Job summary
We
have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to
join our extremely busy and highly visible communications and engagement team.
We
are looking for someone with passion and enthusiasm to take responsibility for
the operational delivery of the community development and the business and
local workforce engagement remit of the CCG.
Main duties of the job
You
will:
·
Provide
expert advice on engaging with local communities and local businesses and their
workforce.
·
Lead
on the development of engagement plans, projects and events in respect of local
communities and local businesses and their workforce.
·
Be
responsible for the maintaining and development of existing engagement
programmes namely Hull Health Champions and Working Voices including monitoring
activity and measuring outcomes of these programmes.
·
Develop
and maintain strong working relationship with voluntary and community sector
organisations and local businesses to ensure they have the information,
training and support they require to support the vision of ‘creating a
healthier Hull’.
Ideally
educated to degree level in a relevant subject, or with significant relevant
experience, we would like to hear from you if you are able to work both
flexibly and effectively within a team and have good knowledge of community
development and public engagement techniques and tools.
About us
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is the NHS
commissioning organisation which brings together 32 local
GP
practices
and other health
professionals to
plan and design services
to meet the
needs of the registered
local patient population
of
303,104.
We aspire to excellence in everything that we do in order
to deliver our vision of Creating a Healthier Hull.
We work in close partnership with a variety of
stakeholders including our Primary Care Networks, providers of health services,
local government, other local public sector, voluntary and carer groups,
patient representatives and the general public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is integral to the delivery of the CCG’s engagement remit, taking responsibility for community engagement and engaging with working age adults through local businesses and workplaces. You will use multiple methodologies to ensure that views are heard and used to influence local health decision making processes.
Established programmes, Hull Health Champions and Working Voices, are our main vehicles for this and as the lead officer for these you are expected to build on already developed relationships as well as identify and develop new ones to grow the programmes. You will support the organisation to ensure all sections of our communities are given a voice and will lead on developing and implementing mechanisms for engaging with seldom heard and hard to reach groups.
Sound knowledge of community development and public engagement techniques and tools are essential for this role, along with the ability to effectively plan and coordinate projects in complex and challenging environments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is integral to the delivery of the CCG’s engagement remit, taking responsibility for community engagement and engaging with working age adults through local businesses and workplaces. You will use multiple methodologies to ensure that views are heard and used to influence local health decision making processes.
Established programmes, Hull Health Champions and Working Voices, are our main vehicles for this and as the lead officer for these you are expected to build on already developed relationships as well as identify and develop new ones to grow the programmes. You will support the organisation to ensure all sections of our communities are given a voice and will lead on developing and implementing mechanisms for engaging with seldom heard and hard to reach groups.
Sound knowledge of community development and public engagement techniques and tools are essential for this role, along with the ability to effectively plan and coordinate projects in complex and challenging environments.
Person Specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Experience of working successfully in a team with the minimum of supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in community development / patient / public involvement / engagement role.
- Significant experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing systems, processes and procedures.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for senior managers.
- Experience of monitoring budgets.
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of operating in a managerial capacity in an NHS environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree-level or demonstrable equivalent experience in community development and/or public engagement.
-
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Comprehensive understanding of the NHS landscape and key challenges facing CCGs.
- Sound knowledge of community development and public engagement techniques and tools.
- Ability to analyse complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior managers and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
Desirable
- Knowledge of new / social media and their application to the NHS environment.
Person Specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Experience of working successfully in a team with the minimum of supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in community development / patient / public involvement / engagement role.
- Significant experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing systems, processes and procedures.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for senior managers.
- Experience of monitoring budgets.
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of operating in a managerial capacity in an NHS environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree-level or demonstrable equivalent experience in community development and/or public engagement.
-
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Comprehensive understanding of the NHS landscape and key challenges facing CCGs.
- Sound knowledge of community development and public engagement techniques and tools.
- Ability to analyse complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior managers and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
Desirable
- Knowledge of new / social media and their application to the NHS environment.
