Communications and Engagement Lead
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced individual with talent, expertise, and ambition in communications and stakeholder engagement. The post offers the opportunity to work proactively on innovative solutions that will transform health and care research and delivery across the NHS.
The successful candidate will work as part of the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Secure Data Environment (SDE) Programme and the TVS Care Records Partnership Programme, and be hosted by the R&D Clinical Informatics Team within OUH. They will be accountable to the Programme Director/SRO respectively and have day to day accountability to the programmes' Coproduction Lead.
They will manage communication and engagement for data programmes across care records and research in the Thames Valley and Surrey, and feed into related national work. The programmes will support the successful candidate through regular joint meetings to manage a collaborative approach to communication and engagement across TVS.
Thedata communication and engagement lead will have significant impact on the success of these data programmes. Working with colleagues across the health and care system, subject matter experts, research and industry they will have the satisfaction of seeing their work lead to progress in the way patient data is used in the NHS: improving patient care and supporting understanding population health and cutting-edge research.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead on the continued development, delivery and implementation of our communication and engagement strategies. This will involve working closely with colleagues across the region, and nationally, to scope, prioritise, and deliver. The successful candidate will be highly skilled in working with diverse stakeholders, alongside interdisciplinary and cross-sector teams. They will be responsible for both internal and external communications, stakeholder management, media management, PR and liaison with key stakeholders.
The ecosystem they will work within is complex, spanning many organisations and sectors. Managing this complexity with be both a challenge and rewarding component of the post.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details on the main responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Education
- Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
- Master's degree or equivalent level experience in communications, including stakeholder and public engagement
- Extensive, relevant professional experience may be considered against the requirement for a degree in relevant discipline (the expectation of professional, technical competence is at least that associated with a degree level education in this subject)
Experience
- Excellent understanding and experience of the health research and clinical informatics landscape
- Demonstrable experience of working and in a technical environment, ideally within a clinical or healthcare setting
- Knowledge of relevant national legislation and local guidance and how these should be applied to stakeholder and public engagement activities
- Specialist knowledge across a range of stakeholder engagement practices, techniques and approaches underpinned by theoretical knowledge from study and relevant practical experience
- Knowledge of NHS datasets and standards
- Understanding of infrastructure, software and data lifecycles with specialist knowledge acquired through relevant qualifications including waterfall and agile project methodologies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Old Road Campus
Churchill Hospital
Oxford
OX3 7LE
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom OX3 7LE
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom OX3 7LE
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year
- Posted