Head of Internal Communications and Engagement inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED TUE 29 OCT 2024

Are you passionate about driving positive change through effective internal communications and engagement? Do you thrive in a busy team where your ideas can empower others and shape culture? We are seeking an experienced Head of Internal Communications and Engagement to join our dynamic communications and engagement team and play a pivotal role in connecting and inspiring our staff.

Develop and Implement Strategy: Shape and deliver the internal communications and engagement strategy to support the Trust's priorities and vision.

Innovative Campaigns and Initiatives: Design and implement campaigns to motivate and empower our staff, fostering a culture of engagement, recognition and shared purpose. Champion new and creative approaches to engage our diverse workforce.

Lead as a Business Partner: Establish internal communications and engagement as a trusted and highly-valued business partner. Collaborate closely with senior leaders and departments to ensure communication and engagement efforts are integrated with CUH's priorities.

Support Transformation and Innovation: Partner with teams to support CUH's work on continuous improvement, transformation and innovation.

This role is part of the senior communications and engagement team, deputising for the Director of Communications along with the other senior members of the team.

About us

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employmentThis vacancy will close at midnight on the 17th November 2024

Interviews are due to be held on the 4th December 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.