Marketing and Communication Officer

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 28 October 2026

Asa marketing and communications officer you will be joining a multi-skilled and award-winning team who are focused on providing strong people-focused communication.

Youwill play a lead role in developing and delivering communications across internal and external platforms, with a specific focus on digital communications (including web, intranet, podcasts, films, social media).

Therole will require an ability to produce complex and sensitive information to multiple audiences including all levels of staff, public, patients,stakeholders and partners.

Youwill help us to provide comprehensive specialist communications support, working with our mental health,learning disability, community, wellbeing and forensic services, and ourhealth, care and community partners.

Youwill be responsible for producing high quality content for digital communications platforms and materials for publication; providing advice tostaff on communications issues; reputation management, and media relations.

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is only available for experienced applicants if they qualify for a higher Band 5 salary of £33,400.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

You'll provide specialist marketing, communications and engagement support to our mental health, learning disability, community and wellbeing services and our corporate teams.

You'll provide support in all aspects of marketing, communication and engagement; through our internal, external and digital channels.

You'll proactively seek out good news acrossthe Trust and work with staff at all levels to celebrate achievement and success.

You'll work collaboratively with staff, peoplewho use services and their carers to share lived experiences, increasing public confidence and awareness of our services.

The role will involve content creation and determining where this should be placed for maximum benefit and impact.

You'll be a champion of online and digital communications producing high quality content for channels such as the intranet, website and social media.

You'll work collaboratively with other members of the communications team to jointly deliver projects.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. Ifyou are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHSJobs application form.

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

JOB SUMMARY

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

The post holder will be an integral part of the communications team, supporting the delivery of the Trusts communication strategies, in a varied and diverse role.

The post holder will play a key role in…