The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Communications and Marketing Assistant

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Job summary

This is a 12-month student placement opportunity within MY Hospitals Charity, that will be an asset to the charity, whilst also providing valuable hands-on experience in marketing, communications, and fundraising support for the individual. The role will involve developing and distributing engaging content, assisting with social media management, supporting events and campaigns, and contributing to the charitys wider marketing and communications activities. The successful candidate will also provide administrative support to ensure the efficient daily running of the charity team.

Main duties of the job

- Create, schedule, and publish engaging content across MY Hospitals Charitys social media platforms (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn). - Monitor and respond to social media interactions and messages. - Track social media engagement and produce monthly performance reports with insights and recommendations. - Source, capture, and edit images and videos for use across digital channels. - Stay up to date with social media trends and suggest new ideas to improve engagement and reach. - Assist with updating the charitys website content, including news stories, events, appeals, and donor acknowledgements. - Support the creation and distribution of digital newsletters and email marketing campaigns using approved tools. - Support the planning, delivery, and promotion of fundraising appeals, charity events, and awareness campaigns. - Produce marketing materials such as posters, flyers, donor packs, event signage, and digital graphics. - Provide a friendly and professional welcome to visitors, donors, and beneficiaries contacting the charity.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000414

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

We are looking for someone who can meet the following criteria, but are conscious that this is a student placement and that previous experience in a work environment will be limited:

The individual MUST be currently studying a university degree (Marketing, Communications, PR, Business or related subject)
Friendly, approachable, and professional manner
Enthusiastic, adaptable, and reliable
Good general education to include GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
Experience of creating social media content
Experience of good customer or public service care
Excellent working knowledge of IT systems (e.g. Microsoft Office)
Awareness and understanding of the role of marketing and communications in a charity setting
Strong written, verbal, and telephone communication skills

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

We are looking for someone who can meet the following criteria, but are conscious that this is a student placement and that previous experience in a work environment will be limited:

The individual MUST be currently studying a university degree (Marketing, Communications, PR, Business or related subject)
Friendly, approachable, and professional manner
Enthusiastic, adaptable, and reliable
Good general education to include GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
Experience of creating social media content
Experience of good customer or public service care
Excellent working knowledge of IT systems (e.g. Microsoft Office)
Awareness and understanding of the role of marketing and communications in a charity setting
Strong written, verbal, and telephone communication skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.