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Communications and Engagement Lead | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 November 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7531205/321-CORP-7531205-B8a |
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 be hosted by the R&D Clinical Informatics Team within OUH. They will be accountable to the TVS SDE Programme Director and have day to day accountability to the programme’s 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 programme will support the successful candidate through regular joint meetings with the TVS SDE and TVS Care Records Partnership to manage a collaborative approach to communication and engagement across TVS.
Managing communications and engagement as part of the TVS SDE Programme will be a key responsibility – the post holder will contribute to the design, delivery, and implementation of this important national programme with responsibilities aligned and seamless for the local population.
The 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.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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 theOUH YouTube channel.
Please see the attached job description for further details on the main responsibilities of this role.
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Oct 2025
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