Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Communications Manager - HIWE
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Job Overview
This post is only open to internal applicants.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Health Innovation West of England's Communications Team.
We are looking for an experienced Communications Manager to manage and develop a comprehensive communications service for the organisation, focusing in particular on promoting our wide range of programmes and initiatives.
You will manage effective stakeholder communications and channels, engaging partners across industry, research and regional economic growth, as well as our network of member organisations, comprising all NHS provider and commissioner organisations in the West, and four universities.
Working closely with the Communications Team, Directors and other colleagues, and where relevant with external consultants and suppliers, you will coordinate a range of communications channels and collateral (print and digital), and media relations activity.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist advice to senior managers, project teams and directors on a range of communications and stakeholder engagement issues.
- Work closely with teams to design and deliver creative and effective communications plans and toolkits for our programmes, projects and initiatives.
- Create and deliver innovative tools and techniques, including social media and digital communications.
- Manage and develop the organisation's external communications channels, including the website, social media, Mailchimp newsletters, and member bulletins.
- Research and produce a wide range of engaging written communications for various formats and tailored to the needs of different audiences, including web pages, news articles, blogs, case studies, e-newsletters, social media content, press releases and publications.
- Liaise with media contacts on key issues and prepare press releases / media responses as required, liaising with journalists to maximise coverage.
- Provide basic in-house design support for digital graphics, reports and publications, and presentations, as well as basic video editing support for website and social media content.
- Manage the measurement and evaluation of communication activity and channels to review impact and make ongoing improvements as required.
- Manage the development and training of the Communications Administrator/Intern, including on-the-job training and contributing to their personal development plan and annual appraisal.
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Working for our organisation
Health Innovation West of England is part of the national Health Innovation Network, established by NHS England to spread proven health innovation at pace and scale.
We connect and collaborate with our local NHS and care organisations, universities, industry, the voluntary and charity sectors to support transformation across whole health and social care systems, with a clear focus on improving outcomes for citizens.
We are an NHS organisation and employment with Health Innovation West of England is through the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
Based on the UWE Bristol campus, we support agile working, including the opportunity to work from home. You will need to be able to travel to our office or occasionally to other locations in the West of England and nationally for in-person meetings and events.
We value a workforce where people’s varied backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives and fresh ideas, resulting in the development and spread of transformational innovation. We encourage applications from diverse communities to ensure our team is dynamic, vibrant and reflects the populations we serve.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in either a journalism / communications environment or busy press office
- Experience of designing digital assets using creative design software and making/editing videos
- Experience scheduling content and managing social media and websites using tools
- Extensive experience of researching and producing a wide range of written information in different formats and for varied audiences, including newsletters, publications, social media and web content
- Designing, delivering and evaluating communications campaigns and promotions
Documents to download
- [HIWE Communications Manager JD and Person Specification - September 2026](HIWE Communications Manager JD and Person Specification - September 2026.pdf) (PDF, 397.6KB)
- [Join the RUH](Join the RUH.pdf) (PDF, 1.3MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name: Vanesther Hamer
- Job title: Head of Communications
- Email address: vanesther.hamer@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07887 944950
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