Job overview

We are seeking a proactive and creative communications professional to lead on research communications across LNWH. This role will sit within the Communications Team with a dotted line relationship to the Research and Innovation (R&I) service supporting the North West London Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC). The post-holder will lead the delivery of a coordinated research communications programme in raising the profile of research activity, supporting engagement with staff, patients and external stakeholders and ensuring our research activity is communicated effectively across all channels. 

You will be responsible for promoting the newly established North West London Commercial Research Delivery Centre, including supporting the CRDC hub and spoke meetings to ensure information is shared across the six organisations. This includes responsibility for developing and maintaining information for the CRDC microsite on the LNWH website ensuring content is accurate and accessible.

This role is offered on a part time basis (26.25 hours per week) as a Fixed Term Contract (or secondment) for two years. 

Main duties of the job

• Support the communications activity of the Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) across a range of channels and platforms.
• Support the development and delivery of a research communications plan aligned with LNWH’s communications strategy.
• Champion research as a core part of LNWH’s narrative, ensuring visibility across internal and external channels.
• Collaborate with R&I leadership and the Communications team to integrate research messages into Trust-wide campaigns.
• Develop and maintain a forward-planning communications calendar aligned to key research campaigns and awareness days
• Manage and update research content on LNWH’s website and intranet, ensuring compliance with accessibility and NIHR guidelines.
• Manage and develop public-facing research content across the Trust website, including study listings, participant information and the Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) profile pages.
• work with the LNWH media manager, stakeholder manager social media officer to distribute content in a coordinated way that maximises reach in accordance with good editorial planning principles
• Translate complex scientific and clinical information into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.