At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead communications and engagement strategies to enhance patient care and colleague experience.
- Company: Join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, a supportive and innovative healthcare provider.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, NHS discounts, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while advancing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in senior communications roles and strategic thinking skills.
The predicted salary is between 79504 - 91609 £ per year.
This is a crucial leadership role in the Trust. We have a new strategy, ambitious plans to integrate our services with primary care, council and other Place colleagues and a new People and 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 Executive Management Committee and Senior Leadership Forum in the organisation and work at the centre 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.
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.
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.
The 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 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.
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Essential: Experience in senior communications leadership roles.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- EXPERIENCE
- Essential: 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.
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Essential: Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to forward plan.
- Strong understanding of the news agenda.
- Ability to communicate sensitive issues.
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