Communications Manager

+ Do you want to join our talented and respected Communications Team at one of the most ambitious NHS Trusts in the Midlands?
+ Are you a self-starter who can lead a project or campaign from start to finish, managing multiple priorities while retaining your creative flair?
+ Would you like to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation - supporting our services to shout about the great work they do?
If this sounds like you, we would love to you to apply for the exciting position of Communications Manager, where you will play a vital role in helping to ensure that better never stops at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.
Currently rated as Good by the CQC, we've got our sights on outstanding, and this key role will help to ensure that we are telling the story and celebrating the successes of our amazing colleagues and teams.
The Communications Team has big ambitions to support the Trust in delivering its vision of being a national and international leader in healthcare, rooted in our communities, and to meet the needs of our diverse audiences.
As well as managing our talented team to deliver meaningful outcomes, this role will be at the forefront of our strategic projects and campaigns and will help lead our Communications offer into a new era., Not much happens across University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust without the knowledge and support of the Communications Team. We have a broad remit of ensuring patients, colleagues and stakeholders understand the services provided by the Trust, are aware of our vision and values and are well informed and engaged about our ongoing journey.
The Communications Manager, as a valued partner and trusted advisor, will support this by planning, implementing and evaluating the impact of our work, helping to drive and further enhance the quality and creativity of everything we do. Your work spans across two hospitals and our communities to support wards, services and departments in creating compelling content and campaigns.
You will use change communications best practice and work alongside leaders to shape and deliver transformational, value add projects and strategies that make a positive difference. If you are organised, full of ideas and keen to take on some creative, challenging initiatives, please call Keith Bull, Head of Communications, on for an informal discussion., + We are looking for a skilled communicator who is creative, proactive and excited to support the Communications Team as we modernise our service and support the Trust to deliver its strategy and embed its culture.
+ Responsible for sourcing and commissioning work/resources to support communication and engagement activities, ensuring budgets and timescales are met. Implement policies and propose changes as appropriate.
+ Lead in the development, implementation and evaluation of communications, consultation and engagement strategies for digital, change and transformation programmes
+ Commission, develop and coordinate creative, accurate and effective communications materials for a range of audiences to support the delivery of corporate campaigns and projects aligned to the Organisational Strategy.
+ Help to raise the profile of core organisational focus areas including UHCWi (the way we support staff in making incremental improvements with the focus on putting patients first) and our Waste Reduction Programme.
+ Talk openly and honestly about the kind of organisation we aspire to be, the standards we set and hold ourselves accountable to, constructive changes we need to make and challenges we face.
For further details please see the attached job description.
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.