Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW1 5JD |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7852445/289-CR-113 |
Summary
The Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs is a dynamic pivotal role within a fast-paced Corporate Affairs team. The role spans both strategic development and operational delivery and the post holder will be confident in both. The postholder will lead on communication and corporate affairs strategy and planning and will have responsibility for driving this to meet business needs. The role will report to the Associate Director of Corporate Affairs with line management responsibility for the new Communications Officer - new fixed-term post within the team.
Key responsibilities
· Working with the Associate Director of Corporate Affairs, lead the communications and corporate affairs strategy and associated delivery plan to ensure coordinated and proactive engagement with ICHP members, strategic partners, and key stakeholders at both a corporate and project level, in line with business objectives.
· Lead on design and delivery of methods to enhance corporate affairs, and in particular how to build positive and effective relationships with members in order to further strengthen their commitment to ICHP and our work within NWL.
· Work with the wider ICHP team to manage the development of a communications and corporate affairs forward view planner and editorial calendar to help align, plan and develop ICHP communications content strategically.
· Prioritise, plan and deliver high quality communications and corporate affairs activity to support the delivery of ICHP’s organisational priorities, both corporately and at a project level.
· Advise the wider ICHP team on methods to enhance communication for members, delivery partners and other stakeholders, commercial, as well as local and national government and the media.
· Oversee the day-to-day planning and delivery of a high quality internal and external communications and corporate affairs programme.
Imperial College Health Partners is a partnership organisation bringing together NHS providers of healthcare services across our local Integrated Care System and leading universities across North West London (NWL). We are also the designated health innovation network (HIN) for NWL, one of 15 across England, and the region’s innovation partner.
The NWL Research & Innovation Board - made up of senior representatives from across all ICS organisations, academic institutions, and R&I bodies - has established that, to have more impact through innovation, the work we undertake together needs to focus on a smaller number of priorities. Working collaboratively on these priorities, aligned with the wider NW London strategy, is where collective effort can lead to bigger gains. This defined and deliberate portfolio of innovation projects are known as the NWL Missions. These have been identified as:
· Cardio-renal metabolic conditions
· Supporting children and young people’s mental health
· Obesity
ICHP facilitates the coordination and collaboration of this Mission-led model. We’re in a unique position in the sector, having been created by and for the NHS to support exactly this kind of complex change across the health and care sector, with a purpose to innovate through collaboration for a healthier population.
Able to operate in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, demonstrating excellent judgement (including seeking counsel from others when needed)
· Able to work both autonomously and in close collaboration with internal colleagues across our Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Insight, and Innovation and Implementation Directorates
· Experience of project management and ability to apply the right level where appropriate.
· Strong focus on value-add challenge of both the detail as well as the bigger picture, particularly in the context of communications support within ICHP missions.
· Ensures communications and corporate affairs activity is coordinated with other parts of ICHP to provide a seamless, integrated experience.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026