Strategic Communications Officer

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Greater London

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 38,000

Full time

26 hours ago

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Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Communications Officer to join its busy team. You will support the Communications Manager, develop creative campaigns, write content for publications, and help manage the intranet and public website.

Your role includes patient information, events, and monitoring campaign effectiveness. The post requires excellent copywriting, attention to detail, and the ability to work across divisions, with a focus on clear English and accessible

Qualifications

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a communications field
Experience of working in a press, communications or marketing office
Experience of writing and issuing press releases
Ability to handle media enquiries appropriately
Experience in writing for a variety of media including newsletters, websites and intranet
Print production experience
Desirable: NHS experience; engagement/Patient and Public Involvement roles; membership organisation

Responsibilities

To support the Communications Manager and Head of Communications in producing effective communications campaigns, working closely with the Trust’s services.
To support with a portfolio of work by being a point of contact in the Communications Team for one of the Trust’s divisions.
To produce patient information, working closely with services to ensure appropriate messages and images are used.
To ensure patient information material is produced in plain English and key community languages, liaising with designers, printers and photographers as necessary.
To support with the corporate communications strategy, as well as working with service lines to devise and implement their plans.
To champion consistent use of the Trust logo and corporate brand to ensure the integrity of the brand is maintained, advising and monitoring use of the CNWL brand as appropriate.
To assist in the organisation of events at different sites across the Trust, such as official openings or ministerial visits, including overseeing publicity, marketing material, and photography.
To produce and lead on the weekly production of the all staff bulletin.
To support with digital communications; writing content for, and regularly updating, the Trust’s public website including the creation of micro-sites and intranet pages to showcase specific services as required.
To manage communication issues related to local and national initiatives and develop communications activities to support a calendar of related health promotion events e.g. World Aids Day, mental health awareness week.
To be involved in media relations activities such as writing and issuing press announcements and press releases.
To support the Press Office by liaising with local and national media to respond appropriately to media enquiries.