Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust delivers safe and compassionate care to more than 6,000 patients every single day, across one of the largest NHS Trust in the UK. And we're looking for a bright, enthusiastic and highly motivated communications professional to join our team as the Design and Brand Communications Officer.
As a member of the communications team, we're responsible for promoting and defending the reputation of the Trust. We do this through strategic communications advice and support to our executive and hospital management teams, proactive and responsive media and stakeholder relations, engaging social and digital channels, creatively promoting our brand and inspiring internal communications.
Your role will be to provide a graphic design service to the Trust as well as championing the development and execution of our brand, and leading on organisation wide communications and engagement campaigns.
Utilising your specialist graphic design expertise and creative skills, you will interpret clients' briefs to deliver digital, print and film creative concepts and solutions, present these concepts to clients and stakeholders, and progress work through to final approval. You will work with print suppliers, freelance graphic designers and photographers, and film production companies to ensure all creative work is delivered to a high standard, within budget, deadlines are met and that our brand guidelines are upheld.
Main duties of the job
The design and brand communications officer will work with the design and brand manager in providing a graphic design service for the Trust as well as championing the development and execution of our brand, and leading on organisation wide communications and engagement campaigns. The role includes interpreting clients' briefs to deliver digital, print and film creative concepts and solutions, presenting concepts to clients and stakeholders, and progressing work through to final approval and print.
You will work with print suppliers, freelance graphic designers and photographers, and film production companies to ensure all creative work is delivered to a high standard, our brand guidelines are upheld, kept within budge and deadlines are met. The role also includes monitoring the design emails, keeping the design folders up to date and liaising with clients, suppliers and freelancers to ensure the smooth running of the in-house design studio.
You will also develop stationary, poster and presentation templates for staff to use that helps them creatively and easily promote the Trust's brand. The officer will also support our specialist managers and lead on our patient information.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results when dealing with highly sensitive issues in a culturally and politically complex environment
- Experience of leading on issues, often under considerable time pressure - anticipating, analysing and prioritizing
- Significant and demonstrable experience within brand and graphic design
- Experience of writing, editing and producing creative communications collateral for different channels to high standards
- Experience working with different groups of stakeholders and managing expectations Experience working with vulnerable groups of people
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS and / or charity sectors
- Experience of a major incident or major incident preparation in a complex environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the issues that are specific to communicating with various groups of stakeholders
- Understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of using different communications channels
- Understanding of commissioning and managing external contractors (writers, designers, photographers etc.)
- Knowledge of NHS and public services
- Understanding of issues around confidentiality and data protection
Desirable
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology
- Knowledge of delivery of major incident communications
Skills
Essential
- Experience working within the design field
- Experience working within digital and internal communications and of managing a content management system
- Excellent editorial skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines , with good time management and ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively
- Design skill and experience of desktop publishing (e.g. Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop). Ability to digest and summaries long, complex documents into clear, easily accessible languages and formats for various audiences
- Ability to digest information from long and complex documents and other documents and to summarise in clear language and easily accessible formats to be relevant to audiences
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results when dealing with highly sensitive issues in a culturally and politically complex environment
- Experience of leading on issues, often under considerable time pressure - anticipating, analysing and prioritizing
- Significant and demonstrable experience within brand and graphic design
- Experience of writing, editing and producing creative communications collateral for different channels to high standards
- Experience working with different groups of stakeholders and managing expectations Experience working with vulnerable groups of people
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS and / or charity sectors
- Experience of a major incident or major incident preparation in a complex environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the issues that are specific to communicating with various groups of stakeholders
- Understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of using different communications channels
- Understanding of commissioning and managing external contractors (writers, designers, photographers etc.)
- Knowledge of NHS and public services
- Understanding of issues around confidentiality and data protection
Desirable
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology
- Knowledge of delivery of major incident communications
Skills
Essential
- Experience working within the design field
- Experience working within digital and internal communications and of managing a content management system
- Excellent editorial skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines , with good time management and ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively
- Design skill and experience of desktop publishing (e.g. Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop). Ability to digest and summaries long, complex documents into clear, easily accessible languages and formats for various audiences
- Ability to digest information from long and complex documents and other documents and to summarise in clear language and easily accessible formats to be relevant to audiences
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
