Communications Manager (Media)

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 17 December. If you have annual leave planned for this time please apply and highlight this on your application.

The postholder plans and delivers effective strategies and programmes of communication as part of the Communications and Engagement team which serves the NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB), and the wider Integrated Care System (ICS).

The postholder acts as an expert adviser on communications to the organisation.

They are responsible for ensuring that all activity reflects the statutory duty to communicate and engage effectively with stakeholders, local citizens and their elected representatives, the media, partner organisations, staff and scrutiny bodies in order to promote and involve them in the business, priorities and decision-making of the organisation., The post holder will be required to have regular contact with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, engaging with them over sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues. They will include:ICB staffICB leadership teamGPs and PracticesHealthwatchCommunity groupsCommunications and engagement team colleaguesPublic healthLocal authority communications teamsSenior managers, service managers and staff

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Sick pay policy

Occupational health services including staff counselling services

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.