Communications and Media Officer - Ashford, United Kingdom - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Ashford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Communications and Media Officer to join an innovative, high-performing NHS communications team and play a part in improving the health of our communities.

This is a key role in our busy team, working on all aspects of internal and external communications through a range of print and digital channels.

You will work with the head of communications, other communications officers, in-house designers, the head of campaigns and web and digital media officer, as well as our clinical teams, to provide professional communications to our colleagues, patients, public and stakeholders; promoting and supporting more than 70 amazing NHS services across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London.

You must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, hit the ground running, have a can-do attitude, be highly creative and able to transform often complex content into something easy to understand.

As well as supporting and driving key campaigns internally and externally, you must be able to measure and demonstrate outcomes for your actions.

With excellent writing skills, we'd expect you to be able to turn your hand to writing real-life articles for our flagship Community Health magazine and gripping copy for our weekly e-bulletin for staff, plus be able to manage media enquiries.

You must have experience of working with the media.

You will also be confident in managing social media channels, which we use as a central part of our internal and external communications.

You will be expected to travel across the areas that we serve as part of this role.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC.

We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities.

To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We've signed up to be a real UK living wage employer.

The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage.

Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we're delivering our pledge to be the best employer.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments.

We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role.

Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.

In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.