Head of Communications - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The communications team at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust positively influences the work of the Trust by engaging people in a way they can relate to.

We are looking to expand our communications team, including a new post of Head of Communications reporting in to the Associate Director of Communications.

We are looking for a proactive, positive, creative person with leadership skills to help us build on our great reputation as a collaborative team that delivers results.

This senior role will oversee and be responsible for all aspects of the Trust's communications activity, whilst managing our in-house team.

Working with the Associate Director of Communications who reports in to the Chief Executive, you will enable the team to prioritise all aspects of communications initiatives and plans.

This new post will regularly liaise and communicate with senior clinicians and senior management, including regular contact with members of the Board of Directors, and will be a member of the Trust Management Group.

The successful applicant will have a proactive attitude and contribute relevant new ideas to help further develop the communications offer.

You will be creative and experienced with campaigns and strategy and have experience of social media management.

With excellent written and verbal English skills, immaculate grammar and an excellent attention to detail, you will also possess the ability to work under pressure and against competing deadlines.

This is a vital management role leading a fast paced ambitious team, therefore you will need to have significant proven experience in a senior communications role.

You will need the ability to work collaboratively across the health and care system and wider, developing mutually beneficial relationships with partners, including the media.

Strong analytical and project management skills would be an advantage.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.

We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

If you are an experienced communications professional, able to demonstrate Notts Healthcare's values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion please get in touch.

Come and join an award-winning, integrated Trust delivering quality services.

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information relating to this role.