Role Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced marketing professional to join Royal Devon’s Fundraising Team at a really exciting time in our development.
The post holder will help the charity to grow its communications and digital income throughout the region by:
- Increasing the charity’s profile and celebrating our successes.
- Inspiring new supporters by writing compelling and engaging web copy, press releases, and patient/donor stories.
- Developing multi-channel communications to support current and future appeals.
- Maintaining all of the charity’s social media channels.
- Help to develop materials and methods to maintain positive relationships with our supporters and maximise new fundraising opportunities.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
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We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Marketing and Communications Officer to help us fulfil the objectives in our fundraising strategy. Bringing experience across communications, digital marketing, and public relations, the postholder will join us at a pivotal time as we set out our ambitions for fundraising at the Royal Devon as a recently merged organisation. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and the Fundraising Manager, and with professional support from the Trust’s communications, engagement, and marketing teams, the post holder will be the go-to link in the charity for communications. You will coordinate and bring together the expertise they need from across the teams to deliver their work plan. You will work to raise the charity’s profile and celebrate its positive impact on patients and NHS staff. You will take the lead in creating written, photographic, and video content for a range of communication channels. This will include updating the charity’s web pages coordinating social media content and producing digital and printed marketing materials, as well as supporting the charity team with events and activities so we can maximise income.. The post holder will review the effectiveness of marketing and communications activities and will continuously adapt the approach to ensure it is supporting the charity to meet its ambitions and financial targets.. |
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm) with occasional evenings and weekend work.
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Ian Roome Head of Charity Fundraising on 01271 311772 ianroome@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
