Communications Assistant | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, UB1 3EU |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7907451/222-CORP-987 |
Summary
The Communications Assistant is a pivotal role within the West London Communications Team, providing responsive communications advice and assistance and improving engagement across digital platforms.
Motivated and ambitious, you will be seeking to further develop your career as a communications professional. Excellent writing skills and a high degree of technical skill will be needed in the role, which will involve drafting communications materials, managing content on a range of communications channels, and supporting the team on a range of projects, campaigns and events.
Taking a proactive, organised and innovative approach to your work, you will make a real impact to staff experience and engagement and help to transform the Trust’s external profile.
While the majority of duties for this role will support your professional communications career, you will also be providing some administrative support to the Communications Team.
The Communications Assistant is a pivotal role within the West London Communications Team, providing responsive communications advice and assistance and improving engagement across digital platforms.
Motivated and ambitious, you will be seeking to further develop your career as a communications professional. Excellent writing skills and a high degree of technical skill will be needed in the role, which will involve drafting communications materials, managing content on a range of communications channels, and supporting the team on a range of projects, campaigns and events.
Taking a proactive, organised and innovative approach to your work, you will make a real impact to staff experience and engagement and help to transform the Trust’s external profile.
While the majority of duties for this role will support your professional communications career, you will also be providing some administrative support to the Communications Team.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026