Research Involvement, Inclusion and Engagement Manager


Company:	st georges nhs trust
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 pa
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW17 0RE
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	24 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

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.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

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This advert closes on Monday 14 Sep 2026

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