Job summary
Fixed-term 12 month Communications Officer role at a nationally renowned organisation providing procurement services to the NHS. As a member of the Communications and Marketing Team, you will be working within the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) supporting members, customers, and suppliers to make the best use of the contracts and services offered by our organisation across the NHS.
Working as part of the NOE CPC Communications and Marketing team, the Communications Officer provides comprehensive support to deliver the NOE CPC communications and engagement plans to meet NOE CPC's organisational objectives. This includes supporting staff, stakeholder and membership engagement through accurate and creative written, digital, and face-to-face communication.
Main duties of the job
This is a general post which covers supporting the team in a broad range of communications functions across multiple channels and platforms.
The postholder will work across multiple campaigns at the same time and will be required to use their own initiative, be proactive, diligent and act independently. The postholder will undertake the NOE CPC communications strategy, led by the Communications and Marketing Manager, with support from the wider team.
This fixed-term, 12-month role is a great opportunity for someone starting out within a communications function, with particular strengths in digital media, who is now looking for an opportunity to gain experience at the next level, building relationships within the NHS communications community.
Interviews may be held in Sheffield or remotely.
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About NOE CPC
NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT). A wholly NHS owned organisation NOE CPC brings together a wealth of experience, understanding and knowledge, providing collaborative procurement and commercial solutions to the wider NHS and is one of the leading players in collaborative procurement within the NHS in England.
We work with our customers both collectively and individually to build an understanding of what they need. We then use our expertise to deliver procurement, contracts and framework solutions that drive down costs and provide better customer and patient experiences.
We provide compliance through commitment and partnership, doing so by drawing on our rich and varied capabilities as well as strength of relationships with our members and suppliers.
The NHS is having to change to meet expectations of better care, improved information sharing and more choice, all delivered on a tighter budget. NOE CPC is striving to support these changes. We are part of the NHS and we understand the NHS. We recognise the challenges health organisations are facing and are committed to working with them to improve value for money and in turn support front line patient care.
Our expertise in public procurement provides the support and tools necessary for making informed purchasing decisions. We aim to improve efficiency in healthcare organisations, save them time and money, offer flexibility and choice, and ultimately to improve the care offered to patients and service users. Our commitment to the NHS is driven by a wish to improve quality in all we do.
NHS Supply Chain Hotel Services
NOE CPC were successful is securing the opportunity to manage the NHS Supply Chain Hotel Services Tower as part of the recent restructure. This involves managing the national procurement of a number of categories including Paper Hygiene, Textiles, Janitorial and Pulp.
**Please note any correspondence following application will be sent via trac.jobs & the Trust's Resourcing Team**
Job description
Job responsibilities
About NOE CPC
NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT). A wholly NHS owned organisation NOE CPC brings together a wealth of experience, understanding and knowledge, providing collaborative procurement and commercial solutions to the wider NHS and is one of the leading players in collaborative procurement within the NHS in England.
We work with our customers both collectively and individually to build an understanding of what they need. We then use our expertise to deliver procurement, contracts and framework solutions that drive down costs and provide better customer and patient experiences.
We provide compliance through commitment and partnership, doing so by drawing on our rich and varied capabilities as well as strength of relationships with our members and suppliers.
The NHS is having to change to meet expectations of better care, improved information sharing and more choice, all delivered on a tighter budget. NOE CPC is striving to support these changes. We are part of the NHS and we understand the NHS. We recognise the challenges health organisations are facing and are committed to working with them to improve value for money and in turn support front line patient care.
Our expertise in public procurement provides the support and tools necessary for making informed purchasing decisions. We aim to improve efficiency in healthcare organisations, save them time and money, offer flexibility and choice, and ultimately to improve the care offered to patients and service users. Our commitment to the NHS is driven by a wish to improve quality in all we do.
NHS Supply Chain Hotel Services
NOE CPC were successful is securing the opportunity to manage the NHS Supply Chain Hotel Services Tower as part of the recent restructure. This involves managing the national procurement of a number of categories including Paper Hygiene, Textiles, Janitorial and Pulp.
**Please note any correspondence following application will be sent via trac.jobs & the Trust's Resourcing Team**
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to higher national certificate / foundation degree level (or demonstrable equivalent experience) with professional experience in a relevant area i.e. public relations, marketing
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or experience of delivering communication, marketing and/or engagement campaigns
- An understanding of the NHS, the challenges it faces and the context in which the Trust operates
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with ability to use standard desktop software and specialist software (e.g. web content management systems, design software, e-bulletin software, survey software etc.) with proficiency.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to higher national certificate / foundation degree level (or demonstrable equivalent experience) with professional experience in a relevant area i.e. public relations, marketing
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or experience of delivering communication, marketing and/or engagement campaigns
- An understanding of the NHS, the challenges it faces and the context in which the Trust operates
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with ability to use standard desktop software and specialist software (e.g. web content management systems, design software, e-bulletin software, survey software etc.) with proficiency.
