Are you a talented external communications and marketing officer who can help us raise the profile of the Health Innovation Network across the health and care sector? We are now recruiting for a Communications and Marketing Manager to join theHealth Innovation Network(HIN) South London. This role is focused planning and creating engaging communications aimed at our external stakeholders, driving awareness and understanding of our projects as we seek to improve health and care in south London and beyond. Hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, we enjoy the benefits of being NHS members of staff while focusing on innovation to improve the lives of patients and staff in the health and care sector. Our projects span a wide variety of specialisms and clinical areas, from mental health to digital technology and transformation. However, regardless of the project or programme, our work is always worth communicating. Whether it is sharing the insights from our latest evaluation with commissioning teams, or letting local clinicians know about an upcoming training programme, engaging with the wider health and care community is an essential part our work. Our external marketing and communications officer (closely supported by the rest of the communications team) is responsible for much of this work on a day-to-day basis. The role involves using a variety of communications skills to promote our work, with a particular focus on media management and events. You will be expected to develop strong internal and external relationships with stakeholders including project managers, clinicians, communications colleagues at partner organisations and journalists, leveraging this network to ensure our projects get maximum visibility. What is the Health Innovation Network? The HIN is the health innovation network for south London, one of 15 similar organisations across England. We work across a range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing and to accelerate innovations into the NHS. Health innovation networks help mobilise the value that the NHS can add as an economic asset to the UK economy. The HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations. As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects. Our Values Brave- We encourage our teams and others to be brace with their ideas and support them to try new things. Kind- We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of south Londoners. Open- We're open about what we do, and we share what we learn. Different- We think differently, and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents, and experiences. Together- We build communities and networks, we collaborate, and we connect. The role of the External Marketing Communications Officer is to support the Manager with the implementation of external marketing of the HIN to ensure that key stakeholders are well informed and that messages are aligned to the priorities of the HIN. The External Marketing Communications Officer will also oversee the provision of accurate and relevant information about the organisation and its services. The postholder will report to the Manager but they will also work closely with other HIN teams to ensure that needs and views are taken into account when creating any information or literature. The External Marketing Communications Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of external communications and marketing using the existing channels and assist with the development of new and innovative ways of engaging and communicating with stakeholders, including the media. They will support the Manager in the organisation and administration of stakeholder events, briefings and meetings. The postholder will need to have existing experience of working in communications and/or marketing, preferably with knowledge and experience of media relations. They will be confident and able to deputise for the Marketing Communications Manager when necessary. This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024