Job summary
Not much happens across our Trusts without the support of the Communications and Engagement team. We ensure our patients, colleagues and stakeholders understand the services offered by the Trust, understand our vision, values and aims, are able to influence services and are well-informed and engaged in the work of the Trust.
We are a newly formed communications and engagement team and we're looking for a dynamic and creative Communications Assistant to join us. You will support on several organisational wide communications and engagement programmes of activity, projects and priorities, spanning internal and external communications.
Main duties of the job
As an excellent communicator you will be expected to use your copy writing skills, support social media activity, website and intranet work and help organise a series of events to support our organisational strategies.
Your outstanding people skills mean that you will be able to play a key role in establishing positive working relationships quickly at all levels of the organisation. You will easily be able to manage a busy workload, responding to conflicting priorities as required.
If you are a passionate and ambitious communicator and this sounds like the next role for you then we would love to hear from you.
About us
Our vision for Single Corporate Services
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service (SCS) is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.
The vision for our SCS is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The SCS is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and be required to undertake business travel between sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
Location : This role will require a minimum of 2 days per week to be worked on site at Queen Alexandra Hospital. This will be the base location for this role.
Band 4 : £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Permanent - Full Time : 37.5 hours per week
Key Responsibilities:
- You will be a key part of our day to day communications and engagement activities covering both internal and external communications.
- You will support our media liaison and ensure accurate information is recorded in a timely and consistent way.
- You will support the production of publications for internal audiences liaising with departments and teams to ensure inclusion of accurate and timely information.
- Social media content gathering including drafting social media posts and taking pictures/videos of staff and patients.
- The work will involve regular contact and engagement with members of the public, patients and their relatives to gather information and stories to promote the Trust and the services provided.
- You will be part of our events management team assisting to organise staff and public engagement events.
- Due to the nature of communications work, some out-of-hours working, including evenings and weekends will be expected as and when necessary.
For further information, please see the enclosed Job Description
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle of Wight NHS Trusts job page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement to submit two applications.
Please note your application may be transferred to the Isle of Wight Applicant tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
Location : This role will require a minimum of 2 days per week to be worked on site at Queen Alexandra Hospital. This will be the base location for this role.
Band 4 : £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Permanent - Full Time : 37.5 hours per week
Key Responsibilities:
- You will be a key part of our day to day communications and engagement activities covering both internal and external communications.
- You will support our media liaison and ensure accurate information is recorded in a timely and consistent way.
- You will support the production of publications for internal audiences liaising with departments and teams to ensure inclusion of accurate and timely information.
- Social media content gathering including drafting social media posts and taking pictures/videos of staff and patients.
- The work will involve regular contact and engagement with members of the public, patients and their relatives to gather information and stories to promote the Trust and the services provided.
- You will be part of our events management team assisting to organise staff and public engagement events.
- Due to the nature of communications work, some out-of-hours working, including evenings and weekends will be expected as and when necessary.
For further information, please see the enclosed Job Description
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle of Wight NHS Trusts job page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement to submit two applications.
Please note your application may be transferred to the Isle of Wight Applicant tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of drafting communications and correspondence.
- Experience of writing engaging copy for different audiences.
- Experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Windows and Office
- Ability to turn complex information into easily understood messages, suitable for different channels
- Working knowledge of industry standard film, photography and content editing software such as Adobe Creative Suite.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills including the ability to establish appropriate documentation and record keeping and prioritise workloads.
- Ability to write intelligibly, interestingly, concisely and with flair and creativity
- Self-motivation and ability to deal with a demanding workload and deliver consistently to deadlines.
- Flexible to unexpected demands
- Team player, able to engage with others in own team and colleagues in the organisation
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Creative thinking and positive attitude.
- Good interpersonal stills and relationship building.
Qualifications
Essential
- A-level or equivalent experience in a relevant field
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of drafting communications and correspondence.
- Experience of writing engaging copy for different audiences.
- Experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Windows and Office
- Ability to turn complex information into easily understood messages, suitable for different channels
- Working knowledge of industry standard film, photography and content editing software such as Adobe Creative Suite.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills including the ability to establish appropriate documentation and record keeping and prioritise workloads.
- Ability to write intelligibly, interestingly, concisely and with flair and creativity
- Self-motivation and ability to deal with a demanding workload and deliver consistently to deadlines.
- Flexible to unexpected demands
- Team player, able to engage with others in own team and colleagues in the organisation
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Creative thinking and positive attitude.
- Good interpersonal stills and relationship building.
Qualifications
Essential
- A-level or equivalent experience in a relevant field
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.
