Skip to main content

This job has expired

Senior Communications Officer

Employer
NHS Confederation
Location
Leeds
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
19 May 2021

View more

Job title: Senior Communications Officer - NHS Confederation

Location: Leeds, currently working from home. Home based working post COVID-19 will also be considered) Occasional UK travel, restrictions dependent.

Role: 12-month contract. Full-time, 36.5 hours per week. Flexible working considered.

Salary: £27,045 per annum (FTE)

Job Details

A senior communication officer provides communications support for the organisation across a range of work areas and topics. For this 12-month contract the successful candidate will be working across a range of programme areas supporting teams to develop engaging products and content for our NHS stakeholders, including working on the NHS Employers Armed Forces programme. You will also have the opportunity to work on the delivery of events as we have a busy event schedule each year. The senior comms officer role is varied and provides crucial support to the comms managers and the wider team.

About the role
  • Do you have a passion for communications and an eye for attention to detail?
  • Would you like to play your part in supporting the NHS to deliver high-quality health and care services?
  • Do you thrive in fast-paced environment?
  • Have you run proactive comms campaigns?
  • Do you enjoy creating content and thinking creatively?

If the above plays to your skills and you are an experienced communications professional, then come and join our communications team for 12 months. While it might be a short time, you will learn a lot about the NHS and its people, feel part of something great and take away new skills and experience to support your future communications career.

Our team is a supportive network and as part of it you will:
  • Draft content for our communications channels.
  • Project manage product launches, campaigns and publications.
  • Support events promotions and delivery.
  • Help us to maintain and develop our website content and social media channels.
  • Support your colleagues and pitch in when required.
  • Be able to work flexibly and be self-motivated.

About you

You will have already worked in communications and have a proven track record in a range of comms disciplines. You will be able to demonstrate your excellent writing and editorial skills that will enable you to develop engaging content for bulletins, social media and the web. You should also have experience in delivering proactive communication campaigns and be able to develop communication plans. You should be able to demonstrate strong IT skills and be confident in learning to use new platforms. You will be able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support projects.

About us

The NHS Confederation communications and membership department
The NHS Confederation's comms team provides dedicated communications support for the whole of the NHS Confederation including NHS Employers, which is the employers' organisation for the NHS in England.

About the NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.
The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.
You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

To apply
Please download the job description and complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs. Please note the recruiting manager will only see you supporting statement, please ensure you outline why you are applying and how you meet the person specification..

For an informal discussion about the post and the NHS Confederation before applying please contact [email protected]

Application deadline: 19 May 2021 (midnight)
Interview date: w/c 31 May

.external_test_container { margin-left: 15px; } .external_test_short_desc { color: #990066; font-weight: bold; } .external_test_long_desc { color: #990066; font-weight: bold; }

NHS Confederation is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is to develop working practices and create a working environment which enables staff:

To be treated with respect and dignity
To be treated fairly with regard to all procedures, assessments and choices
To receive encouragement to reach their full potential.

NHS Confederation will therefore seek to ensure all staff are free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the grounds of:

race (including ethnic origin, colour, nationality and national origin);
gender (including sex, marital status or gender reassignment);
disability of any kind;
religion or belief;
sexual orientation
age
trade union activity

Our commitment applies to all aspects of employment including:

recruitment and the advertisement of jobs;
terms and conditions of employment;
training, career development and promotion; and
grievance and disciplinary procedures.

To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs ( https://www.safer-jobs.com ), a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. Visit the SAFERjobs website for information on common scams and to get free, expert advice for a safer job search.

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert