Health Promotion Engagement Officer | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7028977/287-CEF-116-25 |
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This post will support a health promotion programme designed to improve uptake of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) across Cheshire & Merseyside,particularly amongst groups with low uptake and high positivity, and to support the roll out of age extension of the screening programme.
The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical staff, public health professionals and primary care staff. They will support community engagement activities and support the development of the GP “Call for a Kit Clinic” (CFAKC) project across Cheshire and Merseyside, so access to a car is needed
To be an effective member of the BCSP Health Promotion team & service and to contribute to the development of new and existing health promotion projects, ensuring that a quality service is provided to all service users.
· Co-ordinating engagement with local GP practices to facilitate CFAKC project in GP practices.
· Providing support to the BCSP Health promotion Specialist to plan, organise, deliver and evaluate the CFAKC
· Provide support to input/export data and to support evaluation of the CFAKC project
· Working with public/health sector partners to plan and engage the voluntary, community and faith sector in promoting the uptake of the BCSP
· Providing support to local communities to encourage grassroots participation in the BCSP
· To keep up to date with latest policy developments, nationally and locally with regards to health and social care
· Knowledge and understanding of specific geographical area of work
A key aspect of the role will be to support initiatives in reducing health inequalities and barriers to screening, health promotion and raise awareness of the importance of bowel cancer screening.
The post holder will need skills in needs assessment and equity analysis to be able to identify areas and groups where uptake is low and develop and deliver evidence based interventions.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Other requirements
Be an integral part of a health promotion programme to improve uptake of the NHS BCSP within Cheshire and Merseyside.
To support needs assessment and equity analyses, monitor uptake and identify areas or groups with low uptake.
To support targeted health promotion and social marketing initiatives, including social marketing campaigns, to improve the uptake of the NHS BSCP amongst groups with low uptake.
To work collaboratively with the Programme Hub to provide health promotion support to the roll out of the extended programme across the participatingPCNs.
To maintain professional competence and support that of other staff within the CFAKC Service.
To support the Health Promotion Specialist in the development of performance management systems for the CFAKC and in particular to monitor the equity of uptake of screening.
To support the evaluation of health promotion initiatives, identify areas for improvement and initiate change, where necessary, through analysis and interpretation of health information.
Social marketing and awareness raising
To support the development of health promotion materials using a social marketing approach, and support health promotion activities, appropriate to the needs of designated sub groups within the target audience for the BCSP, to maximise uptake of the service.
To work pro-actively with the media and any marketing agency appointed to develop and run targeted media campaigns.
To support the training and development needs of primary care staff, other NHS staff, voluntary and community groups for the NHS BCSP and to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.
Communication
To liaise with the local NHS BCSP, the regional programme ‘Hub’, NHS BCSP national office, NHSE, Public Health professionals, communications leads, primary care colleagues, other healthcare professionals and members of the public.
To provide and receive complex information about the NHS CFAKC Service.
To be able to persuade, motivate and negotiate with partner agencies and the target group to ensure the success of the NHS CFAKC Service.
To communicate complex or contentious information sensitively.
To maintain effective communication links with health professionals, patients and relatives across the health economy.
Clinical Governance / Quality
To contribute to research, audit and benchmarking in order to improve effectiveness of the NHS BCSP.
To support the dissemination of research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.
Adhere to policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work.
To promote patient and public involvement activities in the NHS BCSP, leading to service improvement.
To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights with regard to the NHS BCSP to ensure that any potential health inequalities resulting from the CFAKC are avoided.
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025