# Research Involvement, Inclusion and Engagement Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-involvement-inclusion-and-engagement-manager/dceb28d4-ef34-426e-afd4-71c961dc6233 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-involvement-inclusion-and-engagement-manager/dceb28d4-ef34-426e-afd4-71c961dc6233.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Georges University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 pa - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (Extension dependant on continued funding.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This is a GESH role with expectation of travel across all GESH sites - ad hoc evening and weekend work will be included for community engagement activity.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T11:40:57.411Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research_Innovation_Directorate/Research_Innovation_Directorate-v8182788 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182788?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about improving healthcare through meaningful patient and public involvement in research? Join gesh St Georges, Epsom and St Heliers Hospitals as our Band 7 Research Involvement, Engagement and Inclusion Manager. This exciting role will lead the development and delivery of innovative engagement, involvement and inclusion initiatives across our Research & Innovation Directorate. You will work with researchers, patients, communities and stakeholders to enhance access to research, strengthen public participation, support grant development, and deliver impactful communication and engagement strategies. If you have experience in research, patient engagement, communications, and partnership working, this is an opportunity to shape the future of research across one of the UK's largest NHS groups. This role will work across all our sites and the postholder will be expected to travel to work at these sites, this will include out of hours engagement work with patients and communities. ### Main duties of the job The gesh Research Engagement Manager will support the Group Research & Innovation Directorate in the operational development of patient and public engagement initiatives in clinical research, in line with the gesh Group R&I strategy. The role will lead research involvement, engagement and inclusion initiatives across the group. They will coordinate and implement strategies to engage with clinical and academic researchers, patient groups and the public to improve the quality and accessibility of research. This includes the development and oversight of an engagement, communication and social media plan for research and innovation. They will provide specialist advice on patient and public inclusion and engagement (PPIE) to grant and fellowship applicants. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ********For more further details regarding the role please refer to job description attached******** ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Passionate about improving healthcare through meaningful patient and public involvement and engagement in research - Ability to remain calm, assertive, helpful and diplomatic when dealing with challenging situations - Ability to deal with conflict - Excellent IT and communication skills - Self-motivated and able to manage own workload with competing agendas - Well-developed leadership and management skills, able to develop relationships and influence across professional groups. ### Equality and Diversity **Essential** - Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Track record of Significant experience of working in health research in patient experience, PPIE - Experience of working with stakeholders and managing relationships across a range of various research and healthcare organization and institutions as well as public and professional groups - Experience of developing and delivering patient and public engagement activities and event management in NHS setting - Ability to prepare reports, analyse highly complex data for Boards, Committees and Management groups. - Experience of developing and delivering training in PPIE or relevant areas. - Experience in working with and managing Communications and social media in NHS or other public sector areas - Evidence of working effectively with clinicians and the MDT - Editing / updating websites - Knowledge of the different methods and impacts of PPIE in health research. - Knowledge of UK clinical research legislation & regulatory requirements and NHS research methods - Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding staff to account **Desirable** - Budget management - Supervising staff - Writing standard operating procedures - Dissemination of knowledge through publication - Experience of working with children and young people - Fund-raising/ grant application development experience ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Educated to degree level in health or social science - Communications or a related subject - Master’s degree or working towards - Leadership/ Management training - GCP training **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification in Communications, Public Engagement, Health sciences or related subject ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Ability to analyse highly complex information from a range of sources, establish trends and patterns - Formulating actions with teams to take corrective action where required including measurable outcomes. ### Communication and relationship skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate in a variety of settings, to achieve co-operation and influence others - Demonstrate leadership and motivational skills - Influencing skills beyond immediate sphere of work - Able to advising and negotiate with senior colleagues - Able to work autonomously, co-ordinate the work of multiple teams in relation to PPIE, plan and prioritise - Effective delegation skills - Ability to develop and promote effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2461) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2460) - [jd band 7 research involvement inclusion and engagement manager (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10513251) ## 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.