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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Community Engagement Officer (12 Month FTC)

The closing date is 08 October 2025

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Job summary

Closing Date: 8th October 2025.

Shortlisting to take place: Commencing 9th October 2025.

Interview expected to take place in the week: W/C 20th October 2025.

The post holder will contribute to the co-design, development and implementation of projects and initiatives within the SDE. They will join the PPIE and Communications Leads to design and implement the Co-production and Community Engagement Strategy for the SDE programme.

They will work closely with community members and voluntary sector partners and statutory organisations in developing and maintaining channels of communication, encouraging active engagement and participation in the SDE and ensuring community ideas and opinions inform the content of the SDE. They will foster collaborations between organisations across the Yorkshire and Humber Region thus building a whole systems approach to ensuring the SDE is acceptable and appropriate to the communities we serve. The post holder will work closely with the Y&H SDE Senior Leadership Team and the SDE Operational Group.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take a lead role in advancing patient and public involvement and co-production initiatives associated with the SDE programme across the Y&H region. They will engage partner organisations and members of public in order to gauge views about SDE using a variety of innovative and inclusive methods. They will support the SDE Project Officer with planning and delivery of co-production, community engagement and communication.

The post holder will attend all national PPIE forums connected to SDEs and translate the guidance and best practice into a strategy and workplan which will be operationalised in Y&H. To achieve this it will be necessary to foster trusting relationships with all stakeholders (including the Voluntary and statutory sector partners) and ensure the strategy and workplans align with the Senior Leadership Team's plans in Y&H region.

The postholder will work in a team environment and take management responsibility for the SDE Project Officer. The postholder will travel across Y&H to conduct their work and will occasionally need to attend national meetings and conferences to represent the Y&H SDE.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-7461985

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for detailed responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for detailed responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous relevant experience of working with families in a community setting
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines
  • Demonstrates past experience of team working and group work
  • Experience of promoting initiatives through a range of communication channels
  • Experience of community engagement and/or outreach work
  • Experience of working with and leading groups
  • Experience of planning and managing events
  • Experience of organising and facilitating focus groups and undertaking qualitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of translating research into practice.

Skills

Essential

  • High levels of communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written including negotiation and diplomacy.
  • Effective communication and presentation skills (written and oral)
  • Ability to develop operational plans to achieve strategic goals
  • Be able to manage and prioritise own workload effectively on a day to day basis
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Able to maintain complete and accurate records systems
  • Ability to suggest improvements in working practice to enable better working practice.
  • Able to deal with unexpected problems and use initiative to solve these
  • Ability to present information in various formats and to different staff groups both external and internal to the organisation.
  • Able to work flexibly

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in public health or related subject

Other

Essential

  • Able to travel and work across Yorkshire and Humber in a variety of settings
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous relevant experience of working with families in a community setting
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines
  • Demonstrates past experience of team working and group work
  • Experience of promoting initiatives through a range of communication channels
  • Experience of community engagement and/or outreach work
  • Experience of working with and leading groups
  • Experience of planning and managing events
  • Experience of organising and facilitating focus groups and undertaking qualitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of translating research into practice.

Skills

Essential

  • High levels of communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written including negotiation and diplomacy.
  • Effective communication and presentation skills (written and oral)
  • Ability to develop operational plans to achieve strategic goals
  • Be able to manage and prioritise own workload effectively on a day to day basis
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Able to maintain complete and accurate records systems
  • Ability to suggest improvements in working practice to enable better working practice.
  • Able to deal with unexpected problems and use initiative to solve these
  • Ability to present information in various formats and to different staff groups both external and internal to the organisation.
  • Able to work flexibly

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in public health or related subject

Other

Essential

  • Able to travel and work across Yorkshire and Humber in a variety of settings

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Engagement Officer

Grace Mullins

grace.mullins@bthft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-7461985

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


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