Engagement Officer

However, extensive national travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings).

Salary circa £16,877 per annum | 21 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the South West engagement team to support our exciting work with South West communities and colleagues across the locality. You will bring experience and understanding of the meaningful involvement of lived experience, working to address health inequities, using a data driven approach to prioritisation and focus of work.

Reporting to the Engagement Lead for the SouthWest and Channel Islands, the Engagement Officer will work with colleagues across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire to deliver against engagement activity.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the involvement of people affected by stroke to prioritise our work and improve the experience of people affected by stroke.
• Work with colleagues across the locality to deliver a localised approach to addressing health inequalities, working with Equality Diversity Inclusion (EDI) leads from across the organisation.
• Mobilise key stakeholders to campaign.
• Working with health care professionals, including clinicians, managers and leads.

You will be:

• Data driven.
• Able to prioritise activity and focus to increase impact and reach.
• Willing to travel.
• Experimental and willing to learn.
• Dependable.
• A team player.

This role requires extensive travel across South West England to visit people in community and professional settings and will require regular travel outside of the locality for away days, meetings and training. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.