Senior Internal Communications Campaigns Officer, NHS Blood and Transplant
Location: England
Contract: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours a week
Salary: £35,392 to £42,618 per annum + HCA Supplement where applicable
Advert closes: 29 November 2023
Interviews are anticipated to be held on Wednesday 13th December – subject to confirmation
Job Summary
NHS Blood and Transplant is a Special Health Authority, dedicated to saving and improving lives through a wide range of services to the NHS. It has a wide and diverse remit including, blood donation, organ donation and stem cells. The Internal Communications team works across all these areas meaning you will work across a wide remit.
Colleagues are key to NHSBT’s success. Our colleagues need to know what is going on, how well we are doing against our strategic goals and what our plans are for the future.
Experience in an internal communications role, gained in a large, complex organisation, will stand you in excellent stead. You’ll deliver advice on internal communications and engagement issues, advising on priorities, messages and channels, ensuring there is ongoing dialogue about our future priorities.
You will lead the delivery of specific internal communications campaigns and initiatives. You will have a passion for developing creative content and in reaching a highly mobile and dispersed workforce.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be responsible for communicating corporate news, information and campaigns in an engaging way using the most appropriate channels .Your responsibilities will include:
- Using audience insight to create impactful content for use on internal channels.
- Working with colleagues across NHSBT to research campaign and channel ideas to explain and educate about NHSBT priorities.
- Working collaboratively with Marketing and Communications colleagues to align internal content with key announcements and marketing campaigns.
- Working with the People Team to ensure key staff information and advice is communicated in the right way at the right time.
- Formulating and delivering internal communications plans and campaigns aligned with NHSBT strategic objectives.
- Working with senior leaders to provide strategic internal comms advice.
You will be required to travel and spend time away from base occasionally, which could involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.
About You
Experience and Knowledge
- Demonstrable experience of producing high quality communications plans
- Experience of developing and delivering internal communications content using a wide range of channels and media
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge of internal communications
- Knowledge and experience of techniques and systems for evaluating the effectiveness of internal communications.
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
Qualifications and Training
- Degree plus post graduate diploma or equivalent experience
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
About Us
At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.
It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Three small words, one big difference – Caring, Expert and Quality.
Together we’ll save and improve more lives than ever
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 29th November.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on Wednesday 13th December – subject to confirmation
For informal enquiries, please contact – Naomi Saunderson, Head of Internal Communications, Naomi.Saunderson@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Senior Internal Communications Campaigns Officer – Recruitment Profile
Senior Internal Communications Campaigns Officer – Benefits Information
