Strategic Communications Manager

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom NHS England Full time

Job summary

NHS England is looking for a Strategic Communications Manager to work as part of ournational communicationsteamto help deliver a joined up and effective approach to communications across the organisation.

The Strategic Communications team plays a central role within NHS England, coordinating and informing NHS England'scommunications priorities,working across national, regional and programme comms teams and working with NHS England's senior leaders. The team promotes and supports best practice and continuous improvement in using audience insight for measurable and evaluated communications activities that improve outcomes across the organisation.

The ideal candidate willenjoy working in a fast-paced environment with an appreciation of news and politics. You will be able to identify risks and opportunities, and beup-to-speed in the latest approaches in communications. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to work as self-starter, have excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and a keen news sense. An understanding of health policy is not essential.

Main duties of the job

Specific activities will include:

producing high quality communications strategies on strategic objectives and executing their delivery and evaluation taking ownership of key portfolio areas and play a key role in managing activity across national, programme and regional communications using insight and data to drive innovation in communications activity ensuring appropriate channels are used to reach and engage with different target audiences leading and overseeing the effective analysis of evaluation metrics to measure the impact of communication activities and functions co-ordinating set piece announcements that require delivery from all communication disciplines often to tight deadlines, and evaluation of this work

This is a key role in the delivery of an effective and comprehensive strategic communications service at national level for the NHS.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities. Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential. Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation Delivering value for money.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, and recruitment profile in the attached Job Description.

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Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

1. A keen understanding of and experience of navigating political environments and excellent news judgement. 2. Demonstrable experience of supporting National/ Executive leaders to deliver operational objectives through communications. 3. Experience developing, implementing , and evaluating comprehensive communication and engagement strategies and content for large-scale, organisation-wide pieces of work, including national announcements, often under pressure and to tight deadlines. This includes the ability to work out of hours and at weekends when required. 4. The expertise to set the standard for national communication activity and support colleagues to achieve it including managing and motivating matrix teams. 5. Demonstrable excellent written skills, including the ability to write creatively at speed and read documents at speed and summarise key points.

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