Charity Communications Officer

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you ready for your next role? Are you passionate about people? Do you have the skills and experience or training to provide communications support in a range of areas to the Charity Team.

This role will deliver the communications strategy, further the Charity brand, and engage with our supporters and patients at the hospital, online and in the community. The role will support a range of communications activities, including digital marketing, campaigns creation, website management, production of assets and promotion of key events.

This is an extremely varied role and presents a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in the communications sector. You will have the opportunity to support the wider Business Services Department with the promotion of educational courses and international partnerships. It would suit a flexible, diligent and self-starting all-rounder with an interest in the third sector and the NHS.

To be successful, you'll be excited to hit the ground running, to work in a fast-paced environment and be a team player.

Main duties of the job

The Charity Communications Officer is responsible for raising awareness of our charity's activities through dynamic and purposeful internal and external communications. You will take a proactive and innovative approach to generating engaging content for a range of channels, including social media, press releases, and print materials. Your role will involve copywriting, content creation, stakeholder briefings, brand marketing, and digital content management.

The ideal candidate should have a strong passion for making a difference in the community and experience in communications or marketing, preferably in the non-profit sector. You should have excellent writing and editing skills, a strong knowledge of digital communication channels and social media platforms, and experience in media relations and securing media coverage. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team, and have strong project management and organisational skills.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-1-BU620

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY


Kingfisher House

Kingfisher Way, Hinchingbrooke Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridge

PE29 6FH


Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree or professional qualification in communications, marketing, journalism, photography, graphic design or equivalent experience
  • GCSE English or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent qualification or experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a communications or marketing team or related sector
  • Experience of writing for websites and printed publications
  • Experience of running social media accounts for a professional organisation
  • A good knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel
  • Basic photography skills or willingness to learn
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Passion for marketing and communications
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Willingness to learn
  • Committed to developing professional skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience of using Adobe Photoshop and/or InDesign
  • Experience of using a content management system (CMS) to update websites and intranets
  • Experience of working with journalists and responding to media enquiries
  • Flexible approach to work hours

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree or professional qualification in communications, marketing, journalism, photography, graphic design or equivalent experience
  • GCSE English or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent qualification or experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a communications or marketing team or related sector
  • Experience of writing for websites and printed publications
  • Experience of running social media accounts for a professional organisation
  • A good knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel
  • Basic photography skills or willingness to learn
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Passion for marketing and communications
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Willingness to learn
  • Committed to developing professional skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience of using Adobe Photoshop and/or InDesign
  • Experience of using a content management system (CMS) to update websites and intranets
  • Experience of working with journalists and responding to media enquiries
  • Flexible approach to work hours

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY


Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY


Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Maxine Taylor

maxine.taylor7@nhs.net

01223639784

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-1-BU620

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY


Kingfisher House

Kingfisher Way, Hinchingbrooke Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridge

PE29 6FH


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