Senior Digital Communications Officer | University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Digital Communications Officer | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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University College London Hospital

Salary: £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS

The Senior Digital  Communications Officeris a key member of the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and Research Communications team of the Research Directorate.

The team works to raise the profile of research, the BRC and the UCLH Research Directorate and to increase patient and public access to research by involving and engaging with patients and the public.

The post-holder will provide digital communicationsexpertiseto enable the UCLH Research Directorate which includes the BRC and the Joint Research Office to promote their activities,outputs and impact and to engage with and involve the public and researchers. The postholder will provide expert guidance to senior managers and the Head of PPIand Research Communication son the latest developments in digital communications and how best to usethem, andwill be responsible for developing and managing a digital communications strategy for the Research Directorate, providing training where needed.

The Senior Digital  Communications Officer will develop the Research Directorate’s digital communications to build public and patient engagement with our research and to make sure information reaches target audiences. They will generate multimedia content for the BRC and JRO websites, social mediacommunicationsand other channels as appropriate, in conjunction with other members of the PPIE and Research Communications team. The postholder will work to a professional standard on a range of digital communications outlets and tools including websites, newsletters, events, photographs,filmand social media, targeting information to a wide range of audiences.

The Senior Digital  Communications Officer will also support the production of print communications with design and distribution. Taking a proactive approach to their work, the postholder will have strong technical expertise, a broad understanding of how digital communications can be used by public institutions, a strong visual design eye, an excellent attention to detail, good writing skills and an in-depth understanding of accessibility needs.

• Take a lead in planning, designing and producing digital and print content to share the innovative research taking place across the UCLH and UCL Joint Research Office (JRO) and the BRC.
• Create and edit photographic and video content and oversee contractors on media projects.
• Support design of digital and print communications materials for staff across the JRO
• Write and publish news stories, newsletters, social media posts, UCLH intranet and new channels, such as digital screens across our hospitals
• Work with the Research Communications Manager to implement a new research communications strategy, with a focus on supporting research inclusion and growing our commercial research portfolio
• Embed consistent and meaningful evaluation of digital engagement and social media.
• Proactively monitor trends in digital engagement and social media use across central government, the NHS, the wider public sector and elsewhere to identify and then apply best practices
• Support team members with the planning, promotion and delivery of community engagement events and research open days

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• Uni…