Communications Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
The Communications Manager is a key member of the Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) communications team, responsible for PR, media, and communications. You will work with partners across Greater Manchester and nationally to promote health research and innovation. This role is a 12-month maternity cover contract. You will provide expert communications advice, develop strategies, and deliver high-profile campaigns.
Key responsibilities
- Provide expert communications advice and support.
- Develop and deliver key strategies to maximise PR and media opportunities.
- Deliver high-profile GM-wide campaigns.
- Drive impactful social media content.
- Evaluate the impact of communications activity in achieving HInM's vision and business objectives.
Essential criteria
- Experience in a similar communications role in industry, health or the wider public sector
- Strong track record in delivering communications campaigns with the results to back up the activity
- Educated to degree level in a related field and ideally a relevant postgraduate qualification e.g. CIM or other or equivalent experience
- An understanding of how the NHS works in Greater Manchester and how digital and innovation in health are key to its future success.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Communications Manager
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
The Communications Manager is a key member of the Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) communications team, with responsibility in the PR, media and communications function of the organisation.
You will work with HInM's partners across the Greater Manchester system and nationally to promote the difference our health research and innovation makes to people's lives and position Greater Manchester at the leading edge of health innovation and life sciences.
This role is for a 12 month maternity cover contract.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Head of Communications, you will be integral in providing expert communications advice and support, with a supportive role in developing and delivering key strategies to maximise PR and media opportunities, deliver high-profile GM-wide campaigns, drive impactful social media content, and evaluate the impact of our communications activity in achieving HInM's vision and business objectives.
About us
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career. We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users
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