Job summary
Employer heading
Digital Communications and Media Lead
Not Agenda for Change
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Digital Communications Lead - Full Time 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to work closely with the Trust’s Communications Team, working to produce a range of internal and external communications.
The role will support the organisation in identifying and deploying key digital tools to create efficiencies and assist patients in better managing their care and combating digital deprivation.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Act as a digital champion, ensuring that any new and developing tools are considered and where appropriate incorporated into the organisation.
Lead on online/digital communications, providing content for the website / social media and newsletters.
To coordinate the use of consistent branding across all aspects of the organisation.
To coordinate, develop and maintain information displayed on the waiting room TV screens.
To coordinate and facilitate the production, writing and editing of communications materials including but not limited to:
· Patient education resources.
· Patient education resources.
· Promotional materials, including synchronising with relevant national campaigns.
· Social media content.
· Staff Briefings
· To support the Divisional Director and Managing Director in the development of an overarching digital strategy.
To develop positive working relationships with media – linked to the central communications team including responding to media enquiries, ensuring they are escalated accordingly and dealt with appropriately.
To coordinate and facilitate working with partner organisations to publicise projects and innovations. This will include developing and delivering relevant stakeholder briefings.
To work alongside with the Communications Team based at the Trust.
Any other duties commensurate with the role.
Working for our organisation
We offer staff a range of attractive benefits:
- Health and Wellbeing Support: A wide range of support including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, financial support and other support provided by Joined Up Care Derbyshire. Read more about our Health and Wellbeing Offer.
- Wellbeing Hub: An onsite facility accessible to all CRH, DSFS and RPC – including a fully equipped gym, showers, classes, and onsite counselling.
- Learning and development: A range of courses to help you grow in your career
- Discounts: Including Health Service Discounts and Blue Light Card.
- NHS Fleet Solutions: A cost-effective car leasing scheme including easy access to electric vehicles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Please note that this role is not Agenda for Change.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a communications/public relations/journalism environment.
- Experience in the use of photography and videography.
- Experience of post processing and video editing.
- Experience of working on content management of websites / intranet
Desirable criteria
- Experience organising events
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of implementing a digital system project
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate at all levels within an organisation.
- Ability to produce work with a high degree of accuracy within given deadlines.
- Excellent Microsoft Office and IT skills.
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent proof-reading skills.
- Competent across all social media platforms.
- Graphic design.
Desirable criteria
- Understands how the media works
- Knowledge of GP/PCN contacts and the DES specifications in relation to all digital aspects
- Good knowledge of digital health applications methodology and adoption
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates initiative
- Excellent awareness and practice of confidentiality.
- Adaptable to meet the needs of the organisation.
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
- Ability to calmly work to tight timescales and under pressure, responding to competing demands.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work with a wide variety of people.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Simmonds
- Job title
- Interim Head of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246748092
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