Content Marketing Officer - Private Patients (Royal Brompton Hospital)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Our private healthcare service, Guy's and St Thomas' Specialist Care, provides gold-standard care from five of London's world-leading hospitals: Evelina London Children's, Guy's, Harefield, Royal Brompton and St Thomas'. Each of our hospitals are internationally recognised for their specialisms, providing expertise across services, including heart and lung, maternity, fertility, and children's and adult's care. All profits from our private patient services reinvested into NHS services at our hospitals, advancing care for the benefit of all patients.

We're looking for someone that is passionate about creating content for patients and doctors. You will be able to change your writing style for different audiences, so they easily understand our key messages while being equally intrigued in what we have to say. The ideal candidate will have a good level of ability in science communication, to be enhanced through the support of the Content Marketing Executive.

As this is a role which focuses heavily on strong writing skills, we kindly request that candidates do not use ChatGPT or other AI tools when writing their applications.

The first stage of interviews will be held online via MS Teams on the W/C 25th November, with successful candidates to be invited to a second round of interviews on 3 December. Candidates will also be asked to complete a short written pre-interview task.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Content Marketing Officer will be to assist in developing content across all private patient service areas, including but not limited to:

  • Social media organic content
  • Social media advertising
  • SEO content development (including service, condition and treatment pages)
  • Patient facing articles to promote our services
  • Patient information materials
  • Referrer-facing articles and materials
  • Videos explaining services

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' Specialist Care, as part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, offers a wide range of private patient services to UK and international patients.

Private patient activity is undertaken at across all five of our hospitals and at Wimpole Street Consulting Rooms and Diagnostic Centre.

The main specialties undertaking private activity are:

  • cardiology and cardiac surgery
  • paediatrics
  • respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery
  • women's services (gynaecology, obstetrics)
  • renal
  • ophthalmology
  • fertility
  • plastics
  • GI surgery
  • vascular surger

All Trust employees benefit from:

  • 27 days annual leave on top of bank holidays, from 5 years 29 days annual leave, from 10 years 31 days annual leave
  • NHS pension
  • travel season ticket and staff loans
  • discounted memberships to local fitness and leisure facilities
  • exclusive discounts for Trust staff
  • local and national NHS discounts
  • salary sacrifice schemes
  • maternity, paternity, sick pay entitlements
  • flexible working policy
  • education, training, development opportunities
  • career guidance,coaching, mentoring
  • annual staff recognition awards
  • equality, diversity and inclusion staff forums and networks
  • in-house occupational health, physiotherapy, staff psychology
  • free flu vaccinations
  • counselling service 24 hrs/day
  • prayer facilities
  • wellbeing workshops,andmore.

Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum (incl. of HCAA)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10450-S

Job locations

250A Kings Road

London

SW3 5UE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience with technical communications
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Ability to understand and switch between developing content for different health service areas quickly and easily

Desirable

  • Good understanding of the NHS and/or private healthcare environment
  • Video, animation and photo production coordination experience or knowledge
  • Social media content creation

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualifications in science communications and/or degree level education in science/health-related field
  • Evidence of recent professional development which is orientated towards the development of print and digital content, SEO, and social media marketing skills

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • A naturally creative flair with ability to transform creative ideas to practical deliverables
  • Good organisational and project management skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload within a complex and shifting set of demands and pressures
Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience with technical communications
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Ability to understand and switch between developing content for different health service areas quickly and easily

Desirable

  • Good understanding of the NHS and/or private healthcare environment
  • Video, animation and photo production coordination experience or knowledge
  • Social media content creation

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualifications in science communications and/or degree level education in science/health-related field
  • Evidence of recent professional development which is orientated towards the development of print and digital content, SEO, and social media marketing skills

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • A naturally creative flair with ability to transform creative ideas to practical deliverables
  • Good organisational and project management skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload within a complex and shifting set of demands and pressures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

250A Kings Road

London

SW3 5UE


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

250A Kings Road

London

SW3 5UE


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Content Marketing Executive

Kate Green

k.green@rbht.nhs.uk

Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum (incl. of HCAA)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10450-S

Job locations

250A Kings Road

London

SW3 5UE


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