Strategic Communications Manager | NHS England
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6216857/990-S3-COR1516 |
Summary
NHS England is looking for a Strategic Communications Manager to work as part of our national communications team to 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’s communications 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 will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with an appreciation of news and politics. You will be able to identify risks and opportunities, and be up-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.
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.
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 a great 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, and recruitment profile in the attached Job Description.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024