Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Joint Data Communications and Engagement Lead

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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.

The joint data 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.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Date posted

23 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

321-CORP-6853891-B8a-PUB

Job locations

Big Data Institute

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further details on the main responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further details on the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
Master's degree or equivalent level experience in communications, including stakeholder and public engagement

Desirable

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

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
Master's degree or equivalent level experience in communications, including stakeholder and public engagement

Desirable

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

Essential

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

Desirable

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

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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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Big Data Institute

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Big Data Institute

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)