The opportunity has arisen within our award-winning communications team for a motivated internal and marketing communications officer. This is a permanent post. The post's main base is at the Cobalt office in North Tyneside, but will require travel across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
We're looking for an ambitious and experienced communicator responsible for developing, working on, and delivering marketing and internal communications for key projects supporting trust priorities.
Main duties of the job
* Contribute to the development of the Trust's communications strategy and other projects
* Provide communication project expertise and deliver agreed milestones and objectives
* Create engaging content for all media platforms and communications channels
* Support the internal communications team
* Lead the development and delivery of communication of key projects
* Work with clinicians and managers to deliver campaign communication
* Commission, write and edit copy and digital assets
* Support creative content by taking photographs and carrying out filming where necessary
* Content creation - films, animation, vlogs, podcasts
* Support trust events, key dates and launches (some out of hour's support where necessary)
* Understand and be able to articulate the Trust's ambitions
* Liaising with suppliers, clinicians, stakeholders where necessary
About us
We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an ambitious and creative internal marketing and communications officer. This role is part of the internal communication team responsible for delivering and communicating key projects, trust priorities, and messaging to our workforce of 12,000 staff across one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust. Handling a large and constantly changing workload in a busy environment, you will need to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and have strong communication skills to support effective communication both online, in print, and on social media through engaging content via internal campaigns including news stories, bulletins, case studies, and digital creation such as videos and animation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject and/or substantial experience working in a press office or communications department
Desirable
* Professional qualification in communications and/or PR
* Has a UK driving license and access to a vehicle
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge of communications, public relations, and marketing techniques, approaches, and procedures gained through significant practical experience working in public relations, marketing, communications, or as a journalist
* Ability to explain complex medical issues in simple language
* Experience in instructing external consultancies and agencies including photographers, designers, and printers
* Experience in organizing events such as photo calls, official openings, and staff roadshows
* Highly specialized knowledge underpinned by theory or in-depth experience of a broad range of communications, public relations, and marketing techniques
* Experience in project managing complex events involving multiple elements (e.g., organizing invitations, catering, plaque, guests, photo calls, internal photography, sound arrangements)
* Excellent news sense with the ability to spot stories that will promote the Trust
* Experience in planning and implementing organizational policies and strategies and providing reports on their progress
* Experience in communicating with staff in multiple locations
* Experience in producing written information for internal audiences
Desirable
* Experience of working in a similar role in a complex NHS organization or in the public sector
* Awareness of key issues affecting the NHS
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northumbria House, Cobalt Business Park
8 Silverfox Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ
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