Job summary
- Main area
- Communication
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank Ad Hoc
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 394-BankOfficer-171
- Employer
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hillingdon Hospital
- Town
- Uxbridge
- Salary
- £19.54 - £29.31 £19.54 - £29.31 Holiday pay added to basic pay Inc WTD
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Bank B5 Communications Officer
Band 5
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Job overview
To take responsibility to engage the trust’s internal and external audiences through the use of writing copy for news articles, use of digital channels, creating accurate, appealing; timely and consistent copy and digital media. This role will use a high level of creativity as well as the ability to use data driven insights to help us expand our digital footprint and drive more value through online content.
The role is part of the trust’s communications and engagement team. The role will also play a key part in creating digital content for the Trust social media channels, utilising video, photography, podcasts and social media skills.
Working Times: Full time Monday to Friday 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, onsite minimum 3 days
Main duties of the job
· Be responsible to sourcing and writing news articles for internal and external audiences
· Manage the Trust podcast production
· Enhance own performance through continuously developing own knowledge, skills and behaviours to meet the current and future requirements of the job and respond to the learning needs of the trust.
· Maintain the Trust training courses and contribute to own personal development by participating in annual appraisal with line manager, developing a PDP, and actively participating in agreed learning activities and evaluating effectiveness of learning in relation to role.
Experience with internal and external communications through the use of writing copy for news articles, use of digital channels, creating accurate, appealing; timely and consistent copy and digital media.
Working for our organisation
Our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Create news and media for the Trust social media channels, including managing the Trust podcasts
· Copy writing for print, web, and email marketing, sourcing Trust news stories
· Build relationships with local media, colleagues in Communications across the ICS and other key stakeholders
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Formal professional qualification in a relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Planning and running social media campaigns
- Writing for the web, considering usability and accessibility
- Experience sourcing and writing news, increasing audience engagement
- Create media, photography and video content for a variety of social media channels
- Creating email marketing campaigns
Desirable criteria
- Working in digital communications in the NHS
- Managing media enquiries in a communications team
- Building relationships with colleagues, local media, and other NHS bodies
- Implementing nationally approved campaigns
Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- An understanding of web technologies
- Aptitude for design and creating media for various audiences
- Measuring digital communications engagement
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Training users in web-based systems
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Drive to develop performance and outcomes through training and learning
- Be organised and methodical in monitoring and planning project work
- Regularly review own practices and improve skills in accordance with current practice
- Be passionate about technologies and keeping up with latest developments
Desirable criteria
- Ability to innovate and push boundaries of project scope
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- TSB Recruitment
- Job title
- TSB Recruitment team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895279874
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