Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
AFC Banding 8B
37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday
Were
looking for an experienced and driven individual with experience of both working
in and leading a busy communications team.
The post
holder will work with the Joint Director of Communications on planning,
identifying and delivering strategic and tactical communications activity
across all channels to support the aims and objectives of both Barnsley
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
This will
include communications activity aimed at driving the Trusts relationships with
employees, patients, local and national stakeholders, the media,
opinion-formers and the general public.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation
Trust is a combined acute and community Trust providing services at a number of
sites across Rotherham, including Rotherham Hospital, Rotherham Community
Health Centre, BreathingSpace, Park Rehabilitation Centre and Kimberworth
Place. https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk
Barnsley Hospital is a 400-bed
acute hospital, serving a population of over a quarter of a million people in
the Barnsley area, South Yorkshire. Barnsley Hospital provides a full range of
district hospital services to the local community and surrounding area. These
include accident and emergency services,
outpatient clinics, inpatient services, and maternity and childrens
services. https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure key messages are clearly
articulated and provide advice to ensure the good reputation of the Trust is
reflected internally and externally as well as ensuring balance in any negative
coverage. This will mean providing advice and guidance to senior personnel on
complex and high-profile or contentious issues.
Youwill help to enable and hold sustainable and meaningful
dialogue with diverse communities ensuring the Trusts communications strategy
both reflects the aspirations and needs of all those it serves and who work for
it and that communication is visible and effective.
The role
will also involve providing professional media relations and issues management
on both a proactive and reactive basis. The post holder will seek opportunities
to promote and enhance the Trusts reputation with all audiences. This will
involve consistency of message and supporting the Joint Director of
Communications in close liaison with key stakeholders in the local health and
care system.
Youwill manage the communications managers on both hospital sites, quality
assuring their work and leading on the recruitment, retention and development
of individuals and the team as a whole. You will participate in general team
management duties and deputise for the Joint Director of Communications as
needed.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of over 260,000 with over 4,500 staff. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. We are working successfully with partners across South Yorkshire as part of the Integrated Care Board where we are leading and collaborating in several key work streams and service areas, including workforce development. We combine our patient first approach with innovation and care against a backdrop of system working, as encapsulated in our Trust values
AMBITIOUS - We set high standards for the services we deliver. We aim to be an outstanding Trust and we are enthusiastic about delivering excellent health care for our patients.
CARING - We embrace the importance of giving the highest possible quality of care for our patients. We also care for each other as colleagues and for the community, our resources, our environment and our future.
TOGETHER - We value the importance of working together with patients, carers and families to ensure that we provide high quality patient centred care. We are committed to working with partners and stakeholders across Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to develop sustainable services for the population we serve. Getting the right leaders in the Trust is critical to achieving.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, for both our patients and our workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree, specialist communication qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued learning and/or development
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent and accurate written communication skills
Desirable
- Project Management qualification or experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of highly complex communications
- Demonstrate experience of media relations and issues management including crisis management and confident handling of press and media on highly contentious subjects
- Demonstrable experience of developing campaigns
- Senior level management experience within a complex organisation
- Significant influencing and persuasion skills
- Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners
- High level of political knowledge and influencing skills
- Demonstrable experience of using social and digital media to communicate with key audiences
- Experience of leading and managing staff
Desirable
- Extensive experience of crisis preparedness and management
- Experience in an NHS or other politically high profile organisation
- Experience of patient and public consultation and
- engagement
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to command the confidence of colleagues, staff and Board members
- Ability to win trust and respect of senior clinicians and managers
- A good understanding of the NHS and the changing environment, including awareness and understanding of current and impending health policy developments
- Demonstrable utilisation a range of communication channels
- Evidence of ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
- Ability to think and plan strategically and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands and where the work pattern can be unpredictable
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent numerical, verbal and critical reasoning
- Experience of dealing positively with challenges
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to deal with highly complex or highly sensitive information
- Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences, including those with significant barriers to understanding or acceptance or in a hostile or emotive environment
- Ability to identify, lead and facilitate new initiatives
- Ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, partners and interested parties
- Understanding of current data protection and freedom of information legislation
Desirable
- Understanding of impact of current health policy developments on provider organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree, specialist communication qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued learning and/or development
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent and accurate written communication skills
Desirable
- Project Management qualification or experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of highly complex communications
- Demonstrate experience of media relations and issues management including crisis management and confident handling of press and media on highly contentious subjects
- Demonstrable experience of developing campaigns
- Senior level management experience within a complex organisation
- Significant influencing and persuasion skills
- Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners
- High level of political knowledge and influencing skills
- Demonstrable experience of using social and digital media to communicate with key audiences
- Experience of leading and managing staff
Desirable
- Extensive experience of crisis preparedness and management
- Experience in an NHS or other politically high profile organisation
- Experience of patient and public consultation and
- engagement
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to command the confidence of colleagues, staff and Board members
- Ability to win trust and respect of senior clinicians and managers
- A good understanding of the NHS and the changing environment, including awareness and understanding of current and impending health policy developments
- Demonstrable utilisation a range of communication channels
- Evidence of ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
- Ability to think and plan strategically and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands and where the work pattern can be unpredictable
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent numerical, verbal and critical reasoning
- Experience of dealing positively with challenges
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to deal with highly complex or highly sensitive information
- Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences, including those with significant barriers to understanding or acceptance or in a hostile or emotive environment
- Ability to identify, lead and facilitate new initiatives
- Ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, partners and interested parties
- Understanding of current data protection and freedom of information legislation
Desirable
- Understanding of impact of current health policy developments on provider organisations
Additional information
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).
