Communications Manager

We are looking for a creative and dynamic communications professional to join our NHS Trust Communications and Engagement Team on a fixed term basis to provide cover for maternity leave within the Team. You will be intergal to the success of our Communications and Engagement Strategy in supporting our workforce and the delivery of safe, compassionate and joined-up care for patients and communities across County Durham and Darlington. We work in a fast-paced but rewarding environment with the opportunity for you to develop, design and lead a range of initiatives and campaigns.

We are looking for a talented, innovative and experienced communications professional to join our friendly team. This role will ensure that the Trusts vision and strategic objectives are communicated clearly to our key stakeholders, contributing to local and regional communications and engagement priorities as well.

To succeed in this role you will be an experienced communications professional, with a good track record of managing multichannel communications activity and relevant skills and experience to demonstrate you can lead, develop and manage the delivery of integrated communications plans.

You will have the confidence to challenge and the emotional intelligence and personal style to do this in a successful way with a range of different audiences. We are looking for someone with excellent copy writing skills, expertise in building effective media relations and a good working knowledge of digital communication platforms. You will be well supported in the role and encouraged to develop new ideas to take forward communications and engagement activity for both the Trust and the Trusts Charity., From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two years of experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months)

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We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

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