Communications Assistant

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, combining training with hands on experience inside a busy communications department. Working alongside a team of communications professionals, you will be exposed to media relations, internal communications, design and print, social media and digital communications and will provide support to the team. We are looking for good communicators who are able to engage with staff at all levels. You will be organised and full of ideas. The post holder will assist and support the Communication Team as required.,

• Report to and support the Communications and Engagement Specialist- Research and Innovation and the wider communications team in the delivery of all communications.
• Maintain photo library, distribution lists and contact databases.
• Maintain generic communications inboxes, responding to correspondence arriving by email, logging and tracking responses.
• Support the development and collation of communications resource
• Ensure corporate information is kept up to date on the intranet and website.
• Source printing and publication services.
• Maintain media and stakeholder database
• Undertake action notes at meetings and track actions
• Answer the department telephone in a professional manner, direct callers to the most appropriate staff member and taking messages comprehensively
• Act as a guardian for the NHS and Trust brand guidelines, implementing the guidelines consistently across your work. Contribute to the development of the Trust's brand as required
• Capture imagery/video and log filming and photography consent documentation in line with GDPR requirements and Trust policies for use in press and social media
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Undertake the training required as part of your personal development plan
• Undertake any other duties which might reasonably be required, commensurate with the post
• The role will require a significant amount of desk-based work and also a frequent requirement to attend meetings/photo shoots
  
  University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.