INHCP Communications & Engagement Lead
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Saltaire, BD18 3LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 November 2026
19 days leftJob description
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Communications & Engagement Lead to join the Bradford District and Craven Integrated Neighbourhood Hea...
- 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.
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.
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.
Closing Date: 9th November 2026
Shortlisting Date: 13th November 2026
Interview Date: 20th November 2026
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.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in communications, public sector communication and marketing, stakeholder engagement or a related discipline.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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.
Desirable: - Knowledge of NHS, local government and voluntary sector structures.; - Understanding of population health and prevention approaches.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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