# Head of Involvement > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-involvement/41b2ccfa-1f61-490f-b820-f10230369496 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-involvement/41b2ccfa-1f61-490f-b820-f10230369496.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Frimley Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Head of service - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £59,798 - £67,020 per annum incl HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T07:44:21.746Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Camberley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Communication/Communication-v8338054 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338054?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Shape the Future of Healthcare Through Meaningful Engagement Are you passionate about ensuring the voices of patients, communities and the public influence healthcare decisions at the highest level? Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Involvement to lead our patient, public and community involvement agenda. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking Communications and Engagement Directorate and play a pivotal role in shaping how we engage with the people who use, support and influence our services. As our Head of Involvement, you will provide strategic leadership across the Trust's involvement programmes, ensuring engagement activity is meaningful, inclusive, legally robust and delivers real impact. You will work closely with senior leaders, governors, community partners and stakeholders to strengthen relationships, amplify patient voices and support the delivery of our organisational priorities. This role will be central to delivering the Trust's ambitions for patient and public involvement, including leading engagement activity linked to major transformation programmes such as the New Hospital Programme. ### Main duties of the job As a senior member of the Communications and Engagement team, you will: - Lead the development and delivery of the Trust's patient, public and community involvement strategy. - Provide strategic leadership for engagement activity associated with the New Hospital Programme, ensuring activities meet governance requirements and recognised involvement principles. - Build and maintain influential relationships with key partners, including Healthwatch organisations, voluntary and community groups, independent research partners and seldom-heard communities. - Lead the governance framework for Foundation Trust member and governor engagement, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met while fostering meaningful and proactive involvement. - Commission and oversee specialist engagement, research and evaluation activity, ensuring value for money and effective governance. - Work with senior executives, governors and external stakeholders to embed a culture where patient and community insight informs decision-making and service improvement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of leading patient, public and community involvement (PPCI) or stakeholder engagement programmes within a complex healthcare, public sector or regulated environment. - Experience of developing and implementing engagement strategies and governance frameworks. - Experience of leading large-scale public consultation and engagement activities, including ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. - Experience of commissioning, managing and evaluating external providers, consultants or research partners. **Desirable** - Experience of working within an NHS Foundation Trust and supporting Council of Governors and membership engagement. - Experience of leading engagement activities associated with major capital developments, service transformation programmes or New Hospital Programmes. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post-graduate qualification or professional diploma in communications, public relations, engagement or a related discipline. **Desirable** - Professional body membership and/or accreditation (e.g. CIPR, PRCA or equivalent). ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship management skills. - Strong project management, organisational and planning skills. - Ability to develop governance processes, policies and assurance frameworks. - Ability to analyse feedback, interpret findings and use insights to inform strategic decision-making. **Desirable** - Facilitation and consultation skills, including managing challenging discussions and competing interests. - Ability to design innovative approaches to community and public engagement, particularly with seldom-heard groups. ## Documents - [addendum (pdf, 142.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661938) - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [job description (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661937) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.