This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, combining training with hands on experience inside a busy communications department. Working alongside a team of communications professionals, you will be exposed to media relations, internal communications, design and print, social media an digital communications and will provide support to colleagues while learning on the job. We are looking for individuals with enthusiasm and willingness to learn. You will be a good communicator and able to engage with staff at all levels. You will be organised and full of ideas. The post holder will assist and support the Communication Team as required but specifically in the provision of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme and development of a new Community Diagnostic Centre. Training will be provided by an accredited training provider against a certified apprenticeship standard. Report to and support the Communications and Engagement Specialist and the wider communications team in the delivery of all communications. Support the external and internal communications activities within the team and specifically communications engagement role surrounding the Targeted Lung Health programme and development of the Community Diagnostic Centre. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jessie Dickson Job title: Deputy Director of Communications Email address: jessie.dicksonuhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 676644 or contact Jessica Mulroy-Johnson, Communications and Engagement Specialist E-mail: jessica.mulroy'johnsonuhnm.nhs.uk Telephone: 01782 676645