- Communications Assistant
- Employer:
- Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust
- Department:
- Communications, Engagement & Marketing
- Location:
- Liverpool
- Salary:
- £16,110 to £19,077 pa
- Job Type:
- Fixed Term Temporary
- Staff Group:
- Administrative & Clerical
- Pay Scheme:
- Agenda for change
- Pay Band:
- 3
- Working pattern:
- 37.5 Hours/Week
- Closing Date:
- 23/05/2012
Description
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust is at the heart of the delivery of healthcare within the communities of Liverpool and Sefton and delivers services in Knowsley and neighbouring Merseyside.
We have a workforce of 3400 staff and provide a wide range of over 65 specialist services including: District Nurses, School Nurses, Community Matrons, Health Visitors, GPs, Dentists, Sexual Health, Dieticians, Prison Healthcare, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
The Trust delivers community health services to people in their own homes, in over 100 locations including health centres and clinics, 5 Walk-in Centres, the Kent Lodge intermediate care centre and 10 GP practices.
Our services enable people to be cared for in their own community and remain as independent as possible, rather than having to go to hospital. Many of these services are delivered out-of-hours, with 24 hour, 7 day a week access.
Liverpool Community Health become an NHS Trust on 1st November 2010 and have ambitions to become a leading Public Health organisation and one of the first Community Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our Community Health Trust is changing. We'd like to become a Foundation Trust in 2013 and we need your help. We are carrying out a public consultation until 30th April on our Foundation Trust plans - find out more on our website.
We have a workforce of 3400 staff and provide a wide range of over 65 specialist services including: District Nurses, School Nurses, Community Matrons, Health Visitors, GPs, Dentists, Sexual Health, Dieticians, Prison Healthcare, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
The Trust delivers community health services to people in their own homes, in over 100 locations including health centres and clinics, 5 Walk-in Centres, the Kent Lodge intermediate care centre and 10 GP practices.
Our services enable people to be cared for in their own community and remain as independent as possible, rather than having to go to hospital. Many of these services are delivered out-of-hours, with 24 hour, 7 day a week access.
Liverpool Community Health become an NHS Trust on 1st November 2010 and have ambitions to become a leading Public Health organisation and one of the first Community Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our Community Health Trust is changing. We'd like to become a Foundation Trust in 2013 and we need your help. We are carrying out a public consultation until 30th April on our Foundation Trust plans - find out more on our website.
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust are recruiting a Communications Assistant on a 12 month fixed-term internship. The successful candidate would be educated to degree level or have substantive experience of working with the communication environment.
Our Communications Team is a dynamic and creative group, dealing with internal and external communications, providing support to staff, handling the media, managing the Trust’s website and intranet, designing high quality publications as well as developing and managing campaigns and events to showcase the excellent and innovative service we provide. We are looking for an excellent communicator to join our team.
The successful candidates duties and responsibilities will vary but your primary aim is to maintain and enhance our excellent reputation and support staff. You will be organised, outgoing and enthusiastic. You will have a strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook) and be able to work on your own initiative. You will also liaise with a wide range of audiences, suppliers and contractors.
In return we can offer you a varied and interesting role and opportunities to develop professionally and personally.
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.
Our Communications Team is a dynamic and creative group, dealing with internal and external communications, providing support to staff, handling the media, managing the Trust’s website and intranet, designing high quality publications as well as developing and managing campaigns and events to showcase the excellent and innovative service we provide. We are looking for an excellent communicator to join our team.
The successful candidates duties and responsibilities will vary but your primary aim is to maintain and enhance our excellent reputation and support staff. You will be organised, outgoing and enthusiastic. You will have a strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook) and be able to work on your own initiative. You will also liaise with a wide range of audiences, suppliers and contractors.
In return we can offer you a varied and interesting role and opportunities to develop professionally and personally.
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.
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Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum of 50 applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
NHS Liverpool Community Health is committed to creating a well managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development.
We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity. All employees and applicants for jobs will be considered on their abilities and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of any equality characteristics. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce who will support us in the delivery of quality healthcare to a diverse population. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We work hard to make NHS Liverpool Community Health a great place to work for all of our employees.
We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of Recruitment Services on 0844 324 5298 or email hrssc_recruitment@liverpoolch.nhs.uk at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Flexible Working applications will be considered. We operate a No Smoking Policy.
Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum of 50 applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
NHS Liverpool Community Health is committed to creating a well managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development.
We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity. All employees and applicants for jobs will be considered on their abilities and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of any equality characteristics. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce who will support us in the delivery of quality healthcare to a diverse population. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We work hard to make NHS Liverpool Community Health a great place to work for all of our employees.
We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of Recruitment Services on 0844 324 5298 or email hrssc_recruitment@liverpoolch.nhs.uk at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Flexible Working applications will be considered. We operate a No Smoking Policy.
Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.
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