Communications Specialist

To provide leadership for communications, engagement and involvement strategies and plans to support the community transformation programme and related initiatives; To provide communications advice to the senior project leadership team, board members, clinicians, staff and partners; To manage and support stakeholder and public engagement related to the community transformation programme; Provide media relations, stakeholder engagement and other support as needed in relation to the Communications Department and the work of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ensure communications is considered in all planning relating to the programme; advising programme teams on appropriate approaches; Act as communications link between the community transformation programme and stakeholders including local community, local government, NHS England and NHS Improvement and all ICB partners. Develop and deliver a communications and engagement plan for internal and external stakeholders in line with the national and local objectives of the community transformation programme; Lead early and continual engagement with stakeholders to explain the programme vision and seek views in order to shape and design community services for the future; Develop creative content to explain the programme to the public; Produce briefings / newsletters / updates to proactively inform stakeholders about key activity of the transformation work; Facilitate a monthly webinar open to all stakeholders, to provide the latest updates from the programme. Position the local transformation work nationally - through blogs and media relations work in order to generate interest and clarity; Explore opportunities to share best practice with communications colleagues within the Sussex Partnership Communications team, the ICB and the NHS national communications network; Support the facilitation of the changing the language project and reference group, and work in collaboration with people with lived experience, and staff across the health and care sector; Ensure systems are in place to maintain an effective stakeholder management database.