Job vacancy: External Communications Manager, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Communications and Engagement
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 18 months (18 month contract)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 164-6823845-A

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen's Medical Centre
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59

External Communications Manager

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to postgraduate standard or equivalent experience in internal and external communications
Excellent level of English, written and verbal
Evidence of continuous self-development

Desirable criteria

Postgraduate qualification in communications, or working towards this standard
Evidence of a solid understanding of patient confidentiality and the relevant aspects of libel law, the Freedom of Information Act, Equality Act and Data Protection Act.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of managing or supporting the communications and media management of major incidents
Experience of managing and motivating staff and teams
Specialist experience of managing the media on positive, sensitive and crisis issues
Internal communications, media management, stakeholder management, campaign development and evaluation, use of social media and public relations.
Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Experience of stakeholder management

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a customer-facing environment
Understanding of the public sector

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

Ability to interpret data, produce reports and draw out recommendations to improve internal and external engagement.
Ability to analyse issues quickly and make recommendations

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

Ability to deliver to deadlines through effective time management skills
Excellent project management skills
Well organised and efficient

Desirable criteria

Experience of supporting and organising successful staff award programme and events

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work with staff from across the organisation at all levels, along with managers from the wider NHS, journalists and external organisations
Ability to manage confrontational situations and sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
Confident and able to establish credibility quickly at all levels of the organisation including senior and Trust Board level
Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required

Desirable criteria

Experience of CMS systems for websites and intranets, and confidence in using them
Experience of developing new and innovative communication channels

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
Start an Apprenticeship
Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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