Online Learning Copywriter / Editor

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting new position within Guy's Cancer Academy.

We are looking for a talented online education copywriter editor to join the team creating educational and social content across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate will have working experience of writing and editing copy for a variety of resources, including marketing and educational materials.

Main duties of the job

Write and create learning content for online resources, courses and programmes to support the delivery of Guy's Cancer Academy's strategic objectives, and those of the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group.
Curate and write content for the Guy's Cancer Academy website and social channels.
Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and clinicians to understand their key messages and work through complex, and often sensitive, concepts to understand key messages or learning points.
Produce and maintain project plans that deliver agreed resources and provide regular progress updates and highlight risks or potential delays.
Frequently attend conferences and training to maintain and develop knowledge in a range of areas, including: VR/AR platforms, and new asynchronous and synchronous platforms.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

Department Information

Guy's Cancer Academy launched in February 2019 and provides education and training on every aspect of cancer care to both healthcare professionals and patients.

Our multidisciplinary team designs, develops and facilitates online training, masterclasses, conferences, preceptorship programmes, and university-accredited courses.

Guy's Cancer Academy has rapidly established itself as a leader in delivering high-quality online cancer education and training within the NHS. This role is based within our Learning Laboratory and aims to significantly increase our capacity for content production and innovation.

Date posted

26 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF9735

Job locations

Guy's

Uncommon, 1 Long Lane

London

SE1 4PG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Online learning content

1.1Edit learning content to ensure consistency, tone of voice, and compliance with the Learning Laboratory language style and brand guidelines.

1.2 Design and create learning activities for online courses to create high-quality resources using tools like: H5P, Affinity Designer, Da Vinci resolve, Rise, Vyond.

1.3 Support the management and maintenance of Guys Cancer Academys existing online learning resources and learning platform.

1.4 Support the filming of complex procedures and scenarios in clinical settings.

External communications content

2.1Edit online content for Guys Cancer Academys website and social channels to ensure consistency, tone of voice, and compliance with the Learning Laboratory language style and brand guidelines.

Communication

3.1Work with others to bring together multiple concepts and consider the various options for structuring and designing, taking into account the audience, subject matter and outcomes.

3.3 Present complex, sensitive or contentious information, which is difficult to explain through appropriate and expert use of videos, animation, and other media. Use persuasion and tact to judge best options and facilitate decision making.

3.4 Support interviews and small group workshops (usually between 520 people) to learn more about complex topics, which you are unlikely to know much about, to gain stakeholder feedback.

3.5 Take a learner-centric perspective to consider what the target learner will be able to understand.

3.6 Act as an advocate for the organisations tone of voice and style guidelines.

Planning and strategy

4.1Oversee, train and supervise freelancers who will support filming and editing on specific projects.

Research and development

5.1Regularly undertake research and development activity and contribute to a programme of R&D within the Learning Lab to explore novel edtech applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Online learning content

1.1Edit learning content to ensure consistency, tone of voice, and compliance with the Learning Laboratory language style and brand guidelines.

1.2 Design and create learning activities for online courses to create high-quality resources using tools like: H5P, Affinity Designer, Da Vinci resolve, Rise, Vyond.

1.3 Support the management and maintenance of Guys Cancer Academys existing online learning resources and learning platform.

1.4 Support the filming of complex procedures and scenarios in clinical settings.

External communications content

2.1Edit online content for Guys Cancer Academys website and social channels to ensure consistency, tone of voice, and compliance with the Learning Laboratory language style and brand guidelines.

Communication

3.1Work with others to bring together multiple concepts and consider the various options for structuring and designing, taking into account the audience, subject matter and outcomes.

3.4 Support interviews and small group workshops (usually between 520 people) to learn more about complex topics, which you are unlikely to know much about, to gain stakeholder feedback.

3.5 Take a learner-centric perspective to consider what the target learner will be able to understand.

3.6 Act as an advocate for the organisations tone of voice and style guidelines.

Planning and strategy

4.1Oversee, train and supervise freelancers who will support filming and editing on specific projects.

Research and development

5.1Regularly undertake research and development activity and contribute to a programme of R&D within the Learning Lab to explore novel edtech applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent skills or experience

Desirable

Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

Experience of creating accessible online content.
Substantial experience of copyediting and proofreading content.
Proven experience of managing and delivering tasks or projects to deadlines within resources.
Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners

Desirable

Experience of developing/working with writing style guidelines
Some experience working with edtech authoring tools (e.g. Adapt, Articulate, H5P) and maintaining LMSs (e.g., Moodle, Totara, Blackboard)
Experience of working within the health and care sector

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to command the confidence of colleagues and staff.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in education content.
Evidence of ability to deliver against targets.
Ability to work competently and sensitively with members of the Faculty, including clinical staff and patient representatives.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
Highly IT literate, including competency in online webinar platforms (Zoom, Teams, Attendify, OBS, Google Drive, MacOS).

Desirable

Web development (HTML, PHP, CSS, Moodle customisation/installation, CMS)
Experience of working with clinical staff and patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent skills or experience

Desirable

Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

Experience of creating accessible online content.
Substantial experience of copyediting and proofreading content.
Proven experience of managing and delivering tasks or projects to deadlines within resources.
Proven experience of creating opportunities and working collaboratively with internal and external partners

Desirable

Experience of developing/working with writing style guidelines
Some experience working with edtech authoring tools (e.g. Adapt, Articulate, H5P) and maintaining LMSs (e.g., Moodle, Totara, Blackboard)
Experience of working within the health and care sector

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to command the confidence of colleagues and staff.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in education content.
Evidence of ability to deliver against targets.
Ability to work competently and sensitively with members of the Faculty, including clinical staff and patient representatives.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
Highly IT literate, including competency in online webinar platforms (Zoom, Teams, Attendify, OBS, Google Drive, MacOS).

Desirable

Web development (HTML, PHP, CSS, Moodle customisation/installation, CMS)
Experience of working with clinical staff and patients

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.