Community Engagement Lead
| Posting date: | 22 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £16.00 to £20.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £16.00 - £20.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2026 |
| Location: | Winsley, BA15 2LE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0223-26-0013 |
Summary
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD (FIXED TERM - 12 MONTHS) Band 5 | £16.40 - £19.97 per hour Part time - 22.5 hours per week (working 3 days a week Monday - Friday) Fixed term - 12 months Location: Winsley, Wiltshire (with hybrid working agreed) WHY THIS ROLE? As our Community Engagement Lead, you'll play a key role in developing partnerships, strengthening community networks, and supporting innovative, community-led approaches to care (including asset-based community development). You'll help ensure patients and families are connected to the right support, while empowering communities to build on their own strengths. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys relationship-building, working collaboratively, and seeing the real impact of their work across diverse communities. ABOUT THE BENEFITS Dorothy House is an incredible place to work. Some of our benefits include: 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development! Pension with Life Assurance. Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores. 45p per mile for work travel. Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most. WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE? Building strong relationships across communities, identifying local assets, networks and opportunities Acting as an ambassador for Dorothy House, promoting our services and developing community partnerships Supporting an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach to co-produce sustainable solutions Working collaboratively with internal teams, volunteers and external organisations to deliver community-focused initiatives Supporting the development and growth of community volunteer activity and engagement Connecting patients, families and carers to appropriate local services, support and community resources Supporting and nurturing volunteers, including recruitment, development and ongoing support Attending community events, forums and partnership meetings to strengthen local presence and engagement See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information. If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application! Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application. INTERVIEWS Interviews for this role will aim to be held week commencing the 8th of June 2026.