Job summary
As Internal Communications Manager for the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country you can be sure that no two days will ever be the same.
Our teams at NUH make a difference every day. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
The last year has been challenging for our teams. Alongside our continued recovery from Covid, our maternity services are subject to an independent review and we must do more to improve our culture. What is clear though is that we are more focused than ever on making sustained improvements across our services.
This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions through your commitment, passion and skill as a professional communicator.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver authentic and effective internal communications so that staff know what is happening across our Trust, how their work contributes towards our objectives and how they can have their say.
With line management responsibility, you will be part of the new internal communications function and work across the communications and engagement team to deliver campaigns that engage effectively with our 18,000 colleagues.
Naturally collaborative, you will work with others to design and deliver targeted communications approaches that enable transformation and improve the working lives of our staff.
NHS experience is not essential. What matters most is that you have a want to learn, a commitment to continually improve and a desire to make a difference.
About us
We offer flexible working and will agree a way of working that supports you and NUH. You will be based at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham and will work across all Trust and external sites as needed. You will be part of the out-of-hours on-call rota for the communications team, for which there is an additional payment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Postgraduate standard or equivalent experience in internal and external communications
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in communications, or working towards this standard
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience of internal communications in a large complex organisation
- Experience of designing and delivering successful multi-channel internal campaigns and communications approaches
- Experience of directly managing and motivating a team of communications staff
- Experience of complex channel management and reporting of engagement metrics
Desirable
- Experience of developing and managing intranets and websites
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Postgraduate standard or equivalent experience in internal and external communications
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in communications, or working towards this standard
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience of internal communications in a large complex organisation
- Experience of designing and delivering successful multi-channel internal campaigns and communications approaches
- Experience of directly managing and motivating a team of communications staff
- Experience of complex channel management and reporting of engagement metrics
Desirable
- Experience of developing and managing intranets and websites
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).