Job summary
We currently have an exciting vacancy to join the Newcastle Hospitals Charity Communications Team.
Newcastle Hospitals Charity is the official Charity of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the region's largest healthcare Charity.
If you are enthusiastic, passionate and enjoy a challenge, we are looking for an Assistant Charity Communications/Media Officer to work with the Charity team to help to support the development and implementation of a digital communications strategy.
Reporting to the Communications and Development Manager, this is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the Charity's continuing growth and transformation by implementing high quality communications both internally and externally on multiple digital platforms.
This role requires a dynamic candidate with excellent communications skills and relevant experience, with the expertise to develop and adapt a range of robust and effective, proactive and reactive communications to a variety of internal and external audiences.
- Interview Date 25/04/2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Text processing
- Maintain, input and retrieve information from departmental/communication databases and office systems
- Undertake other administration, clerical duties as required
- Ensure information systems draw on all available sources and provide accurate and timely information for press and publicity releases
- To co-ordinate the content for both intranet/internet usage by the Charities
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the development and implementation of an agreed strategy to raise the profile and income streams of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Charity.
- Identifying good news stories from fundraising events and activities and write press releases and articles for newsletters/publications/website.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with regional and local journalists and reporters.
- Assist in writing copy for promotional leaflets/posters/publicity materials/Trust Annual Review.
- Ensure charity website information is current and update on a regular basis.
- Assist in the production of a media report for quarterly charity meetings.
- Assist with branding/promotion of individual charitable funds and provide advice on effective promotion.
- Ad hoc duties relating to fundraising projects/public and trustee enquiries.
- The Assistant Communications/Media Officer will work closely with the Charity Communications/Development Officer and Head of Fundraising to ensure that a focussed and co-ordinated strategy is in place.
- The post holder will be able to work to tight deadlines and deliver projects assigned to them by the Trustees/Communication & Development Officer and Head of Fundraising to agreed quality standards and timescales.
- Highly developed written, presentation, interpersonal and communication skills to work with large groups or individuals both internally and externally.
- Ability to provide and receive complex information and communicate this clearly and concisely to clinical and administration colleagues.
- Assist in delivering a marketing/communications service for the Charities including providing support on the design of strategies, project and communication plans, publicity campaigns, branding, design, editorial, events management, digital media, printing and evaluation, for example: assist in the production of an annual newsletter and preparation of articles for the TrustsAnnual Review.
- Working with a team of fundraisers and data support team and to be able to successfully deliver a major volume of work in short timescales requiring excellent prioritisation skills.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the development and implementation of an agreed strategy to raise the profile and income streams of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Charity.
- Identifying good news stories from fundraising events and activities and write press releases and articles for newsletters/publications/website.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with regional and local journalists and reporters.
- Assist in writing copy for promotional leaflets/posters/publicity materials/Trust Annual Review.
- Ensure charity website information is current and update on a regular basis.
- Assist in the production of a media report for quarterly charity meetings.
- Assist with branding/promotion of individual charitable funds and provide advice on effective promotion.
- Ad hoc duties relating to fundraising projects/public and trustee enquiries.
- The Assistant Communications/Media Officer will work closely with the Charity Communications/Development Officer and Head of Fundraising to ensure that a focussed and co-ordinated strategy is in place.
- The post holder will be able to work to tight deadlines and deliver projects assigned to them by the Trustees/Communication & Development Officer and Head of Fundraising to agreed quality standards and timescales.
- Highly developed written, presentation, interpersonal and communication skills to work with large groups or individuals both internally and externally.
- Ability to provide and receive complex information and communicate this clearly and concisely to clinical and administration colleagues.
- Assist in delivering a marketing/communications service for the Charities including providing support on the design of strategies, project and communication plans, publicity campaigns, branding, design, editorial, events management, digital media, printing and evaluation, for example: assist in the production of an annual newsletter and preparation of articles for the TrustsAnnual Review.
- Working with a team of fundraisers and data support team and to be able to successfully deliver a major volume of work in short timescales requiring excellent prioritisation skills.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge/familiarity with fundraising techniques including Online/Text Giving; Payroll Giving.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in relation to communications (media / websites / newsletters / promotional leaflets / posters).
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Health Service and NHS Foundation Trusts
SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to organise and implement charity Communications/Media strategy
- Ability to write press releases, newsletters and other publicity materials.
- Able to communicate information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Excellent communication and organisational skills including record keeping.
Desirable
- Ability to maintain/develop websites and prepare suitable online copy
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of dealing with press and the media
- Experience of website promotion and maintenance
- Previous experience in a similar role.
Desirable
- Experience in the NHS or other health/social care environments
- Experience of brand management
- Working for a large complex organisation
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ Level 4 Business Administration or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge/familiarity with fundraising techniques including Online/Text Giving; Payroll Giving.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in relation to communications (media / websites / newsletters / promotional leaflets / posters).
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Health Service and NHS Foundation Trusts
SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to organise and implement charity Communications/Media strategy
- Ability to write press releases, newsletters and other publicity materials.
- Able to communicate information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Excellent communication and organisational skills including record keeping.
Desirable
- Ability to maintain/develop websites and prepare suitable online copy
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of dealing with press and the media
- Experience of website promotion and maintenance
- Previous experience in a similar role.
Desirable
- Experience in the NHS or other health/social care environments
- Experience of brand management
- Working for a large complex organisation
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ Level 4 Business Administration or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience
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).
Additional information
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).
