Health Equity and Involvement Manager – Maternity Cover

Blood Cancer UK

. Identify and translate health inequities in access, experience and outcomes for blood cancer patients using lived experience insights, services data, external evidence and internal insights .

Posted 10/8/2026contractLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £48,000 - £52,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in health inequalities, inclusion, and accessibility, with a strong focus on embedding lived experience into programme design and evaluation. Capable of guiding teams and stakeholders in applying an equity lens to drive meaningful change and reduce disparities.

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Health Inequalities ExpertiseInclusion and Accessibility KnowledgeLived Experience IntegrationStakeholder EngagementProgramme Evaluation Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Health Inequalities AnalysisInvolvement and Co-Design PrinciplesEquity Impact AssessmentService Improvement StrategiesProgramme Development

Soft Skills

Articulation of InequitiesInclusive ThinkingStakeholder Management

Industry Keywords

Equity LensCulturally Competent PracticeSystems Change FocusPopulation Group OutcomesComplex Environment Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify and translate health inequities in access, experience and outcomes for blood cancer patients using lived experience insights, services data, external evidence and internal insights
Apply an equity lens across system innovation programmes and partnerships
Ensure lived experience is meaningfully incorporated into programmes and projects through high-quality involvement activity
Provide guidance on proportionate, inclusive and effective involvement approaches
Ensure lived experience perspectives are represented in programme design, decision-making and evaluation
Oversee and deliver the organisation-wide involvement programme
Embed involvement principles, standards and approaches across senior stakeholder groups and health equity initiatives
Line manage and develop the Involvement Officer
Provide expert guidance on inclusion, accessibility and reducing disparities to internal teams and external partners
Develop approaches to assess the equity impact of programmes and system change
Contribute to evaluation frameworks measuring outcomes across population groups
Capture and articulate learning on reducing inequities to inform internal strategy and external influence
Build understanding and confidence across teams and external partners in applying an equity lens
Develop practical tools, guidance and resources for equitable programme design
Promote equity and involvement across the organisation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of health inequalities and their drivers (e.g. socio-economic, demographic, structural barriers to care)
Understanding of inclusion, accessibility and culturally competent practice
Expert knowledge of approaches to involvement and co-design principles
Ability to clearly articulate inequities and lived experience in a way that drives action
Ability to spot exclusion risks and apply inclusive thinking across varied programmes, including those with a systems change focus
Experience working in health inequalities or inclusion roles
Experience embedding lived experience to inform service or programme design
Experience contributing to or advising on service improvement, transformation or programme development, preferably applying an equity and inclusion lens to complex or systems-focused work
Experience working with multiple stakeholders in complex environments