Band 7 Communications Project Manager - Corporate

We are looking for an experienced, exceptional and dedicated communications professional to join our friendly and supportive team, to provide communications and engagement support for corporate projects across the organisation. You will be involved in delivering a wide range of exciting communications and engagement projects, with the aim of improving the experiences of our patients and colleagues., The communications project manager will lead on the communications and engagement requirements for all relevant corporate portfolios of work. They will be required to use specialist knowledge to advise colleagues on communications and engagement best practice, ensuring that effective processes are planned and implemented for all projects.

The role will involve creating, implementing and evaluating communication and engagement plans and interventions, that are designed to provide high-quality and consistent communications and engagement outputs, encourage key enabling relationships with stakeholders, remove barriers and ultimately enhance the reputation of the organisation.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines, be comfortable to work under pressure, have excellent judgement skills, be able to build strong and mutually beneficial relationships, have high levels of professional curiosity, be an effective decision maker, and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.