Health Promotion Engagement Officer

Band 5

Main area

Health Promotion Engagement Officer

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (Specific Project - Funding only for 12 Months)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

287-CEF-116-25

Department name

LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site

Aintree site

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£31,049 - £37,796 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

24/09/2025 23:59

Job Overview

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

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is 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 their careers page.

Other Requirements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 participating PCNs.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

(GCSE A to C) in English and Maths or equivalent

• Graduate education or equivalent in Health & Social Care or any appropriate academic subject and demonstrable evidence of the ability to work at that level
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Level 2 in IT (ITQ, ECDL or equivalent)
• Minimum NVQ level 3 in Community Engagement or equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working in a multi-agency setting and experience of partnership working
• Experience of administration
• Experience of taking a leading role working in a community setting and engaging with the general public on a specific issue, topic or agenda.
• Experience of data inputting and producing reports from spreadsheets, databases
• Experience of pulling together information for marketing materials
• Experience of provide admin support for training & events
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of geographical area of work
• Knowledge of BCSP associated issues and potential barriers for individuals to engage with the programme and completion of kits.
• Excellent working knowledge of administration and information systems
• A high level of Information Technology literacy with a wide knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, especially databases, spreadsheets, word processing, use of e-mail and the internet, etc.
• Excellent approach to customer care with an ability to respond well to all members of the public
• Knowledge and Experience of working with statutory (especially NHS) and Third Sector agencies
• Understanding of our diverse community and commitment to equal opportunities with the skills necessary to communicate effectively with all our communities
• Awareness & understanding of people's needs and an aptitude for communicating effectively and treating them with respect.
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent telephone skills with a good telephone manner
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to work autonomously.
• To be flexible with the ability to prioritise workloads and work in a busy environment
• Good attention to detail and ability to work efficiently
• Team Player supporting work colleagues
• Can do' attitude with a willingness to try anything. Ability to come up with ideas and solutions/overcome problems by thinking creatively
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload
• Ability to travel across within Merseyside and Cheshire to undertake duties
• Willingness to travel outside the zone if necessary, e.g. for meetings, conferences.
  
  

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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