Communications Support Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Primary Eyecare Services

Primary Eyecare Services

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Primary Eyecare Services (PES) is an established provider of high-quality extended eye care services (those beyond sight testing) utilising a large network of optical practice subcontractors across England (~2500).

PES currently holds and manages contracts on behalf of the primary eye care network, spanning more than 28 integrated care systems and delivering over 450,000 episodes of patient care each year with a total annual turnover of ~£25+million.

PES is a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee. This sees the majority of generated income pass through to frontline eye care services in optical practices.

Role Purpose:

The Communications Support Officer will work within our Operations Directorate supporting our Communications Officer and the Senior Operations Management team.

You will play a key role planning and delivering our day to day communications tasks along with support relating to our wider communications strategy.

Your main responsibilities will centre around the delivery of regular communications with our external stakeholders, employees and NHS patients.

In addition you will support the wider operational team in relation to organising online and face to face engagement events.

General Key Responsibilities
The Communications Support Officer will work alongside our experienced Communications Officer and provide assistance and support to our communications team in a variety of ways including

Assisting in the development and implementation of communication strategies and plans.
Creating and coordinating the production of communication materials such as newsletters, brochures, reports, and presentations.
Monitoring and managing social media accounts, responding to comments and messages, and creating content for these channels.
Providing administrative support to the communications team, including scheduling meetings, managing budgets, and maintaining databases.
Coordinating with external vendors such as printers, graphic designers, and photographers.
Conducting research and analysis on communicationsrelated topics.
Assisting in the organization and management of events, such as press conferences or public meetings.
Collaborating with other departments or teams within the organization to ensure consistent messaging and branding.

To be successful in this role, one must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You will need to be well-organised, able to prioritise tasks, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Communications Support officer will demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

Proven experience in media, corporate communications, journalism or related fields
Relevant qualification within communications, journalism or related field
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills
Ability to use content management systems, social media platforms, web analytics tools and digital marketing methods
Proficiency in content creation tools such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
Attention to detail and problemsolving skills
Analytical measuring of campaign success
Experience of PR processes
Good time management networking and Leadership skills.
Ability to multitask and prioritise projects.