Deputy Director of Communications and EngagementinLondon inLondonPUBLISHED FRI 15 NOV 2024

Band 9: £105,385 to £121,271 a year PERMANENT
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NHS Englandr3l7347B

The Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement for NHS England in London will play a crucial role in shaping and leading the communication and engagement strategy for a transformative healthcare infrastructure program. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing a cohesive communication plan, ensuring coordination between program-level and Trust-led activities, and providing quality assurance for interactions with diverse stakeholders such as government bodies, NHS executives, and the public. The position involves leading a high-performing team, managing sensitive media inquiries, and overseeing budgetary implications while ensuring the strategy is effectively resourced and supported by appropriate systems.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for proactively managing risks and issues related to communications, fostering professional development within the team, and producing new collateral to meet the program's objectives. This role is pivotal in delivering the National Health Program (NHP) objectives and enhancing the capacity of healthcare providers for the future.

Opportunity to shape and lead the communications and engagement strategy for an ambitious major programme that will transform the way we delivery healthcare infrastructure for the future NHS, including developing a legacy of exceptional and enduring capability for Trusts, the wider healthcare system and industry

Key aspects of this role will be to:

Develop, deliver, and embed a clear communications and engagement plan for all NHP activity, ensuring coordination across Programme level activity and Trust-led activity which reflects the wider strategic context and helps deliver the NHP objectives.

Effective leadership of a high performing team where everyone is able to contribute and supporting professional development.

Quality assurance for all communications and engagement across NHP's diverse stakeholder groups to meet the NHP objectives and delivery plan. (e.g., DHSC Sponsor Team, NHS Executives, Trust CEOs, Scheme Project Teams, IPA, Cabinet Office, Treasury, NHP Senior Leadership, and the Public).

Respond to media enquiries and lead sensitive stakeholder management and correspondence activity.

Ensure delivery of the communications and engagement plan is appropriately resourced, including the development of new core materials and collateral as necessary

Ensure appropriate system and processes (e.g., Customer Relationship Management) are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans across stakeholders.

Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.

Manage the whole budgetary implications of activity.

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Deputy Director of Communications and EngagementinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED FRI 15 NOV 2024

NHS Englandr3l7347B

About us You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description.

Deputy Director of Communications and EngagementinLondon inLondonPUBLISHED FRI 15 NOV 2024

About us
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description.