Communications and Engagement Manager - Vaccination

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you., In October 2020, the NHS became the world's first health service to commit to reaching net zero in response to the profound and growing threat to health posed by climate change., You will be responsible for:
+ Planning, delivering and evaluating regular positive communications across communications channels to increase awareness and support of the programme's world leading work.
+ Building and strengthening external channels via the development and delivery of a high-quality content strategy supported by robust evaluation. This includes oversight of digital channels held by the team.
+ Providing strategic counsel and support on communications activity to relevant workstreams and staff within NHS England, and ensuring, strategic collaboration and coordination with national, regional and other directorate communications functions; as well as via organising speaking arrangements., The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across their assigned role. They will deliver 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 implement communications and engagement strategies and develop activity plans for their assigned area(s).
+ Develop compelling, integrated, content to best achieve the aims and objectives in their assigned area(s) contributing to forward planning and gridding processes.
+ Deliver communications and engagement activity for assigned area(s), developing an excellent understanding of how they align to the communications objectives for NHSE and the overall strategy and business plan.
+ Build effective working relationships with other directorates, regional teams and the national comms team to ensure a one-team coherent approach.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We're passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
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We are seeking a Communications Manager to support on communications and engagement across the sustainability function. The team are seeking a highly organised and experienced communications professional who has a knowledge of working in large public sector bodies, as well as a strong understanding of the climate crisis and its impact on health and the delivery of NHS services. You will support on delivering the communications functions for the programme, with a focus on digital communications channels. We will be working with a dynamic team to deal with complex and high-profile issues and make key decisions about what, when and how to communicate and engage.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
+ Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
+ Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
+ Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
+ Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
+ Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band., NHS England