Communications Specialist

To provide leadership for communications, engagement and involvement strategies and plans to support the community transformation programme and related initiatives; To provide communications advice to the senior project leadership team, board members, clinicians, staff and partners; To manage and support stakeholder and public engagement related to the community transformation programme; Provide media relations, stakeholder engagement and other support as needed in relation to the Communications Department and the work of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ensure communications is considered in all planning relating to the programme; advising programme teams on appropriate approaches; Act as communications link between the community transformation programme and stakeholders including local community, local government, NHS England and NHS Improvement and all ICS partners.Community Mental Health Transformation programme for Adults and Older Adults Develop and deliver a communications
and engagement plan for internal and external stakeholders in line with the national and local objectives of the community transformation programme; Lead early and continual engagement with stakeholders to explain the programme vision and seek views in order to shape and design community services for the future; Develop creative content to explain the programme to the public; Produce briefings / newsletters / updates to proactively inform stakeholders about key activity of the transformation work; Facilitate a monthly webinar open to all stakeholders, to provide the latest updates from the programme. Position the local transformation work nationally - through blogs and media relations work in order to generate interest and clarity; Explore opportunities to share best practice with communications colleagues within the Sussex Partnership Communications team, the ICS and the NHS national communications network; Support the facilitation of the changing the language project and reference
group, and work in collaboration with people with lived experience, and staff across the health and care sector; Ensure systems are in place to maintain an effective stakeholder management database.