Job summary
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Communications and Marketing Officer to support the ULH Charity. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a large acute Trust in the country, supporting its official charity which supports staff to deliver outstanding care to patients by funding the extras which can't be provided by the NHS alone.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who is a self-starter but also an enthusiastic team player, with excellent interpersonal, organisational and writing skills and experience of the charity sector, marketing, PR and stakeholder management.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role includes responsibility for the development of high profile marketing campaigns for the charity, as well as leading on internal and external communications including PR, social media, website management, stakeholder management and supporting bid-writing. This role will also be responsible for further developing and embedding the charity brand, to help the charity to become the charity of choice across Lincolnshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role includes responsibility for the development of high profile marketing campaigns for the charity, as well as leading on internal and external communications including PR, social media, website management, stakeholder management and supporting bid-writing. This role will also be responsible for further developing and embedding the charity brand, to help the charity to become the charity of choice across Lincolnshire.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or recognised specialist postgraduate qualification in PR, journalism, or marketing or equivalent experience (eg Diploma in Public Relations
Desirable
- PR, marketing, media or journalism qualification
Previous experience
Essential
- Specialist experience in communications or marketing
- Using social media to engage and for PR
- Experience in the charity sector
- Evidence of successful delivery of communications
Desirable
- Marketing experience
- Working in posts within the NHS or other public sector organisation
- Graphic design and web publishing
Evidence of knowledge, skills and aptitude
Essential
- Knowledge of fundraising and charity
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
- Excellent written and oral skills
- Experience of producing information for a wide range of stakeholders, including the public and staff - e.g.newsletters, leaflets, brochures
Desirable
- Website publishing, open source software packages such as FrontPage, Adobe Acrobat writer, InDesign
- Creative skills - able to design and develop in-house newsletters, briefings, posters
- Video production and editing
- Experience of events and VIP management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or recognised specialist postgraduate qualification in PR, journalism, or marketing or equivalent experience (eg Diploma in Public Relations
Desirable
- PR, marketing, media or journalism qualification
Previous experience
Essential
- Specialist experience in communications or marketing
- Using social media to engage and for PR
- Experience in the charity sector
- Evidence of successful delivery of communications
Desirable
- Marketing experience
- Working in posts within the NHS or other public sector organisation
- Graphic design and web publishing
Evidence of knowledge, skills and aptitude
Essential
- Knowledge of fundraising and charity
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
- Excellent written and oral skills
- Experience of producing information for a wide range of stakeholders, including the public and staff - e.g.newsletters, leaflets, brochures
Desirable
- Website publishing, open source software packages such as FrontPage, Adobe Acrobat writer, InDesign
- Creative skills - able to design and develop in-house newsletters, briefings, posters
- Video production and editing
- Experience of events and VIP management
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
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).
