Healthwatch Sheffield looking for Project Officer

The Project Officer will play a key role in:

• intelligence gathering from the public and patients, partner organisations and other stakeholders, including research, consumer feedback, and making the best use of Healthwatch Sheffield’s ‘ratings and review’ online tool
• analysis of the evidence gathered for consideration in team and Board meetings, for feeding back to partner organisations and for reports and communications.
• following up with service providers on issues raised from intelligence gathering and consumer feedback
• drafting reports and briefings to use in our work to influence health and social care services
• keeping abreast of policy developments through active relationships with partner organisations locally and nationally and through publications and websites
• taking forward pieces of work identified through intelligence and policy work
• representing Healthwatch Sheffield at meetings
• supporting Healthwatch Sheffield’s engagement team and children’s and young people’s worker with the research tools and policy briefings to carry out their work effectively
• supporting Healthwatch Sheffield’s representatives and Board members with briefings to enable them to contribute effectively at meetings, and gather and collate their feedback to use in planning and policy development.
• supporting any volunteers involved in research and intelligence gathering.