Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Southern Health FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, Solent NHS Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a new team member with a qualification and experience in editing. You will be responsible for reviewing our patient information documents/publications providing a professional copywriting, editing, proofreading, and typesetting service.
This is vital for our patients to have access to high-quality and accessible information that will support and guide their care. Sometimes, there will be a need to provide education and feedback to clinical teams about document writing and grammar, so you will need to feel comfortable doing this and working with the team to promote the use of national documentation where possible.
The role is suitable for hybrid working, but after initial training, this requirement would be mostly focussed on home working.
You will be part of a small team, with a Patient Information Manager, a Patient Information Editor and another Patient Information Editorial Assistant. Finding a person with the right skill set and a friendly personality is very important to us.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include:
Using professional desktop publishing to provide a professional copywriting, editing, proofreading, and typesetting service to ensure patient information produced by the Trust meets all required standards.
Using a web content management system (CMS) to ensure approved patient information is appropriately published and archived on the Trusts multimedia channels.
Working with the patient information manager to edit scripts in order to create engaging and informative video and multimedia content.
Managing the patient information database, ensuring it is kept up to date at all times.
Ensuring the process for producing patient information as outlined in the Trusts patient information and corporate identity policy is adhered to.
Co-ordinating all enquiries, as well as prioritising and planning activities, to ensure that clients editorial needs and deadlines are met, providing a timely and efficient response to requests.
Managing all aspects of ordering and invoicing for the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include:
Using professional desktop publishing to provide a professional copywriting, editing, proofreading, and typesetting service to ensure patient information produced by the Trust meets all required standards.
Using a web content management system (CMS) to ensure approved patient information is appropriately published and archived on the Trusts multimedia channels.
Working with the patient information manager to edit scripts in order to create engaging and informative video and multimedia content.
Managing the patient information database, ensuring it is kept up to date at all times.
Ensuring the process for producing patient information as outlined in the Trusts patient information and corporate identity policy is adhered to.
Co-ordinating all enquiries, as well as prioritising and planning activities, to ensure that clients editorial needs and deadlines are met, providing a timely and efficient response to requests.
Managing all aspects of ordering and invoicing for the team.
Person Specification
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Patient focus, ability to demonstrate empathy and compassion.
- Ability to be confidential, discrete and professional.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent. Knowledge, skills, and experience of a range of office and editorial procedures in communication, media, or PR environment.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Previous experience working in a writing or editing role.
- Experience of proof-reading and editing.
- Experience writing professional documents to a range of audiences.
- Experience following style/brand guidelines when producing written content.
Desirable
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Patient focus, ability to demonstrate empathy and compassion.
- Ability to be confidential, discrete and professional.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent. Knowledge, skills, and experience of a range of office and editorial procedures in communication, media, or PR environment.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Previous experience working in a writing or editing role.
- Experience of proof-reading and editing.
- Experience writing professional documents to a range of audiences.
- Experience following style/brand guidelines when producing written content.
Desirable
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
