Communications OfficerinSurbitoninSurbitonPUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025
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We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and confidently works both independently and collaboratively. You’ll be managing various projects, so effective time management and the ability to prioritise are essential. At Your Healthcare, we pride ourselves on a supportive culture: with 98% of our staff expressing pride in their work and 97% enjoying their jobs, you’ll find a welcoming community here. If you’re ready to take on a rewarding challenge that makes a genuine difference in a flexible, friendly environment, we’d love to hear from you.
We're looking for a digitally savvy communications officer who thrives in a busy environment and has the confidence to work autonomously and proactively in a small and friendly team. You will have excellent writing skills with good attention to detail and a flair for photography. You will also be a great listener and be able to create interesting and moving stories about our dedicated teams and their patients and service-users. There will be plenty of material to work with - our district and school nurses, urgent community responders, rehabilitation therapists, health visitors and other clinical teams, save and change lives every day.
Managing our social media channels will be an important part of the role; you'll be familiar with Google analytics and other evaluation tools and will be comfortable translating analytics into narrative. Being able to manage your time effectively will be crucial - you'll be juggling various projects at any given time and will need to know what can wait and what needs to be prioritised.
Last year in our staff survey, 98% of our staff said they were proud of the services we deliver and 97% said they enjoyed their job. When asked to identify the one best thing about working at Your Healthcare, the most frequently mentioned theme was a supportive team and colleague relationships.
If that sounds like the sort of place you'd like to work we'd like to hear from you.
The interviews will take place week commencing 7th of April 2025.
This is a post and is for 37.5 hours per week. The usual working hours are 9-5 and will be Monday - Friday.
You will be mostly based at Hollyfield House in Surbiton although you will also need to be able to travel to our other sites as needed, Surbiton Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital. You will need to attend a limited number of events locally also.
- Creating content, managing and evaluating social media outputs
- Celebrating the work of colleagues internally via the staff bulletin, intranet and direct communication channels
- Creating content for the website and recognising appropriate news stories to share externally
- Attending events and providing photography and commentary
- Using Canva and similar design tools to create communications materials
- Managing the communications area on the staff intranet along with the news carousel and a number of corporate areas.
- Drafting internal messaging for all-staff communications.
- Advising colleagues on appropriate language for patient information.
- Deputising for the marketing and communications lead where appropriate.
We encourage you to discuss your flexibility needs with us before applying or during the interview process. While we may not be able to meet every request exactly, we promise to fully consider your needs and accommodate them where possible. Please note that flexible working options will vary depending on the role.
About us
Please refer to the attached Job Description document under the 'Supporting documents.'
Please apply using the NHS Jobs online system. Your application should explain why you are applying for the post, how you believe you would contribute to working in this setting and demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
Please be aware that the closing date may be brought forward in the event of a high number of applications.
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