System Engagement Assistant

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System Engagement Assistant
Job Reference: 116-LCG-154-03
Employer: Department: Communications and Engagement Location: Bridge House, Sleaford Salary: £21,892 to £24,157 per annum
NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Lincolnshire delivering the commitments set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
As a strategic commissioner we are responsible for meeting the needs of our population through commissioning high quality services. We seek to improve patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer more choice. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it’s important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally.
In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing increasing financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (in alignment to the ICS 5 year strategic plan) which broadly fall into three types of scheme; system wide transformation, system wide efficiency, CCG only efficiency.
Engagement Assistant
Employer: NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Department: Communications and Engagement
Location: Bridge House, Sleaford
Salary: £21,892 - £24,157 per annum
Who we are
NHS Lincolnshire CCG is responsible for planning, commissioning (or buying) and developing healthcare services for the population of Lincolnshire.
The CCG is a membership body, made up ofall the GP practices in Lincolnshire. We are led by a board of healthcare professionals - including local GPs, nurses, hospital consultants and lay members - who ensure that we commission safe and effective healthcare services, within our budget.
NHS Lincolnshire CCG was formed on 1 April 2020, following the merger of the four previous CCGs in Lincolnshire: NHS Lincolnshire East, South, South West and Lincolnshire West CCGs.
Our goal is to ensure that everyone living in Lincolnshire has the best possible health and wellbeing they can and to improve the quality and experience of services so that the population can live happier, healthier lives.
Are you able to handle changing priorities and make decisions under pressure? Do you have experience in administration and managing social media platforms and websites, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and a good standard of education, including GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a System Engagement Assistant to join the engagement team to deliver an effective and professional service across the NHS System in Lincolnshire.
Whilst reporting into the Lincolnshire CCG, this role covers the whole of the NHS System in Lincolnshire and the System Engagement Officer will also provide support to Provider Organisations as well as the CCG.
The post holder will be responsible for providing a range of administrative support for engagement and involvement processes as well contributing to a range of NHS engagement activities. They will also be required to develop and maintain the NHS system stakeholder database and support effective engagement with the people on it.
The role will also include identifying and developing innovative digital and social media engagement practices and identifying opportunities to engage, share learning, collaborate with partner organisations and promote opportunities for involvement for the Lincolnshire population.
The successful candidate must have strong communication and organisational skills, demonstrate the use of initiative and be able to prioritise their own workload with minimum supervision and effectively contribute as part of a team. It is important to have a positive, enthusiastic and "can do" attitude with a strong work ethic.
The post if full time 37.5 hours per week which will be worked Monday - Friday. Flexible working is ideally required as the role will at time require out of hours work as well as travel between sites across NHS Lincolnshire area, regionally and occasionally nationally.
If you feel you are able to meet the demands of this challenging role, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Minimum essential criteria must be met in order to be successful.
For further details, please contact Steph King on 07780 673543 or stephanie.king10@nhs.net
Closing Date - 06/07/2021
Interview - To be Confirmed
PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY MAY CLOSE BEFORE THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SUITABLE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. EARLY APPLICATION IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED
All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers’ HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of employment.
We actively promote equal opportunities and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible people regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment.
Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. All staff with patient contact will need to have gained clearance through an enhanced DBS check prior to working in these roles. All posts are subject to a probationary period.
Please note interview expenses are not subsidised or reimbursed by this organisation.
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