Marketing and Communication Officer

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Wakefield is recruiting a Marketing and Communications Officer. You will lead development and delivery of communications across internal and external platforms, with a strong focus on digital channels.

You will create high quality content for digital channels and publications, advise staff on communications, manage reputation and media relations, and work with mental health, learning disability, community and wellbeing services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver communications across internal and external platforms, with a strong focus on digital channels.
• Create high quality content for digital platforms and publications; provide staff with clear communications guidance; manage reputation and media relations.
• Support marketing, communications and engagement across mental health, learning disability, community and wellbeing services, as well as corporate teams.

Job description

As a marketing and communications officer you will be joining a multi-skilled and award-winning team who are focused on providing strong people-focused communication.

You will play a lead role in developing and delivering communications across internal and external platforms, with a specific focus on digital communications (including web, intranet, podcasts, films, social media).

The role will require an ability to produce complex and sensitive information to multiple audiences including all levels of staff, public, patients, stakeholders and partners.

You will help us to provide comprehensive specialist communications support, working with our mental health, learning disability, community, wellbeing and forensic services, and our health, care and community partners.

You will be responsible for producing high quality content for digital communications platforms and materials for publication; providing advice to staff on communications issues; reputation management, and media relations., You'll provide specialist marketing, communications and engagement support to our mental health, learning disability, community and wellbeing services and our corporate teams.

You'll provide support in all aspects of marketing, communication and engagement; through our internal, external and digital channels.

You'll proactively seek out good news across the Trust and work with staff at all levels to celebrate achievement and success.

You'll work collaboratively with staff, people who use services and their carers to share lived experiences, increasing public confidence and awareness of our services.

The role will involve content creation and determining where this should be placed for maximum benefit and impact.

You'll be a champion of online and digital communications producing high quality content for channels such as the intranet, website and social media.

You'll work collaboratively with other members of the communications team to jointly deliver projects.

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is only available for experienced applicants if they qualify for a higher Band 5 salary of £33,400.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.