Communications and Engagement Lead

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking an experienced professional to lead communication and stakeholder engagement efforts. The candidate will manage internal and external communications, driving innovative solutions to improve health and care delivery. Required qualifications include a Master's degree and extensive experience in healthcare communications. This role offers a full-time fixed-term contract with a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Experience in a clinical or healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of NHS datasets and standards desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the development and implementation of communication strategies.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the region and nationally.
• Manage both internal and external communications.

Skills

Excellent understanding of the health research landscape

Experience in technical environments

Stakeholder engagement techniques

Knowledge of relevant national legislation

Education

Masters level education or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced individual with talent, expertise, and ambition in communications and stakeholder engagement. The post offers the opportunity to work proactively on innovative solutions that will transform health and care research and delivery across the NHS.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will lead on the continued development, delivery and implementation of our communication and engagement strategies. This will involve working closely with colleagues across the region, and nationally, to scope, prioritise, and deliver. The successful candidate will be highly skilled in working with diverse stakeholders, alongside interdisciplinary and cross-sector teams. They will be responsible for both internal and external communications, stakeholder management, media management, PR and liaison with key stakeholders.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted
13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

321-CORP-7531205-B8a

Job locations

Old Road Campus
Churchill Hospital
Oxford
OX3 7LE

Person specification

Education Essential

• Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
• Master's degree or equivalent level experience in communications, including stakeholder and public engagement

Education Desirable

• Extensive, relevant professional experience may be considered against the requirement for a degree in relevant discipline (the expectation of professional, technical competence is at least that associated with a degree level education in this subject)

Experience Essential

• Excellent understanding and experience of the health research and clinical informatics landscape
• Demonstrable experience of working and in a technical environment, ideally within a clinical or healthcare setting
• Knowledge of relevant national legislation and local guidance and how these should be applied to stakeholder and public engagement activities
• Specialist knowledge across a range of stakeholder engagement practices, techniques and approaches underpinned by theoretical knowledge from study and relevant practical experience

Experience Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS datasets and standards
• Understanding of infrastructure, software and data lifecycles with specialist knowledge acquired through relevant qualifications including waterfall and agile project methodologies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Old Road Campus
Churchill Hospital
Oxford
OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/