NHSL 226412 Public Involvement and Engagement Manager (LF)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Scotland seeks a Public Involvement and Engagement Manager to develop and manage public engagement for NHS Lothian. This role involves advising on community involvement and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in public engagement and the ability to build effective relationships. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence healthcare services while working with a committed team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of a range of patient and public involvement approaches.
• Proven background in public involvement and community engagement.
• Experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Strong influencing and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage public involvement and engagement for NHS Lothian.
• Advise on how to engage with patients, carers, and the wider public.
• Collaborate with Local Authorities and neighboring Health Boards.

Skills

Knowledge of public involvement approaches

Community engagement experience

Relationship building

Influencing skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Job Title: Public Involvement and Engagement Manager

Grade: Band 7

Location: Home & Office Based

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

We are looking for a talented and creative individual to join our award-winning team to develop and manage public involvement and engagement for NHS Lothian.

NHS Lothian works to help the population of more than 850,000 people live healthier, longer lives so engaging meaningfully with our communities, patients, and their carers and families is vital.

This is a time of tremendous change in the NHS as we work to ensure services remain sustainable, effective and responsive to the changing needs of our population. In this exciting and varied role, you will have the opportunity to work with services and departments across NHS Lothian and to collaborate with colleagues in Local Authorities and neighboring Health Boards. You’ll be advising how best to engage with patients, carers, the Third Sector and the wider public and will have working knowledge of legislation covering public involvement in the NHS as well as Health Improvement Scotland’s Planning with People guidance.

You’ll be motivated by involving people in decisions about their own health and care, as well as helping to shape and influence service provision.

This is the only existing post dedicated to Public Involvement and Engagement in NHS Lothian however we are currently developing a new service model. This is likely to result in the creation of additional posts, so you will be joining at an exciting time of expansion.

This is a superb opportunity for an experienced team player with a ‘can-do’ approach.

You will need:

• Knowledge and understanding of a range of patient and public involvement approaches
• Proven public involvement and community engagement background gained through practical experience
• Experience of building and maintaining strong effective working relationships with key partners
• Strong influencing and leadership skills

Excellent working knowledge of legislation and policy relating to public involvement community engagement by NHS Boards.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Judith Mackay - email [e-mail]