# Head of Communications and Engagement - New Hospital Programme > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-communications-and-engagement-new-hospital-programme/98684a8a-f32d-42bd-8e67-47d69130febe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-communications-and-engagement-new-hospital-programme/98684a8a-f32d-42bd-8e67-47d69130febe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Heatherwood Hospital (SL5 7GB) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Communications manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £59,798 - £67,020 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T12:16:00.946Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Ascot/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Communications_Engagement/Communications_Engagement-v8355332 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8355332?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Be part of something extraordinary. Frimley Park Hospital is being reimagined as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious healthcare projects. This isn’t just a rebuild — it’s a revolution in care, sustainability, and innovation. We’re creating a digitally enabled, future-proof hospital that puts patients and staff first, with cutting-edge facilities, green spaces, and flexible design. We are seeking an experienced Head of Communications and Engagement to work within the integrated Communications and Engagement function, owning specific campaigns and programmes of work from scoping through to evaluation. Frimley Health is a large, complex organisation with a workforce of approximately 14,000 people, a major capital programme of national significance and a significant transformation agenda underway. The Head of Communications and Engagement plays a meaningful role in telling that story to staff, patients, stakeholders and the public and in ensuring the Trust's communications and engagement activity is equal to the demands placed on it. ### Main duties of the job - Senior communications and engagement leader working within the integrated Communications and Engagement function, with the capability and expectation to work across the wider function as organisational need requires. - Responsible for scoping and commissioning specialist or surge support within agreed parameters and with Deputy Director and/or Director approval. - Works closely with the Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement on prioritisation, campaign governance and performance. - Operates with direct access to the Director of Communications and Engagement as required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached the job description and person specification for detailed information on the main responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior experience delivering communications and engagement in a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation. - Demonstrable experience leading and owning complex, multi-channel communications and engagement campaigns or programmes, with accountability for outcomes. - Experience providing communications counsel to senior leaders and navigating politically sensitive - Demonstrated experience contributing to crisis or issues management communications, including drafting holding positions and managing fast-moving situations. - Experience managing and developing others, with evidence of building team capability and professional standards. - Experience using data and audience insight to inform planning and evaluate impact. **Desirable** - NHS, public sector or similarly regulated communications environment experience. - Experience commissioning and managing external communications or creative support. - Experience delivering communications to support organisational change, staff engagement or culture development. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post-graduate qualification or professional diploma in communications, public relations, engagement or a related discipline. - Active and evidenced commitment to continuous professional development in communications, engagement, leadership or a related field. **Desirable** - Professional body membership and/or accreditation (e.g. CIPR, PRCA or equivalent). ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Strong practitioner skills across the core communications disciplines: writing, media relations, stakeholder engagement and campaign planning. - Ability to plan and manage multiple concurrent workstreams with discipline and clear prioritisation. - Confident user of data and insight to set objectives, track performance and make evidence-based decisions. - Sound understanding of digital communications channels, content formats and audience behaviour. - Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively for a range of audiences and formats, including executive communications, media statements and staff-facing content. - Skilled at building effective working relationships with senior stakeholders, including the ability to challenge and advise with confidence. - Strong understanding of reputational risk and the ability to identify and escalate issues proactively. - Experience with social media management, digital content production or channel analytics. - Competence in scoping, commissioning and managing external communications and creative partners, with sound financial management skills sufficient to manage delegated budgets effectively. **Desirable** - Understanding of behaviour change methodologies and their application in communications planning. - Familiarity with NHS communications frameworks, regulatory environment or public sector accountability structures. ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Ability and willingness to work flexibly across Trust sites, including Frimley Park, Wexham Park and Heatherwood. - Availability to respond outside of standard working hours during communications crises, significant incidents or major programme milestones. - Willingness to be contactable and deployable at short notice when organisational circumstances require. ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [jd and person spec (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686922) ## 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. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.