Healthier West Wirral Neighbourhood Health Engagement Lead

Job summary

The Neighbourhood Health Engagement Lead will play a key role in strengthening partnerships between HWW Primary Care Network, patients, and the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. The postholder will be responsible for mapping local assets and organisations, fostering collaboration, and supporting meaningful patient engagement. They will develop, deliver, and evaluate collaborative health and wellbeing initiatives, ensuring that the voice of local people is central to neighbourhood-level planning and delivery.

Main duties of the job

Community Mapping & Asset Development

Lead on mapping local VCFSE organisations, groups, and community assets.

Maintain an up-to-date directory of local resources and services to support PCN teams and patients.

Identify gaps, opportunities, and strengths in community provision.

Patient & Public Engagement

Work with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) that are within HWW.

Facilitate patient and carer involvement in service design and evaluation.

Organise listening events, focus groups, and other neighbourhood events.

Utilise social media to support engagement.

Attend community events and networks.

Partnership & Relationship Building

Develop and maintain strong, trusted relationships with VCFSE partners, community leaders, and other stakeholders.

Act as a key link between PCN clinical and non-clinical teams and the wider community sector.

Support information-sharing and partnership working across health, care, and community sectors.

Collaborative Projects & Social Action

Co-design and deliver small-scale collaborative projects with VCFSE organisations.

Facilitate social action initiatives that promote health equity, resilience, and wellbeing.

Monitor, evaluate, and share learning from collaborative projects.

Strategic Contribution

Provide insights and intelligence from community engagement.

About us

Improving peoples health and wellbeing takes time. Fortunately, that is our purpose and passion here at One Wirral.

We collaborate across sectors and organisations finding areas that need extra assistance to reduce health inequalities helping to bridge gaps in health services and support. Our agile approach means we can help people through practical and innovative solutions that really make a difference.

By using real data and evidence, talking to the community and committing to our values, we aim to empower people to make the most of their health