Associate Director of Communications and Engagement
Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Main area Communications Grade Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £79,504 - £91,609 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact or phone .
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overviewThis is a crucial leadership role in the Trust. We have a new strategy, ambitious plans tointegrate our services with primary care, council and other Place colleagues and a new Peopleand Culture Strategy to build on our existing strong staff survey results.
Communications and engagement both external to and inside the organisation are absolutely vital to the successful delivery of these changes to improve patient care and colleague experience.
The postholder will report directly to the Chief Executive, be a member of the ExecutiveManagement Committee and Senior Leadership Forum in the organisation and work at thecentre of the Trust's day to day running and strategic delivery.
They will be an influential advisor across the Trust and wider place system building trusting relationships with a wide range of colleagues to further the aims of our patients and wider Buckinghamshire community.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Experience in senior communications leadership roles.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of developing and implementing multi-modal communications strategies including a significant focus on digital communications.
- Experience of managing crisis communications including reputation management and external stakeholder engagement.
- Experience of working confidently with journalists, influencing and placing stories.
- Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to forward plan.
- Strong understanding of the news agenda.
- Ability to communicate sensitive issues.
PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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