Job summary
- Main area
- Media & Communications
- Grade
- Band 8A
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month Fixed Term or Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-CR-873
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Media & Communications Manager
Band 8A
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic communications professional to lead communications for our research and innovation activities and life sciences developments at one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. You will be responsible for linking research communications into the wider strategic direction of the Trust and national priorities and work closely with the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre team, wider research delivery teams and our primary academic partner, Imperial College London.
By joining our media team, you’ll also be responsible for responding to a high level of media enquiries and using your creativity and flair to secure positive media coverage, particularly for our research and innovation stories. You'll have a knowledge of social media to support the promotion of the achievements of our organisation and people. You’ll be adept in a crisis and ready to provide support in a major incident, you also understand the need for teamwork and are happy to pitch in and supervise filming projects in our hospitals.
Please note: We welcome secondments from other NHS organisations.
Main duties of the job
- Leading and managing integrated communication plans to support the Trust's organisational strategy, with a focus on research and life sciences
- Build strong relationships with staff, partners and researchers to create a pipeline of research stories
- Plan and deliver strong, impactful content translating scientific research into accessible, human interest stories
- Connecting our research and innovation developments into wider public and media discussions
- Be part of our reactive communications service, ensuring we provide prompt and accurate responses to media enquiries and opportunities
- Providing media relations and issues management expertise, advice and support to Trust leaders and spokespeople.
- Providing leadership to staff working in media and the wider communications team and inspire confidence in colleagues in the Trust in the expertise within the department
- Contributing to wider communications team materials including blogs, videos, social media, features and news articles
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant professional qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or similar in a STEM or related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of a media and communications role in a complex, multi-audience organisation
- Proven track record in developing and delivering effective media plans within wider integrated communications campaigns
- Experience of methods and approaches to ensure communications reach – and are relevant to – diverse audiences
- Experience of delivering and/or commissioning communications collateral and activities
- Experience of crisis management and/or issues management
Desirable criteria
- Account management experience – inhouse or agency
- Experience of managing individuals and budgets, directly or for a campaign/project
Skills / knowledge / abilities
Essential criteria
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other relevant programmes and software
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with use of Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cara Barrett
- Job title
- Head of Media
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 312 1331
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