Job vacancy: Strategic Communications Manager, NHS England, London

Job summary

Main area: Strategic Comms
Grade: NHS TCS 2023: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 990-S3-COR1516

Employer: NHS England
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wellington House
Town: London
Salary: £50,952 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/05/2024 23:59

Strategic Communications Manager

NHS TCS 2023: Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, and recruitment profile in the attached Job Description.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria

1. A keen understanding of and experience of navigating political environments and excellent news judgement.
2. Demonstrable experience of supporting National/ Executive leaders to deliver operational objectives through communications.
3. Experience developing, implementing , and evaluating comprehensive communication and engagement strategies and content for large-scale, organisation-wide pieces of work, including national announcements, often under pressure and to tight deadlines. This includes the ability to work out of hours and at weekends when required.
4. The expertise to set the standard for national communication activity and support colleagues to achieve it including managing and motivating matrix teams.
5. Demonstrable excellent written skills, including the ability to write creatively at speed and read documents at speed and summarise key points.

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from discrimination. We support the values and pledges of the NHS Constitution.

We are committed to being a diverse and an inclusive employer and will build a culture where all employees are valued, respected and acknowledged. We strive to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, colour, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, HIV status, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.