Lead Senior Communications and Engagement Manager inLondon/Leeds inLondon/Leeds PUBLISHED 21 DEC 2023

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year  PERMANENT 

NHS England

Lead and manage their comms and engagement team and evaluate performance.

  • Leading the development of compelling, integrated, content to best achieve the aims and objectives in their assigned area(s) contributing to forward planning and gridding processes
  • Leading the delivery of communications and engagement objectives for assigned area(s), aligning them to the communications objectives for NHSE and the overall strategy and business plan of NHSE,
  • Lead strategic collaboration and coordination with national, regional and other directorate communications functions in delivering against the directorate, national communications and organisational strategic objectives.
  • Lead and manage their comms and engagement team and evaluate performance

Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.

Please note this job vacancy is based in either Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG.

Expert communicator. Values-led. Engagement whizz. Business brain. Team player. Priority juggler. Relationship cultivator. Storyteller. Long term strategist. Short term magician.

We're looking for two exceptional professionals.

Working in the Transformation Directorate (TD) communications and engagement team you'll provide strategic leadership to a key priority area - for example, Citizen Products, Data for Research and Development or Digital Infrastructure.

You'll work directly with your assigned area's senior management team, developing and driving the communications and engagement strategy across a myriad of fascinating, challenging and complex national programmes, linking them together through coherent, insight-led narratives.

Our team provide expertise to TD (a directorate of over 4000 people) ensuring communications is at the heart of planning and decision-making, alongside delivering corporate comms and events.

As a senior comms pro you know how to quickly establish yourself as a trusted advisor. You're a gifted negotiator, a confidant and ally; able to manage expectations, guide delivery and balance ever-shifting priorities. You're politically savvy, know when to challenge and when to concede and you skilfully create the right culture for talent to flourish.

If you believe in improving lives through digital, data, innovation and technology and match what we need, then we'd love to hear from you.

The post holder will be expected to support the business needs of the Transformation Directorate. You can be reassigned to different directorates as the business priorities for NHS England change and develop.

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across their assigned directorate role. They will lead high quality, insight-led communications and engagement for their assigned area(s) that is measurable, impactful and helps policy, products and services to succeed. The role will set communications and engagement direction and strategy for their assigned area(s), advising senior leaders.

  • Leading the development of compelling, integrated, content to best achieve the aims and objectives in their assigned area(s) contributing to forward planning and gridding processes
  • Leading the delivery of communications and engagement objectives for assigned area(s), aligning them to the communications objectives for NHSE and the overall strategy and business plan of NHSE,
  • Lead strategic collaboration and coordination with national, regional and other directorate communications functions in delivering against the directorate, national communications and organisational strategic objectives.
  • Lead and manage their comms and engagement team and evaluate performance

Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.

Please note this job vacancy is based in either Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG.

Expert communicator. Values-led. Engagement whizz. Business brain. Team player. Priority juggler. Relationship cultivator. Storyteller. Long term strategist. Short term magician.

We're looking for two exceptional professionals.

Working in the Transformation Directorate (TD) communications and engagement team you'll provide strategic leadership to a key priority area - for example, Citizen Products, Data for Research and Development or Digital Infrastructure.

You'll work directly with your assigned area's senior management team, developing and driving the communications and engagement strategy across a myriad of fascinating, challenging and complex national programmes, linking them together through coherent, insight-led narratives.

Our team provide expertise to TD (a directorate of over 4000 people) ensuring communications is at the heart of planning and decision-making, alongside delivering corporate comms and events.

As a senior comms pro you know how to quickly establish yourself as a trusted advisor. You're a gifted negotiator, a confidant and ally; able to manage expectations, guide delivery and balance ever-shifting priorities. You're politically savvy, know when to challenge and when to concede and you skilfully create the right culture for talent to flourish.

If you believe in improving lives through digital, data, innovation and technology and match what we need, then we'd love to hear from you.

The post holder will be expected to support the business needs of the Transformation Directorate. You can be reassigned to different directorates as the business priorities for NHS England change and develop.

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across their assigned directorate role. They will lead high quality, insight-led communications and engagement for their assigned area(s) that is measurable, impactful and helps policy, products and services to succeed. The role will set communications and engagement direction and strategy for their assigned area(s), advising senior leaders.



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