Head of Media

Head of Media

Location: London , South East Salary: Competitive Date posted: 30/03/2012 10:00 Job type:Permanent Company: Monitor Contact: Michael Page Ref: Totaljobs/MPTJ13228645Z Job ID: 53241522

A Head of Media Relations is sought to work for Monitor - the future sector regulator for health care, the role is based in Central London.

Role description
This exciting role will lead the Media Relations function for Monitor, currently the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts and due to become the sector regulator for health care as part of the Government's plans for modernising the NHS. You will protect and enhance Monitor's reputation, taking responsibility for developing its news and media strategy to help achieve its business objectives. You will advise the Ch air, Chief Executive and leadership team, build strong relationships with the media, manage issues and develop communications plans to support Monitor's regulation of foundation trusts as well as its transition to become the sector regulator. You'll be working in a fast-moving environment for a high profile organisation which puts patients' interests at the heart of everything it does and which is central to the exciting changes taking place in the NHS.

About you
Candidates must be ex journalists and have significant experience in a management or senior advisory position in media relations for a high profile organisation. You will have an impressive track record of successful delivery of proactive media campaigns and handling sensitive issues with evidence of measurable impact. You must be a strategic thinker and a good line manager with the experience and gravitas to build strong stakeholder relationships.

About our client
Monitor is a non- departmental public body established in 2004 to authorise and regulate NHS foundation trusts. It sets high standards for trusts which want to become foundation trusts and monitors them once they are authorised, making sure their leaders are focused on delivering good quality care and strong finances. If problems arise, Monitor takes action to ensure trusts do everything they can to fix them. The Health and Social Care Bill, which has just completed its passage through Parliament, gives Monitor a new role as sector regulator for health care. Monitor will license providers of NHS-funded care and will influence how they work and how they are paid for delivering the services that patients need. Monitor will protect against anti-competitive behaviour which is not in patients' interests and, working with commissioners, will play a role in enabling integrated care and ensuring that essential services are always available even if a local hospital gets into financial difficulty. Maki ng a difference for patients is the driver for everything Monitor does

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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