About this role
Job summary
Working with the Programmes Operations Team you will support the delivery of the national promotion and engagement plans and help to build strong partnerships with stakeholders. You will raise awareness of PACC training, its benefits and impact, and the programmes offers including universal, place-based approach and Ambassador for PACC. You will gain an insight into the prevention agenda within the NHS and the Universitys innovative work in Physical Activity and Healthcare.
The role of the Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) is to organise and deliver clinician to clinician training on physical activity called Championing Movement for Health to other NHS healthcare professionals. The training particularly focuses on the management and prevention of long-term conditions and how to support healthcare professionals improve patient care and outcomes https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/pacc/
Main duties of the job
To promote and develop engagement with the Physical Activity Clinical Champions (PACC) programme across the physical activity and healthcare sectors, increasing awareness, participation and stakeholder commitment through effective partnership working and business development activity.
To work collaboratively with the Operations Team, Lead PACC, PACC Relationship Manager and wider programme stakeholders to support programme growth, stakeholder engagement and the development of new business opportunities.
About us
Sheffield Hallam Universitys, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), is a world-leading research and innovation centre for physical activity. It provides business, industry and the public sector with access to state-of-the-art, fully instrumented indoor and outdoor laboratories and a team of over 70 researchers from multi-academic disciplines delivering collaborative projects.
As a centrepiece of Sheffields Olympic Legacy Park, the work of the AWRC encourages and enables people to be more active and adopt healthier lifestyles, delivering innovations that help people move by bringing together:
- Multi-disciplinary academic expertise from sports and materials engineering, psychology, health and social care and software development
- Commercial partners including global businesses and dynamic SME businesses
- The local community within the Sheffield City Region which is a microcosm of the UK population in terms of its cultural and ethnic diversity
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work in partnership with the PACC Relationship Manager, Lead PACC and PACC Workforce representatives to deliver the programmes engagement and promotion plans, responding effectively to emerging opportunities and priorities.
To provide specialist guidance and support based on an understanding of physical activity and healthcare sectors, promoting the value and impact of the PACC programme to healthcare professionals, organisations and service users.
To identify and develop opportunities to raise the profile of the PACC programme and support stakeholder engagement activities, including:
- identifying and engaging new stakeholders and potential partners
- proactively exploring opportunities for collaboration and promoting the role of physical activity training for relevant workforces.
- maintaining productive relationships with healthcare organisations such as NHS Trusts, Public Health teams and Active Partnerships
- representing the programme at networking events
To support the co-ordination and delivery of business development activity across the programme, working collaboratively with the operations and programme teams to develop and implement promotional activities with regional and national stakeholders.
To support initiatives as determined by programme priorities and lead specific projects or areas of work where appropriate, evaluating impact and effectiveness and making recommendations for further development
To support the development of communications materials, case studies, newsletters and other engagement resources in collaboration with the Operations Team and Marketing and Communications colleagues.
To work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and external stakeholders to contribute to the ongoing development of the programme, providing insight and recommendations based on knowledge of the physical activity sector and emerging opportunities in healthcare.
To be responsible for the development and operation of administrative systems and record keeping processes, proactively ensuring data quality and integrity across the programme and providing management information to support operational decision making, including:
- Maintaining stakeholder mapping databases and meeting action logs
- Managing local use of CRM and lead-tracking systems, ensuring all engagement activity and opportunities are accurately recorded and followed up.
- Retrieving, collating and analysing data to produce regular reports and identify trends, gaps and areas for improvement.
- Providing robust management information to support operational decision making, business development activity and programme evaluation.
- Contributing to the preparation of reports, papers and programme updates.
To contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of programme processes, systems and ways of working, promoting good practice and ensuring efficient service delivery.
To maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately, working in accordance with data protection legislation and organisational policies.
To provide cover and support across the wider team as required, undertaking other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.
This list is not exhaustive we may ask you to carry out other duties appropriate to the grade.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Sound knowledge of embedding physical activity in the health and social care system
- Experience of identifying and developing opportunities to increase engagement, participation or service uptake.
- Ability to influence and engage stakeholders to support organisational or programme objectives.
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and databases and producing reports from management information systems to support decision making and service improvement.
- Experience of planning and coordinating meetings, events or stakeholder engagement activities including administration, logistics and follow-up actions
- Experience of working effectively in an environment of complex regulations and procedures (e.g. data protection regulations)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience of producing communications, engagement or promotional materials for a range of audiences.
- Good planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting demands and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively, both on projects and as part of a team.
- Demonstrates the ability to work inclusively, respectfully, and collaboratively with a diverse range of colleagues, students, and stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of promoting physical activity as a tool for primary and secondary prevention, and management of long-term conditions.
- Knowledge of the national Physical Activity support landscape and ability to facilitate connections and build credible networks.
- Experience of proactively identifying and developing new partnership or collaboration opportunities, and longer-term relationship management.
- Experience of networking and stakeholder engagement activities such event attendance or representation at regional or national forums, including administration, logistics and follow-up actions to support organisational or programme objectives.
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Hallam University
Address
Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre
Olympic Legacy Park, Don Valley
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 3TU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.shu.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)