Deputy Director of External Communications, Engagement

2 weeks ago

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

With over 5,000 staff we provide mental health services across Norfolk and Suffolk, and some specialist services to the wider population. We are committed to delivering excellent care through the strength of our relationships with our diverse range of audiences, and strongly believe the Trust belongs to the community, and our community plays a vital role in the life of our services.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic and driven Deputy Director of External Communications, Engagement Public Affairs to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Communications and Engagement, the Deputy Director will have the opportunity to influence at the highest level in the Trust, across the health system and nationally. Playing a vital leadership role, you will demonstrate a highly strategic approach to communications which will add real value to our organisation and the communities we serve.

As an innovative and professional engagement specialist, you will develop strategies to build relationships with the broadest range of stakeholders. The successful candidate must share our commitment to providing the communities we serve with excellent healthcare, aiming to see service users at the right time, attracting and retaining the best staff, and providing services that always put patients first.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate the inclusive leadership needed to develop a high quality working environment, embedding our vision of safer, kinder, better in every aspect of our organisation's work. Regardless of whether your experience has been gained in the NHS or in a wider complex and politically sensitive setting, you will be able to show us a track record of success at a senior level with a large-scale multi-site communications function.

You will be skilled at influencing a diverse range of stakeholders and delivering large scale change whilst implementing organisation wide communication systems. Our new Deputy Director will be tenacious, resilient and creative. They will be an inspirational leader who is who is excited by the prospect of change and the strategic opportunities this offers, and who is adept in communicating with and engaging our staff and the wider population in these changes.

In return we offer the chance to take on a pivotal role in a newly expanded communications and engagement team in a Trust with an exciting strategic future providing services across the beautiful counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you have the passion and expertise to join us at this critical time as we continue our improvement journey, please review the attached job description.

For a confidential discussion on this role, please contact Rebecca Driver, Director of Communications and Engagement on

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant masters degree, or demonstrable equivalent level of skill, knowledge and experience

Desirable

Educated to degree level

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience in a senior communications role, such as corporate communications, public relations, journalism, publishing or marketing Significant experience of working in the NHS and/or other public sector organisation Significant experience in press and media management

Desirable

Experience of managing communications in a national incident or crisis situation

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