Communications and Engagement Assistant

Job summary

We are thrilled to be able to offer the opportunity for someone to join Team Derbyshire Healthcare as a Communications Assistant in the award-winning Communications and Engagement team.

Working as part of an enthusiastic, driven, and friendly team you will help provide a comprehensive and high-quality administrative package, supporting the smooth running of the service.

As Communication Assistant, you should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write clear and accurate information, and be able to take initiative and problem solve appropriately.

The role requires you to be able to organise and prioritise your own day to day work, manage conflicting priorities, organise your workload effectively and to meet deadlines.

In turn, you will be given the opportunity to develop your skill set, take on new challenges and flourish in an optimistic and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's primary day-to-day duties will be to:

Provide a comprehensive range of IT/office duties, including responsibility for the Communications and Engagement generic inbox

Provide media monitoring support, to check for coverage of our stories in online, print and broadcast media and help to collate regular media summaries

Deal with incoming and outgoing post according to policy guidelines to ensure an efficient communication process within the Trust

Maintaining databases and distribution lists

Update the Trust's website and intranet and monitor the Trust's social media platforms

Attend meetings/events as requested to support the communications team

Diary management of the senior communications team members and wider Trust engagement events, sending out invites and agendas and keeping a record of actions

Book venues for team meetings and staff events

Work with members of the communications team on ad-hoc projects and initiatives

To ensure the cost effective use of resources

Source quotations from suppliers

Support with basic design and video work

Updating noticeboards

About us

Want to work in a friendly, award-winning NHS communications team, on a series of exciting projects and campaigns that will make a positive difference to people's health and wellbeing? Then this Communications Assistant role could be for you.

You will join Derbyshire Healthcare's growing Communications and Engagement team on a fixed-term basis and work across all areas of communication, supporting the team during a busy period due to the launch of several new projects.

From media work to internal comms, from social media to publications, you will have an opportunity to develop your skills and play to your strengths. You will need to show flexibility as you move between projects and campaigns, collaborating with different members of the team and different departments, but the rewards will be there in terms of career development.

If this role sounds right for you, and if you share the Trust's values, then please apply.