# Band 6 Internal & External Stakeholder Communications Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-internal-and-external-stakeholder-communications-manager/52959318-f9a4-4a43-a6ea-0a9fe749707a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-internal-and-external-stakeholder-communications-manager/52959318-f9a4-4a43-a6ea-0a9fe749707a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Communications manager - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T11:51:13.440Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/NHS_communications/NHS_communications-v8000380 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The stakeholder communications officer (internal and external) is a new role which will deliver high quality, consistent and impactful communications across the Royal Free London group and the communities it serves. Working closely with colleagues across the comms team – but in particular internal and public affairs – the postholder will help provide an effective, proactive and insight driven communications and engagement service. You will ensure our colleagues can easily access clear, timely and meaningful information about what is happening across the trust. This includes planning and delivering internal communications activity, supporting the cascade of key organisational messages, and creating engaging content for our suite of communications channels. You will be a well rounded communicator with excellent writing skills, creativity, resilience and strong stakeholder relationship-building abilities. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will deliver effective communications to support managers and staff across the RFL group. You will help ensure colleagues across all our hospitals and sites can easily access organisational updates and key information, while measuring impact and providing evidence‑based recommendations to make our internal communications best‑in‑class. Externally, you will engage with community groups, our integrated care system, charities, patient groups, councillors, and voluntary sector partners to build on our external stakeholder partnerships. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of planning and delivering internal communications activity - Experience of delivering external stakeholder communications activity - Experience of writing briefing documents, reports/papers for internal and external stakeholders - Experience of using data to inform communications approach, evaluating tactics and channels ### Trust values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the trust’s shared commitments ### Skills and aptitude **Essential** - Strong stakeholder relationship-building abilities - Excellent written and oral communications skills - Ability to persuade more senior colleagues on comms matters - A thorough knowledge of internal and external communications channels and methods - Ability to use data/ evaluation to improve and adapt communications approach ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Relevant degree or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Evidence of continuous professional development in communications/PR ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Strong interpersonal skills and diplomacy - Ability to work effectively as part of a team ## Documents - [person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10285480) - [functional requirements (pdf, 110.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573045) - [internal and external communications manager (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10285479) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.