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Band 6 Internal & External Stakeholder Communications Manager

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

London, NW3 2QG £47,951 – £56,863 a year Permanent Posted 27 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London

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Role description

Job summary

The stakeholder communications officer (internal and external) is a new role which will deliver high quality, consistent and impactful communications across the Royal Free London group and the communities it serves. Working closely with colleagues across the comms team - but in particular internal and public affairs - the postholder will help provide an effective, proactive and insight driven communications and engagement service.

You will ensure our colleagues can easily access clear, timely and meaningful information about what is happening across the trust. This includes planning and delivering internal communications activity, supporting the cascade of key organisational messages, and creating engaging content for our suite of communications channels.

You will be a well rounded communicator with excellent writing skills, creativity, resilience and strong stakeholder relationship-building abilities.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will deliver effective communications to support managers and staff across the RFL group. You will help ensure colleagues across all our hospitals and sites can easily access organisational updates and key information, while measuring impact and providing evidence-based recommendations to make our internal communications best-in-class.

Externally, you will engage with community groups, our integrated care system, charities, patient groups, councillors, and voluntary sector partners to build on our external stakeholder partnerships.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details

Date posted

27 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-8000380

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital campus

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Trust values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the trust's shared commitments

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuous professional development in communications/PR

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of planning and delivering internal communications activity
  • Experience of delivering external stakeholder communications activity
  • Experience of writing briefing documents, reports/papers for internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience of using data to inform communications approach, evaluating tactics and channels

Skills and aptitude

Essential

  • Strong stakeholder relationship-building abilities
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills
  • Ability to persuade more senior colleagues on comms matters
  • A thorough knowledge of internal and external communications channels and methods
  • Ability to use data/ evaluation to improve and adapt communications approach

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential

  • Strong interpersonal skills and diplomacy
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital campus

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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