations - both proactive and reactive. Experience of devising, implementing and evaluating effective communications and engagement plans and the ability to identify the right channel for a particular audience .

Desirable

Experience of working across large and diverse teams and organisations . Experience of stakeholder mapping and analysis. Experience working in an NHS, research or health related public involvement environment. Experience of working with underserved and historically excluded groups and communities.

Knowledge

Essential

Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and diverse interest groups. Understanding of the external political environment, particularly as it affects the NIHR, NHS and wider health and social care system.

Desirable

Understanding of health data research and data science. Awareness of national policies and trends surrounding research and health data. Knowledge of NIHR and HDRUK standards for public involvement. Technical knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesign or equivalent software packages.

Skills

Essential

Outstanding written and oral communication skills as well as demonstrable numerical, verbal and critical reasoning skills. Strong stakeholder management skills. Strong negotiation and influencing skills with ability to motivate and engage individuals and teams . Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.

Additional Requirements

Essential

Demonstrated interest in health research. Ability to occasionally work out of hours, to support events and public workshops. Ability to travel, particularly to partner organisation and target populations. The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Desirable

Demonstrated use of health data to improve health outcomes.

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