East and North Herts NHS Trust

Fundraising and Communications Officer

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Job summary

Are you passionate about communications, fundraising and digital marketing?

This is a great opportunity to gain some hands-on communications, fundraising, online and offline marketing experience in a health, cancer and NHS context.

Our friendly appeals team looks after Communications, Fundraising & marketing for Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, a centre of excellence for cancer imaging co-located with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Greater London.

The centre was the first diagnostic imaging unit for NHS and private patients in the UK. It opened in 1985 following a successful fundraising drive by former Medical Director of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Dr Paul Strickland, and it remains a registered charity to this day, working to improve the lives of people affected by cancer and other serious conditions.

You will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,784 and a maximum payment of £4,822 per annum pro rata.

Main duties of the job

You'll provide a broad range of services to colleagues, enabling the delivery and administration of our communications, fundraising and marketing programme.

We're looking for someone with some prior knowledge and experience in communications, fundraising and/or marketing who is hands-on and wants to support other members of the team - whether by processing donations and correctly entering data into our database, taking phone calls, designing posters or getting involved in our online and social media marketing. In addition to having a keen eye for detail and excellent communication skills, you'll also be enthusiastic about digital communications and marketing.

The role will cover for a team member who is on a career break and is set to return at the begining of January 2022.

About us

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is a well-respected, non-surgical cancer centre based in Northwood in Middlesex providing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy treatments to over 5,000 patients a year. It is currently run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT) and consistently receives positive patient feedback.

We are seeking to maintain and expand the Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

You can find out about the recent review of services and what this means in the attached files section.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,892 to £24,157 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

30 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-CAN-3125898

Job locations

Mount Vernon Hospital

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Rickmansworth Road, Northwood

HA6 2RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which details the specific requirements for this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which details the specific requirements for this post.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable criteria

Essential

  • Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline (fundraising, marketing or public relations) or commensurate experience
  • ECDL or equivalent experience
  • Extensive use of a broad range of IT applications
  • Experience of meeting deadlines
  • Experience of completing projects
  • Ability and willingness to identify and improve processes for effectiveness and efficiency
  • Excellent verbal (including telephone) and written English communication skills
  • Resilience, strong organisational skills and ability to effectively balance competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
  • High level of IT skills and ability to learn new software packages quickly and independently
  • Excellent people skills, charisma and ability to connect quickly with people from a range of backgrounds
  • Organised and professional
  • Knowledge of fundraising, communications, public relations, marketing techniques, approaches and procedures
  • Knowledge of how to use the most popular social media platforms
  • Keen to develop skills and be open to new working practices
  • Diligent and tenacious
  • Team player who appreciates a diversity of team roles

Desirable

  • Driving license valid in the UK
  • Experience of working in a marketing, communications, fundraising or public relations environment
  • Desktop publishing and design skills
Person Specification

Essential and desirable criteria

Essential

  • Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline (fundraising, marketing or public relations) or commensurate experience
  • ECDL or equivalent experience
  • Extensive use of a broad range of IT applications
  • Experience of meeting deadlines
  • Experience of completing projects
  • Ability and willingness to identify and improve processes for effectiveness and efficiency
  • Excellent verbal (including telephone) and written English communication skills
  • Resilience, strong organisational skills and ability to effectively balance competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
  • High level of IT skills and ability to learn new software packages quickly and independently
  • Excellent people skills, charisma and ability to connect quickly with people from a range of backgrounds
  • Organised and professional
  • Knowledge of fundraising, communications, public relations, marketing techniques, approaches and procedures
  • Knowledge of how to use the most popular social media platforms
  • Keen to develop skills and be open to new working practices
  • Diligent and tenacious
  • Team player who appreciates a diversity of team roles

Desirable

  • Driving license valid in the UK
  • Experience of working in a marketing, communications, fundraising or public relations environment
  • Desktop publishing and design skills

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

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

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Hospital

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Rickmansworth Road, Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Hospital

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Rickmansworth Road, Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Strategic Lead: Communications, Marketing, Income

Pierre du Bois

pierre.dubois@stricklandscanner.org.uk

01923886315

Details

Date posted

07 May 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,892 to £24,157 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

30 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-CAN-3125898

Job locations

Mount Vernon Hospital

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Rickmansworth Road, Northwood

HA6 2RN


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