Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/02/2025 23:59
Communication and Marketing Officer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. In collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building, newly relocated and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust’s values and behaviours. At Alder Hey, we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job Overview
Alder Hey Futures will deliver pioneering breakthroughs to improve child health and wellbeing, strengthening Alder Hey’s position as a global beacon of excellence in digital, research, innovation, and education. Futures will bring together expertise in research, innovation, digital and education; we will facilitate and invest in collaborations that design, develop, and deploy new health care knowledge and solutions. We will focus on recruiting, training and retaining the best innovators, clinicians, and researchers in paediatric health care. Main Duties of the Job
The Media Officer will support the Futures programme to develop, plan, implement and evaluate media activity which supports the reputation and builds the profile of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust specifically in relation to research and innovation. The role involves engaging with key stakeholders including patients, carers, staff and local partners. The Media Officer will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Trust’s reputation through proactive media engagement, focusing on Research and Innovation activities. This role involves managing the Trust's media relations, providing professional media guidance to internal teams, and supporting the development and implementation of media strategies that promote the Trust’s Research and Innovation programmes. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Media Management Liaising with suppliers and contractors to ensure media events and visits are delivered in a cost-effective and efficient way. Management of support staff, on and off Trust sites. Negotiate and procure best value for media services (e.g., monitoring and evaluation services). Actively liaise with Trust staff and Charity colleagues to facilitate media engagement opportunities. Providing professional media guidance and support to internal teams within the Futures programme. Coordination and participation in working groups to provide project advice, media expertise and support. Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to Operational lead for Futures on agreed areas of work. Work closely with colleagues across the communications team and Charity to ensure that media engagement activities are joined up and deliver best value. Media Communications With the support of the Senior Communications Manager, ensure effective communications to Trust staff in relation to the Futures programme. Plan and manage proactive media engagement in accordance with Trust policy and procedures. Maximise opportunities through media engagement to raise the profile of Trust and Charity highlighting the Futures programme on a national and international stage. Identify new opportunities to increase the reach of the Alder Hey Children’s Futures programme through media engagement. Person Specification
Comms and Marketing Experience Comms and Marketing Experience We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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NHS AfC: Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. In collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building, newly relocated and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust’s values and behaviours. At Alder Hey, we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job Overview
Alder Hey Futures will deliver pioneering breakthroughs to improve child health and wellbeing, strengthening Alder Hey’s position as a global beacon of excellence in digital, research, innovation, and education. Futures will bring together expertise in research, innovation, digital and education; we will facilitate and invest in collaborations that design, develop, and deploy new health care knowledge and solutions. We will focus on recruiting, training and retaining the best innovators, clinicians, and researchers in paediatric health care. Main Duties of the Job
The Media Officer will support the Futures programme to develop, plan, implement and evaluate media activity which supports the reputation and builds the profile of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust specifically in relation to research and innovation. The role involves engaging with key stakeholders including patients, carers, staff and local partners. The Media Officer will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Trust’s reputation through proactive media engagement, focusing on Research and Innovation activities. This role involves managing the Trust's media relations, providing professional media guidance to internal teams, and supporting the development and implementation of media strategies that promote the Trust’s Research and Innovation programmes. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Media Management Liaising with suppliers and contractors to ensure media events and visits are delivered in a cost-effective and efficient way. Management of support staff, on and off Trust sites. Negotiate and procure best value for media services (e.g., monitoring and evaluation services). Actively liaise with Trust staff and Charity colleagues to facilitate media engagement opportunities. Providing professional media guidance and support to internal teams within the Futures programme. Coordination and participation in working groups to provide project advice, media expertise and support. Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to Operational lead for Futures on agreed areas of work. Work closely with colleagues across the communications team and Charity to ensure that media engagement activities are joined up and deliver best value. Media Communications With the support of the Senior Communications Manager, ensure effective communications to Trust staff in relation to the Futures programme. Plan and manage proactive media engagement in accordance with Trust policy and procedures. Maximise opportunities through media engagement to raise the profile of Trust and Charity highlighting the Futures programme on a national and international stage. Identify new opportunities to increase the reach of the Alder Hey Children’s Futures programme through media engagement. Person Specification
Comms and Marketing Experience Comms and Marketing Experience We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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