NHS Blood and Transplant

Creative Digital Designer

The closing date is 01 October 2025

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Job summary

We're seeking a talented Creative Digital Designer to join our dynamic Brand Communications team at NHS Blood & Transplant. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by creating compelling digital content that promotes life-saving donations and supports our mission to save and improve lives. Working closely with our Brand & Marketing departments, you'll be responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating online marketing assets across all media channels whilst maintaining our brand identity and reputation.

Main duties of the job

  • Acting as brand digital development specialist for the organisation, ensuring we maintain brand identity and reputation. This includes the tone of voice as well as the visual identity of the organisation.
  • Offering advice to a number of business areas across NHS Blood & Transplant and work collaboratively with colleagues in those business areas and the communications directorate to promote public awareness of and support for all forms of donations and also help with delivering our strategic objectives.
  • Confident to challenge colleagues where content or design do not meet NHS identity or digital guidelines and ensure that the NHS Blood & Transplant brand is always maintained
  • Creative and developing effective design concepts for digital and off-line services to meet customers requirements to promote all forms of altruistic donation within NHS Blood and Transplant, working to tight deadlines.
  • Producing regular social media assets (for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, new/emerging channels/platforms to present facts/stats/key messages in a creative and eye-catching way.
  • Ensuring all designs created internally and externally are compliant with NHS Blood & Transplant brand identity and digital brand guidelines and meet web standards.
  • Working alongside the entire digital spectrum social media, blogs and more to create world-class design and communications.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007443

Job locations

NHSBT - Barnsley

Dodworth

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT - Manchester

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Bristol

Filton

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHSBT - Birmingham

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Liverpool Centre

The Estuary Commerce Park

Liverpool

L24 8RB


NHSBT - Newcastle

Holland Drive off Barrack Road

Newcastle

NE2 4NQ


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

Colindale

NW9 5BG


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

Tooting

SW17 0RB


NHSBT - Southampton

Coxford Road

Southampton

SO16 5AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

What we offer:

Band 6: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum

NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.

27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.

NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions ‎

We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we offer:

Band 6: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum

NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.

27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.

NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions ‎

We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of working with web and mobile application design packages
  • Experience of designing digital assets from concept to artwork
  • Experience of delivering digital design and production requirements, including specialist design in social media creatives
  • Experience of designing off-line assets from concept to artwork
  • Experience of developing and consistently applying brand visual identity and digital guidelines and managing brand digital assets in a large organisation
  • Knowledge and experience of working with relevant legislation (Data Protection etc.)
  • Experience of working with social media channels and responsive design across channels
  • Knowledge of web accessibility rules and guidelines
  • Proficiency with industry standard software such as Adobe Creative Suite, with advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
  • Experience of creating a range of animation for campaigns. Good knowledge of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premier, Illustrator, and Indesign (all on PC)
  • A good basic understanding of typography and design layouts
  • Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Experience

Essential

  • Degree in digital design or communications related subject OR significant demonstrable experience in a relevant field to degree level
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD) or digital engagement such as blogging
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of working with web and mobile application design packages
  • Experience of designing digital assets from concept to artwork
  • Experience of delivering digital design and production requirements, including specialist design in social media creatives
  • Experience of designing off-line assets from concept to artwork
  • Experience of developing and consistently applying brand visual identity and digital guidelines and managing brand digital assets in a large organisation
  • Knowledge and experience of working with relevant legislation (Data Protection etc.)
  • Experience of working with social media channels and responsive design across channels
  • Knowledge of web accessibility rules and guidelines
  • Proficiency with industry standard software such as Adobe Creative Suite, with advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
  • Experience of creating a range of animation for campaigns. Good knowledge of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premier, Illustrator, and Indesign (all on PC)
  • A good basic understanding of typography and design layouts
  • Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Experience

Essential

  • Degree in digital design or communications related subject OR significant demonstrable experience in a relevant field to degree level
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD) or digital engagement such as blogging

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

NHSBT - Barnsley

Dodworth

Barnsley

S75 3FG


Employer's website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

NHSBT - Barnsley

Dodworth

Barnsley

S75 3FG


Employer's website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Brand and Studio Manager

Philip Collins

philip.collins@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007443

Job locations

NHSBT - Barnsley

Dodworth

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT - Manchester

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Bristol

Filton

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHSBT - Birmingham

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Liverpool Centre

The Estuary Commerce Park

Liverpool

L24 8RB


NHSBT - Newcastle

Holland Drive off Barrack Road

Newcastle

NE2 4NQ


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

Colindale

NW9 5BG


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

Tooting

SW17 0RB


NHSBT - Southampton

Coxford Road

Southampton

SO16 5AF


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