INHCP Communications & Engagement Lead

Transformation Unit; Saltaire; Teletrabalho; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working

NHS pension

Development opportunities

Mileage allowances

Health & wellbeing support

Resumo da oferta

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Communications & Engagement Lead to join the Integrated Neighbourhood Health and Care Programme. You will lead the development and delivery of the programme’s communications and engagement strategy, ensuring staff, partners, communities and people with lived experience are informed, engaged and involved in shaping neighbourhood health and care.

Working across a complex partnership, you will develop campaigns and digital content, build

Qualificações

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in communications or related field.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• CIPR qualification or equivalent.
• Training in stakeholder engagement, facilitation or change management.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development and delivery of communications and engagement strategies.
• Build stakeholder relationships across multiple organisations.
• Advise senior leaders and evaluate the impact of initiatives.
• Develop campaigns and digital content across partners.
• Engage staff, communities and lived-experience voices.

Conhecimentos

Communications strategy

Facilitation

Campaign leadership

Planning & PM

Stakeholder engagement

Formação académica

Degree in communications

CIPR qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Employer Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site New Mill Town Saltaire Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

INHCP Communications & Engagement Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Communications & Engagement Lead to join the Bradford District and Craven Integrated Neighbourhood Health and Care (INHC) Programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a major NHS transformation programme, leading communications and engagement that support neighbourhood health and care, strengthen partnerships, and help improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities across Bradford District and Craven.

The INHC Programme brings together health, social care, primary care, local authorities and voluntary sector partners to deliver more integrated, preventative and person-centred care closer to home. Communications and engagement are central to building a shared vision, involving communities and partners, and supporting meaningful change across the health and care system.

You will lead the development and delivery of the programme’s communications and engagement strategy, ensuring staff, partners, communities and people with lived experience are informed, engaged and involved in shaping neighbourhood health and care. Working across a complex partnership, you will develop campaigns and digital content, build stakeholder relationships, deliver engagement and co-production activity, advise senior leaders, and evaluate the impact of communications and engagement initiatives.

About You

You will have:

• Experience developing and delivering communications, engagement and stakeholder strategies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience leading communications campaigns and engagement activities.
• Strong planning, organisational and project management skills.
• A collaborative approach with a commitment to co-production and reducing health inequalities.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of neighbourhood health and care across Bradford District and Craven. You will join a supportive programme team working with partners across the health and care system to deliver meaningful change for local communities, while benefiting from flexible working, NHS pension benefits and development opportunities.

Job Purpose

To lead communications and engagement activity for the Integrated Neighbourhood Health and Care (INHC) Programme across Bradford District and Craven. The postholder will engage staff, communities, partners and stakeholders, helping to build understanding, participation and support for neighbourhood transformation. The role will promote collaboration across health, social care and VCSE partners, ensuring local people help shape integrated neighbourhood services.

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration , revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in communications, public sector communication and marketing, stakeholder engagement or a related discipline.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) or equivalent.
• Qualification or training in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, organisational development, change management or co-production.

Experience

• Experience of planning/ facilitating workshops, events and engagement activities.
• Significant experience of developing and delivering broad-based communications and engagement strategies and plans.
• Experience of leading stakeholder engagement programmes involving multiple organisations and partners.
• Experience of designing and delivering community engagement, co-production or participation approaches with citizens and communities.
• Experience of managing complex communications projects and campaigns, and evaluation to demonstrate impact.
• Experience of advising senior leaders on communications and engagement issues, and crisis handling including media. Experience of working in a politically sensitive and complex environment. Experience of leading/ managing competing priorities
• Experience within the NHS, local government, integrated care systems or other public sector organisations.
• Experience of supporting transformation, service redesign or organisational change programmes.
• Experience of working with voluntary and community sector organisations.

Knowledge

• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in communication and engagement practice.
• Understanding of communications, engagement and consultation methodologies.
• Knowledge of stakeholder management and change communications principles.
• Knowledge of digital communication and approaches. Understanding and experience of evaluation and impact measurement.
• Awareness of Integrated Neighbourhood Health, population health management, integrated care and neighbourhood based models of delivery.
• Awareness of national policy relating to Integrated Neighbourhood Health.
• Knowledge of NHS, local government and voluntary sector structures.
• Understanding of population health and prevention approaches.

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.

Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.

We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currentlyunderrepresentedin terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from thesegroups,but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.

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Name Louise Keighley
Job title Place Coach
Email address [e-mail]
Additional information

Informal enquiries

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Louise Keighley Place Coach Integrated Neighbourhood Health and Care Programme

Email: [e-mail]