Start Well Communications Manager: Sponsorship Available

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

The Start Well programme is a major change to maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services across North Central London. It follows several years of work with patients, colleagues and partners to improve care and outcomes for babies, children, pregnant women and pregnant people.

Plans agreed in 2025 include more investment in services at University College London Hospitals, Barnet Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and Whittington Hospital. The birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre will close, with expanded antenatal and postnatal care remaining on site. Maternity and neonatal services at the Royal Free Hospital will also close in future, although this will not happen for several years.

Whittington Health’s CEO is the Senior Responsible Officer for delivery, and the programme team is hosted by Whittington Health. The work includes major building projects, new clinical pathways and workforce changes, while services continue to run safely.

Main duties of the job

Communications planning and support- Develop a comprehensive communications and engagement strategy for theimplementation of the Start Well programme – on a phase by phase basis.- Ensure an integrated internal and external communications plan that builds awareness,confidence, understanding and readiness across all phases of the programme.- Ensure communications and engagement planning is fully aligned with programmemilestones

Communications and engagement delivery- Implement the agreed communications plan to a high standard.- Develop clear, accessible and compelling content to explain the purpose, benefits and impact of Start Well delivery, translating complex technical information into meaningfulmessages for clinical and non-clinical audiences.

Change and adoption- Support the development of a strong network of champions, advocates and clinicalleaders who can articulate the benefits of the Start Well programme and model positiveengagement.Partnership workingBuild strong working relationships with programme leads, clinical teams and corporatefunctions to ensure joined-up messaging.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Qualifications and Training

Desirable

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Experience

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  • Experience

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  • Experience

Knowledge

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  • Knowledge

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Skills

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Personal Qualities

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  • Personal Qualities

Desirable

  • Check Question

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 7 September 2026

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