Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Communications & Engagement
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Cyfnod Penodol: 20 mis (Fixed term)
- Oriau
- Llawnamser
- Rhan-amser
- Gweithio hyblyg
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 334-NCL-7849154-MU
- Cyflogwr
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Maudsley Hospital
- Tref
- London
- Cyflog
- £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 10/09/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
King’s Maudsley Partnership Senior Communications & Engagement Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you passionate about making a lasting impact on the mental health of young people? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where groundbreaking work is the norm? The King’s Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People is on a mission to revolutionise the understanding and treatment of youth mental health—and we need a communications leader like you to help us share this vital work with the world.
The King’s Maudsley Partnership brings together world-leading experts in mental health from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). This unprecedented collaboration unites the largest group of mental health scientists and clinical academics in Europe, aiming to predict, prevent, and treat mental health disorders in children both locally and globally.
Please submit an application of no longer than 500 words detailing your interest in the role and relevant experience.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
- Drive strategic communications: Develop and implement communications and engagement strategies that highlight our work, influence mental health policy, and foster public and professional support
- Lead high-impact projects: Oversee a variety of initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the highest standards. You’ll identify opportunities for growth and work with senior leaders to expand our reach
- Build strong relationships: Use your exceptional relationship-building and negotiation skills to craft compelling stories and campaigns that resonate with stakeholders, including journalists, policymakers, third-sector partners, and the community
- Navigate complex environments: Manage internal and external communications across multiple organisations, ensuring that the Partnership’s voice is consistent, clear, and impactful
- Versatility and expertise: A broad background in communications, with skills ranging from expert copywriting to PR and event management.
- Strategic mindset: The ability to develop and execute plans that engage diverse audiences and drive meaningful change.
- Influence and collaboration: Proven experience in working across complex, matrixed organisations, with a talent for bringing people together and aligning them with common goals
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family.
We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at South London and Maudsley. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits include:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service
- Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from key-worker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though the Health Service Discounts website
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- To oversee the delivery and evaluation of communications and engagement plans that support the Partnership’s strategic objectives and build the Partnership’s reputation as a leading organisation on children and young people’s mental health, ensuring that communications and engagement activity is in line with the Trust's overall communications and engagement strategy
- To ensure that relationships with key stakeholders are maintained and proactively developed
- To oversee the development and delivery of communications and engagement plans to support clinical service development and academic research programmes, and influence children and young people mental health policy at national, regional and local level, providing leadership and expert advice, ensuring communications plans align with broader communications strategies including staff engagement and involvement programmes at both South London and Maudsley and IoPPN
- To work with senior managers to identify and develop communications campaigns to support the Partnership in meeting its strategic objectives, providing strategic advice and expertise to enable opportunities for feedback, involvement and contribution to decision-making
- To ensure that all communications materials and channels help build the Partnership’s profile and influence, that they are correctly tailored for the appropriate target audiences, including hard to reach audiences, and are in line with the Trust's overall communications strategy
- To ensure the Partnership’s brand and visual identity are protected, including supporting other staff in the correct application of corporate style guidelines, ensuring compliance and addressing inconsistencies
- Deputise for the King’s Maudsley Partnership Programme Lead where appropriate
Manyleb y person
Training and qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Meini prawf dymunol
- CIPR diploma or advanced certificate
- Prince 2 Practitioner
- Professional qualification in marketing, journalism or public relations (CIM, CAM, IPR or similar)
- Professional qualification in e-communications
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrable experience of working in a communications/ PR/senior journalist role preferably within a large and complex organisation
- Experience of writing excellent copy for a wide range of outlets and for a wide range of target audiences
- Demonstrated experience of managing communications projects including development, planning, implementation and evaluation
- Experience of developing brand strategies and managing relationships with design and print agencies
- Experience of successfully delivering communications strategies and implementing communications programmes
- Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior level
- Experience of managing stakeholder events, launches and campaigns
- Managing stakeholder and public affairs projects including writing and production of communications materials
- Managing stakeholder and partner relationships and engagement, and representing organisations
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in mental health
- Experience of working in NHS communications
- Experience of working in higher education, science or research communications
Knowledge and skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of current PR practice and theory
- Public Affairs and stakeholder relations campaign planning, development and implementation skills
- Ability to grasp complex issues and concepts
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- The ability to identify the target audience for any given issue, understand their needs and the best channels to reach them, adapting writing styles to suit and developing copy with speed and accuracy
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to think creatively and to assess the merit of design work
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with people at all levels
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team
Meini prawf dymunol
- Good understanding of the national government and the NHS, how it works, the issues it faces and how to communicate within it
- Experience of communicating with diverse audiences including hard to reach groups
- Policy design, development and implementation skills
Values and behaviours
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to act in accordance with our values and behaviours
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems
Meini prawf dymunol
- Personal experience of mental health problems
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Chris Davies
- Teitl y swydd
- Associate Director Communications and Stakeholder
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau Gweinyddol neu bob sector