Job summary
The Strategic Estates Communications and Engagement Manager will play a key role in delivering the communications and engagement strategy for Kettering General Hospital's New Hospital Programme (NHP) and related strategic estates projects.
The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is the largest hospital improvement programme in a generation and at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) it presents a momentous opportunity to radically improve and extend our services, with our circa £600m redevelopment including a new Emergency Department, Urgent Care Hub and six new wards.
Utilising your broad communication skills, you will develop and deliver strategies that will engage and influence the whole spectrum of stakeholders, not only to take them on the change journey but positively influence a culture that embraces new ways of working.
As well as the NHP, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on the communications and engagement aspects across a range of other estate-related programmes across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN).
This is a unique role for a strategic communicator that wants to lead the communications and engagement strategy for a momentous transformation programme. In exchange, you will join a dynamic communications team that is delivering communications and engagement activity across two different hospitals at a time of exciting growth and innovation.
Main duties of the job
- Manage communications and engagement strategy on assigned projects, including the NHP.
- Lead on the organisation of staff and public engagement events for the NHP.
- Be responsible for coordinating a delegated budget for NHP communications and engagement activities.
- Liaise with press and media, including developing media releases, hosting media briefings, organising advertising and deciding how to respond to media issues on sensitive or complex issues.
- Develop and design communications plans.
- Present communications on complex issues Trust-wide.
- Deliver the actions within communications plan on time and to budget.
- Work with external suppliers to commission and deliver campaign designs and materials.
- Facilitate media and VIP activity on site.
- Provide communications advice and training to clinical and operational leads, to assist them with delivery of their communications plans.
- Produce relevant and interesting information for staff using events, written materials, posters, emails, and intranet materials.
- Ensure all communications are aligned to the Trust's communications strategy and its objectives.
- Ensure effective timetabling of change communications for maximum impact and avoidance of confusion and duplication.
- Curate digital content
- Support the development and maintenance of web content
- Implement communication policies and procedures, proposing changes to policies as appropriate.
- Identify positive stories about the Trust and sell-in to the media.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable
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Job description
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For further information please view the detailed Job description and person specification attached to this advert
Person Specification
Education, training & qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (significant experience advising an executive team on strategic communications)
- Communications related qualification to diploma level or equivalent, CIPR, NCTJ, English/Media etc or equivalent experience
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Experience in a communications role
- Experience in communicating change
- Experience developing and delivering communications plans and strategies
- Experience of developing internal communications for a range of audiences
- Experience working with and advising senior figures
- Experience managing budgets
- Experience using a wide range of IT packages including or equivalent to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Project management experience
- Brand management experience
- Experience presenting information to large groups of people
Desirable
- Experience organising and overseeing engagement events
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience using a content management system to update websites or an intranet
- Experience managing stock of printed materials and overseeing document requests
Skills & competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- Analytical skills
- Excellent people skills
Desirable
- Engaging and enthusiastic
- Attention to detail, but with ability to keep eye on big picture
- Able to act independently, decisively and effectively
- Ability to respond to difficult organisational situations
Person Specification
Education, training & qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (significant experience advising an executive team on strategic communications)
- Communications related qualification to diploma level or equivalent, CIPR, NCTJ, English/Media etc or equivalent experience
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Experience in a communications role
- Experience in communicating change
- Experience developing and delivering communications plans and strategies
- Experience of developing internal communications for a range of audiences
- Experience working with and advising senior figures
- Experience managing budgets
- Experience using a wide range of IT packages including or equivalent to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Project management experience
- Brand management experience
- Experience presenting information to large groups of people
Desirable
- Experience organising and overseeing engagement events
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience using a content management system to update websites or an intranet
- Experience managing stock of printed materials and overseeing document requests
Skills & competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- Analytical skills
- Excellent people skills
Desirable
- Engaging and enthusiastic
- Attention to detail, but with ability to keep eye on big picture
- Able to act independently, decisively and effectively
- Ability to respond to difficult organisational situations
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
