Site Project Coordinator (Maternity Disparities)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB

4h

About The Position

The Site Project Coordinator will coordinate local delivery of maternity disparities research work packages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The role supports day-to-day activities in neighbourhood hubs, community settings and clinical teams, including meetings, training, engagement events and implementation tasks. The coordinator will build positive relationships with community champions, Core20PLUS groups, local partners, healthcare professionals, women and families, and serve as a link between HIOW ICB and the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium.

The postholder will support outreach, navigation, co-production, stakeholder engagement and research activities, while maintaining accurate records and ensuring timely collection of process and outcome data. They will help gather and interpret feedback about reach, acceptability and fidelity; identify implementation barriers and emerging issues; and feed learning to the Theme 1 team and wider consortium. The role also supports local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches, the realist process evaluation, and research and knowledge mobilisation within the ICB alongside the Strategic Research Manager. Some travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is required.

Requirements

• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience coordinating projects or activities.
• An interest in health inequalities and community involvement.
• Ability to travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate local delivery of maternity disparities research work packages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
• Support the smooth day-to-day running of activities in neighbourhood hubs, community settings and clinical teams.
• Schedule meetings, training sessions, engagement events and implementation tasks, and track progress against timelines.
• Support outreach, navigation and engagement with underserved communities, including co-production and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Coordinate and provide day-to-day support to community champions and local partners, ensuring they have the information and materials they need.
• Build and maintain relationships with community champions, Core20PLUS groups, healthcare professionals, women, families and local partners.
• Act as the link between HIOW ICB, local services and the wider NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium.
• Maintain accurate implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms and site-level reports; ensure information is stored securely and submitted on time.
• Support timely, high-quality collection of process and outcome data for the realist process evaluation and early monitoring.
• Organise interviews, focus groups and observations; gather qualitative and quantitative data; contribute to case studies and adaptive learning cycles.
• Analyse feedback and help identify barriers, risks and emerging implementation issues, including insights about reach, acceptability and fidelity.
• Feed findings and learning to the Theme 1 team and wider consortium to support adaptations, development of the Blueprint and national scale-up.
• Support local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches and help gather insights for future service development.
• Embed anti-racism, intersectionality and equitable access principles in local delivery.
• Monitor small local costs, such as event expenses, printing and champion resources, and organise materials, venues and equipment efficiently and safely.
• Support the Strategic Research Manager and wider ICB colleagues in research and knowledge mobilisation.

Benefits

• 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
• NHS pension scheme
• Sick pay policy
• Occupational health services, including staff counselling services
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
• Health Service Discounts
• Training and development opportunities
• Good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement, and a balance between work and personal life

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed