University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Communications Specialist

The closing date is 05 June 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an exceptional communications specialist to lead on the communications and engagement requirements for maternity-related portfolios of work.

As the lead communication and engagement professional for maternity services, you will provide expert, specialist, creative and innovative advice on external and internal communication and engagement requirements to maternity services management teams and colleagues across the organisation.

You will create and implement communication and engagement plans/interventions, that are designed to provide high-quality and consistent communications and engagement outputs, encourage key enabling relationships with stakeholders, remove barriers and ultimately enhance the reputation of the organisation and our maternity services.

Main duties of the job

*Identify and action opportunities to explain and promote maternity services, developments plans and initiatives; often through interpreting highly complex information and translating this into easy-to-understand outputs.

*Design and implement communication and engagement plans and approaches, which support and reinforce Trust's values and objectives.

*Ensure the production and delivery of high-quality regular maternity-related content for use across a range of channels, using highly engaging words, inclusive images and video.

*Develop and maintain good working relationships with the maternity team, to ensure that communications is part of key decision making and joint working opportunities are maximised.

*Provide operational support in the management of complex situations, which pose a significant risk to the organisation's reputation.

*Proactively and reactively provide expertise and advice on all aspects of communication and engagement to colleagues.

*Writing, proofreading and editing copy for all publications and channels.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

12387

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience gained through employment and/or training.
Strong evidence of ongoing professional development, particularly in social media/digital communications.

Experience

Essential

Communications and engagement experience, within a complex organisation.
Detailed knowledge of how communications operates across internal and external channels.
Experience of managing and continually improving social media channels, ensuring alignment to and delivery of agreed strategic objectives.
Experience of using digital communications tools to design, schedule and analyse content.
Tailoring communications messages to key audiences in all sections of the community,including the media, hostile and antagonistic audiences.
Designing and organising events for staff and the public.
Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external partners.
Experience of working in and delivery of tasks complex projectssituations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience gained through employment and/or training.
Strong evidence of ongoing professional development, particularly in social media/digital communications.

Experience

Essential

Communications and engagement experience, within a complex organisation.
Detailed knowledge of how communications operates across internal and external channels.
Experience of managing and continually improving social media channels, ensuring alignment to and delivery of agreed strategic objectives.
Experience of using digital communications tools to design, schedule and analyse content.
Tailoring communications messages to key audiences in all sections of the community,including the media, hostile and antagonistic audiences.
Designing and organising events for staff and the public.
Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external partners.
Experience of working in and delivery of tasks complex projectssituations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)