Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Communications Manager

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Job summary

Are you an ambitious and well-rounded communicator who can help us to raise the profile of some of the world's most exciting healthcare innovations?

We are now recruiting for a Communications and Marketing Manager to join theHealth Innovation Network (HIN). This role would focus primarily on working with our award-winning innovation support programmes, includingDigitalHealth.London's Accelerator and Pioneer programmes, andAccelerating Femtech.

At the HIN, we focus on innovation to improve the lives of patients and staff in the health and care sector. We help innovators and health and care teams in London and across the country to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the health and care sector, including:

Reducing the backlog of patients waiting for care;
Improving the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of the workforce;
Identifying and reducing health inequalities.

The post holder will lead marketing, communications and engagement activities for our busy innovation support programmes. These programmes help companies navigate the NHS landscape, launch new products and scale the spread and adoption of their innovations to maximise their impact on patients.

More than 140 companies have completed our flagship Accelerator programme, including many innovations now being used by the NHS.

The post also provides support for NHS staff and teams who are developing their own innovations and products, or are working to implement new approaches or tools for delivering care.

Main duties of the job

Our innovation support programmes are delivered in a variety of ways, and we are looking for a flexible communications manager who has a strong track record of using a broad range of communications and engagement skills and techniques to achieve their goals. Some typical activities could include:

Developing multi-channel strategic marketing campaigns to promote our programmes to target audiences;
Planning and delivering in-person, hybrid and virtual events;
Providing communications coaching and consultancy to companies taking part in our programmes;
Managing the digital and social media presence of key programmes.

The post holder will be expected to be comfortable managing and communicating with different stakeholders, which could include commercial innovators, clinicians, journalists, or senior business leaders. It is essential that the post holder is equally comfortable working autonomously or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-profile campaigns and other activities.

About us

What is the Health Innovation Network?

The HIN is the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, one of 15 AHSNs across England. We work across a range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing and to accelerate innovations into the NHS. AHSNs help mobilise the value that the NHS can add as an economic asset to the UK economy. As an AHSN the HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations.

As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects.

Our Values

Brave - We encourage our teams and others to be brace with their ideas and support them to try new things.

Kind - We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of south Londoners.

Open - We're open about what we do, and we share what we learn.

Different - We think differently, and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents, and experiences.

Together - We build communities and networks, we collaborate, and we connect.

Date posted

01 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF9618

Job locations

Becket House

1 Lambeth Palace Rd

London

SE1 7EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Communications and Marketing Manager will lead be required to quickly develop internal and external communications networks and develop a strategy to ensure that our messages are effectively communicated on all our channels, showing a clear understanding of our different audiences.

They will be responsible for devising strategic and well-planned campaigns that are relevant, timely and consistent with the rest of the Communications output and implementing the teams digital communications strategy. They will also lead on the analysis and tracking of all online activity, including open rates, engagement statistics and audience insight across all digital communication channels.

The post holder will identify opportunities for maximising our output on existing channels and explore the potential for adding new channels. They will work closely with the Head of Communications and Marketing Officer to create content and develop strategic campaigns for our various channels.

This role is full time, based in the offices of the Health Innovation Network (HIN), South London and reporting to the Head of Communications. You will also work closely with the Project leads and Project support officers for each of our programme themes and the Director of Communications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Previous experience

Essential

Designing and delivering communication and engagement strategies
Managing senior complex relationships with confidentiality and accuracy in mind
Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners

Desirable

Evidence of success in media relations

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

A good understanding of the NHS, wider health and care landscape and the changing environment
Ability to think and plan strategically and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

Training as a journalist, marketing or a communication professional.
Masters or equivalent experience

Person Specification

Previous experience

Essential

Designing and delivering communication and engagement strategies
Managing senior complex relationships with confidentiality and accuracy in mind
Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners

Desirable

Evidence of success in media relations

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

A good understanding of the NHS, wider health and care landscape and the changing environment
Ability to think and plan strategically and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

Training as a journalist, marketing or a communication professional.
Masters or equivalent experience

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

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Becket House

1 Lambeth Palace Rd

London

SE1 7EU

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Becket House

1 Lambeth Palace Rd

London

SE1 7EU

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)