The communications team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) are looking for an experienced strategic thinker and enthusiastic communications professional to join the communications senior leadership team.

The Trust is a large, multi-site organisation with 14,500 staff who deliver exceptional care to a population of over one million people, provide education and training to the future NHS workforce and conduct ground-breaking research to drive better health outcomes.

The post holder will have excellent news judgement, working strategically to tell the story of one of the largest hospital providers in the country, adapting content to engage communities across our various platforms and media outlets.

The role is fast paced, and the post holder must be able to make decisions quickly and confidently and be a collaborator, working regularly with members of the team, organisation, and executive team.

This role is part of the communications leadership team and will have line management responsibilities. While the main responsibilities focus on external communications and media, the role will also be responsible for internal communications, campaign development and delivery, digital content, events, stakeholder advice and support.

Main duties of the job

In this role you'll provide dedicated communications support to UHDB, based largely at Royal Derby Hospital, working across all functions including media, digital communications, internal communications and branding to help deliver the team's communications plans and ambitions.

You will be managed by the head of communications and work closely with the hospital's executive team too.

Closing date of applications: 8 December 2024

Interview date: 17 December 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in the field of communications, to masters level or equivalent worked experience.
• Significant experience in a large, complex organisation using a wide range of media management skills
• Proven track record of developing and implementing effective communications plans and tracking and managing project delivery activity
• Partnership working - building effective partnerships with different groups (internal & external) and partner agencies/organisations
• Extensive experience of how the media works and demonstrable experience of media and external relations, internal communications and new media
• Ability to use initiative
• Ability to plan a broad range of complex activities - organising, project managing communications, campaigns and events
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Experience of working to tight deadlines

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level in field of public relations, communications or marketing or equivalent.
• Ability to translate complex information into Plain English and deliver appropriately to key audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing with people

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

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