Head of Communications and Engagement
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £65,424.00 i £76,021.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £65424.00 - £76021.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cardiff, CF14 4HH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | H9001-25-0868 |
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To deputise for the Director of Communications and Engagement when required. To manage the Health Boards Communications Team, ensuring that performance is optimised and that the teams work programme is delivered to a consistently high standard. To maintain day-to-day oversight and management of the team budget. To refresh, deliver and evaluate the UHB Communications Plan, and supporting Communications Team work programme, identifying short, medium and longer-term communications priorities in line with the UHBs organisational priorities and its Integrated Medium-Term Plan or Annual Plan. To design, develop, deliver and evaluate a range of integrated communications campaigns which reflect the UHBs organisational goals and objectives, ensuring that such campaigns are timely, well-planned and executed and represent demonstrable return on investment. To be responsible for providing a specialist communications service to the UHBs Clinical Boards and other corporate services, which is responsive to need and effective in its delivery of communications activity and which reflects the needs of the health board more broadly. To lead the media relations element of the UHB Communications Plan, supported by the broader communications, digital and social media colleagues. Acting as the senior adviser on complex issues, providing advice at Board level on risks, opportunities and mitigating strategies where there is potential for reputational damage. To ensure reputational risks are managed and escalated appropriately (including via Welsh Governments Communications Team and other relevant stakeholders). To provide an effective media and political monitoring service for the UHB which evaluates risks and issues and provides a tool for the measurement of progress against an agreed set of performance objectives for media relations. To interpret and implement national policies as they relate to communications. To develop highly complex and sensitive information into accessible and engaging editorial content to be used across a range of communications platforms, including media releases, the UHBs e-communication tools, promotional and other materials. To be responsible for the integrity of the UHBs visual identity and branding, ensuring consistency of approach across all printed and digital promotional media. To represent the UHB on a wide variety of internal and external fora, ensuring a high degree of professionalism and always being mindful of the UHBS reputation. To develop, deploy and review the use of appropriate evaluation tools to demonstrate the effectiveness of the UHB Communication Plan, advising the Board and Executive Management Team of the outcome of such evaluation and advising on any suggested revision of the Plan. To provide advice to patients, clients, carers and members of the public who contact the Communications Team. To use appropriate IT systems and platforms, including social media, content management systems, Microsoft Office 365 and associated platforms. To execute contingency communication plans as necessary, working closely with the appropriate partners and stakeholders as required. To horizon scan internally and externally, ensuring that potential risks and/or issues pertinent to the Health Boards public profile and reputation are identified at an early stage and that the Health Board can respond to and/or capitalise on opportunities in a timely and effective fashion. To update and maintain effective crisis communication plans/responses and policies in line with local, regional and national requirements. To update and maintain all relevant social, digital and communication policies to support delivery of service, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required. To provide written reports, summaries, press and media content, data analysis and evaluation to support operational and strategic communication activity and delivery to an excellent standard To engage in professional development activities which further develop relevant skills and expertise You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac