Communications Officer
We are looking for a proactive and skilled Communications Officer to join our External Affairs team. Reporting to the External Affairs Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring our stakeholders and local community are informed, engaged, and connected to the Trust’s vision, strategy, and objectives.
In this dynamic role, you will help deliver clear, consistent, and compelling communications across a range of channels. You will support the development of campaigns, create high‑quality content, and help manage media, digital platforms, and community engagement activity. Your work will strengthen relationships, enhance our reputation, and ensure our services and achievements are well understood by patients, partners, and the wider public.
You will work closely with colleagues across the Trust, providing communication advice, supporting projects, and helping coordinate responses to emerging issues. This role requires excellent writing skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work confidently in a fast‑paced environment.
If you are creative, organised, and passionate about making a positive impact through effective communication, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Maintain and improve external communication and engagement channels on an ongoing basis. This includes supporting the External Affairs Manager and wider team to develop stories and briefings spanning a range of subject areas and requires excellent written and relationship management skills.
* Support the delivery, implementation and evaluation of various communications activities. This could include high profile strategic projects such as external briefings on high profile topics, newsletters, small scale events and creating digital content.
* Support the team to deliver external events, campaigns and projects as required, using a range of channels to deliver engaging two‑way communications.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.
We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.
This advert closes on Friday 10 Apr 2026
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