***Fixed term contract for 12 months***

We are looking for an experienced and motivated communications and engagement professional to work alongside our Digital and Information and Transformation service on the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme of work, using your specialist knowledge to ensure that communications and engagement advice is integrated in planning and decision-making from the outset.

As a Communications Business Partner you will be responsible for setting the direction for the EPR programme and leading engagement with more than 19,000 colleagues on this vital project.

Working for the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country you can be sure that no two days will ever be the same.

Our teams at NUH make a difference every day. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions through your commitment, passion and skill as a professional communicator.

Main duties of the job

This promises to be a varied, rewarding and at times challenging role involving working directly with colleagues within corporate communications and digital services.

You will be responsible for helping colleagues have the right information to do their jobs caring for patients to the best of their ability, you will provide sound and evidence-based support to the EPR Leadership Team and will have the opportunity to develop and lead on an excellent internal and external programme of communications and engagement activity.

The successful candidate will work directly in to the Head of Internal Communications with the wider professional support of the function, as well as embedding themselves with colleagues within the digital and information, and transformation services.

NHS experience is not essential. What matters most is that you have a want to learn, a commitment to continually improve and a desire to make a difference.

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

We offer flexible working and will agree a way of working that supports you and NUH. You will be based at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham and will work across all Trust and external sites as needed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to postgraduate standard or equivalent experience in internal and external communications
• Excellent level of English, written and verbal
• Evidence of continuous self-development

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in communications, or working towards this standard
• Evidence of a solid understanding of patient confidentiality and the relevant aspects of libel law, the Freedom of Information Act, Equality Act and Data Protection Act.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing and motivating staff and teams
• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Experience of stakeholder management
• Experience of internal comms and staff engagement delivery

Desirable

• Experience of working in a customer-facing environment
• Understanding of the public sector
• Experience of delivering digital projects

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Ability to interpret data, produce reports and draw out recommendations to improve internal and external engagement.
• Ability to analyse issues quickly and make recommendations

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Ability to deliver to deadlines through effective time management skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Well organised and efficient

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work with staff from across the organisation at all levels, along with managers from the wider NHS, journalists and external organisations
• Ability to manage confrontational situations and sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Confident and able to establish credibility quickly at all levels of the organisation including senior and Trust Board level
• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required

Desirable

• Experience of CMS systems for websites and intranets, and confidence in using them
• Experience of developing new and innovative communication channels

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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