North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Communications Officer

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Job summary

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Base: HQ, Newburn / Agile Working

Are you looking for your next challenge in Communications?

Do you have the drive and enthusiasm we are looking for?

Then read on!

Here at the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) a vacancy has become available for a talented, enthusiastic, and resourceful Senior Communications Officer to join our team.

As a Senior Comms. Officer you will play a key role in managing the reputation of, and proactively promoting the work of, the NEAS to key internal and external audiences.

You will be working in the busy press office, of one of the key emergency services in the North East; reporting to the Communications Manager.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be able to manage and prioritise demanding schedules, support staff at all levels throughout the Trust, providing sound communications advice, work closely with the media and deliver high quality communications activity.

We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of working in a busy news or press office environment, who is an excellent communicator and fluent in the use of online and social media.

Interviews are planned for 11th and 12th May full details of the assessment will be provided after shortlisting.

Informal enquires are welcomed by Sam Reed, Communications Manager:

sam.reed@neas.nhs.uk.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Date posted

21 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9340-SnrComms-04-23

Job locations

Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House

Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you refer to the job description attached to this advert for full details and responsibilities for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you refer to the job description attached to this advert for full details and responsibilities for the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in corporate communications or working in the
print/broadcast media and responding to media requests on sensitive or complex issues.
Knowledge and experience of leading and managing communications and PR projects from conception to completion.

Desirable

Understanding of creating and implementing a client based approach to relationship management as a support agency/ service.
Experience of working with directors and senior managers; building
relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Other Information

Essential

Must be willing to work as part of a 24x7 out of hours rota for media
inquiries.
Must be able and willing to occasionally attend meetings outside of normal working hours.
Must be willing to travel across the North East for meetings.
Must be qualified to drive and hold a full UK driving Licence.

Keyskills, knowledge & Aptitude

Essential

IT literate including use of Microsoft Office and Apple 7packages and DTP/ media editing skills and use of digital hardware and software such as content management systems, databases and media analytics.

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent qualifications / experience.

Desirable

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
or other communications professional body.
Post-graduate qualification or CPD in public relations or equivalent.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in corporate communications or working in the
print/broadcast media and responding to media requests on sensitive or complex issues.
Knowledge and experience of leading and managing communications and PR projects from conception to completion.

Desirable

Understanding of creating and implementing a client based approach to relationship management as a support agency/ service.
Experience of working with directors and senior managers; building
relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Other Information

Essential

Must be willing to work as part of a 24x7 out of hours rota for media
inquiries.
Must be able and willing to occasionally attend meetings outside of normal working hours.
Must be willing to travel across the North East for meetings.
Must be qualified to drive and hold a full UK driving Licence.

Keyskills, knowledge & Aptitude

Essential

IT literate including use of Microsoft Office and Apple 7packages and DTP/ media editing skills and use of digital hardware and software such as content management systems, databases and media analytics.

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent qualifications / experience.

Desirable

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
or other communications professional body.
Post-graduate qualification or CPD in public relations or equivalent.

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House

Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House

Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)