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Hospice Communications and Marketing Officer

St Oswald's Hospice

Newcastle upon Tyne

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GBP 23,000 - 25,000

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Job summary

St Oswald's Hospice is seeking a Hospice Communications and Marketing Officer to join their compassionate team in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will be responsible for creating engaging content and developing effective communication strategies to support the hospice's mission. This part-time role requires creativity, excellent communication skills, and a passion for storytelling in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Warm, welcoming work environment

Access to educational and development opportunities

Qualifications

Empathetic and caring with great communication skills.
A portfolio of at least two years relevant work experience.
Ability to thrive in a busy and varied environment.

Responsibilities

Create content for various audiences, from social media to newsletters.
Develop creative communications plans to enhance the hospice's visibility.
Collaborate on internal and external campaigns alongside fellow officers.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Creativity

Education

Experience in communications/marketing/copywriting

Hospice Communications and Marketing Officer

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Organisation: St Oswald's Hospice

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: £23,093 - £24,831 per annum actual salary

Job Type: 30 hours (across 4 or 5 days)

Closing Date: 2025-06-08 23:59:59

Reference: Hospice Communications and Marketing Officer - 30 hours per week (across 4 or 5 days)

Part time 30 hours per week.

£28,866 £31,039 per annum full time which is £23,093 £24,831 per annum pro rata.

Are you a natural marketer, who knows how to tell a good story?
Can you whip up a creative communications plan that will get the message out there?
Could you be the newest addition to our growing Communications and Marketing Team?

Busy. Brilliant. The Best.

Thats how people have described our team.

And now, were looking for a creative communicator with a love of marketing who is willing to get stuck in, work hard and more importantly, make a real impact to support the work we do with our patients and their families.

As a Hospice Communications and Marketing Officer, your days will be filled with searching out stories, creating content for a range of audiences and busting myths about what Hospice Care is really like. Youll be just as comfortable chatting with our Directors as you are to patients including children, young people and adults with life-limiting conditions.

Youll be a real wordsmith with fresh ideas. Youll love adapting the voice and style of writing to suit the audience from patients and families, to staff and volunteers, supporters and general public, to the media, and even health care professionals. Theres lots of variety in what youll be asked to produce from social media posts, to patient leaflets, staff newsletters, annual reports, press releases and more.

Working alongside your fellow officer, Abbie, youll work on a range of internal and external campaigns and projects and youll be happy to take the lead where needed.

Excited?

Great! Wed love to hear from you if youre

Empathetic and caring with great communication and relationship building skills
An experienced communications/marketing/copywriting pro with a portfolio of at least two years relevant work youd proudly talk to us about
An enthusiastic doer you thrive in a busy and varied environment and can keep calm and carry on when deadlines are tight

Many people are unsure about working in a hospice but behind our doors youll find much joy, laughter and happiness (along with inevitably a few tears). Youll also find a warm, welcoming and supportive work environment within an organisation and team of people who really care about you. We have great benefits and access to a wide range of education and development opportunities.

If youd like to get a feel for the place, wed love you to come for a look around.

Please apply via our application form at the bottom of this page (please note, we do not accept cover letters and CVs).

If after reading the job description, youd like to ask any questions or arrange a visit, please contact Louise Heaps, Communications and Marketing Manager on 0191 285 0063 or

This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

You must have existing right to work in the UK for this role.

Closing Date: Sunday 8 th June 2025

Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications or if a suitable candidate is found.

Interview date: Tuesday 17 th June 2025

Please note: if you are invited for interview, well send you some interview questions so you can prepare answers in advance. Well also send you a creative pre-interview task to present to us which will focus on your writing skills.

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