Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Lindsey Porter
Position: Deputy Head of Communications
Email: communications.lth@nhs.net
Shortlisting Date: 19 October
Job Summary
Help shape communications at one of the UK’s largest NHS teaching hospitals
We're looking for an experienced communications professional to join our corporate communications team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Working at the heart of the organisation, you'll be involved in a wide range of communications activity, from leading colleague engagement campaigns and managing media enquiries to supporting major programmes of work and creating content across digital channels. It's a role for someone who enjoys variety and wants to play a key role in how we communicate with our colleagues, patients, partners and communities.
The role will be based in our Trust HQ at St James's University Hospital, Leeds.
Why you should join our Team
What you’ll be doing
- Leading internal communications and engagement activity that helps colleagues feel informed and supported.
- Creating compelling content for use on a multitude of platforms, including digital and print, helping us reach and engage diverse audiences
- Maintaining and developing our corporate websites, including the colleague intranet, so it remains accurate, accessible and user‑friendly
- Keeping stakeholders updated on key developments in a timely and effective way
- Supporting communication around a wide range of media enquiries.
- Turning complex information into clear, accessible and engaging content for colleagues, patients, families and partners
What you will bring to the role
You’ll have broad communications experience and a passion for delivering high‑quality work. You’ll be an excellent writer with a sharp eye for detail and the ability to adapt your style for different audiences. You’ll also be a confident relationship‑builder who can offer thoughtful, proactive advice to teams across the Trust.
We’re particularly looking for someone with strong internal communications experience and skills to support our Women’s and neonatal services, and with an interest in the many different ways and platforms we can use to reach our audiences. You’ll play an important role in a team that leads communications for the Trust’s programme to improve maternity and neonatal services, working to ensure our approach is open, clear and compassionate.
Additional qualities we are keen to see:
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders
- A calm, solutions‑focused approach when working under pressure
- Creativity, curiosity and a commitment to continuous improvement
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible
Open and Honest
One Team
Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People
Improvement and Innovation
Partnerships
Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.