Communications and Events Officer

Due to internal promotion, we’re offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced events professional to join our award-winning Trust with a reputation for high quality delivery and service.

This is a brilliant opportunity to lead events that will have a real impact on our team, our patients, their families and loved ones. You will lead events from staff awards, to charity fundraisers, national conferences and corporate meetings.

The right person for this role will be a confident communicator who can manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively. Your excellent interpersonal skills will help you develop good relationships with internal and external stakeholders help you to influence others effectively to meet objectives.

You should have a great track record in events, strong administration skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and an eye for detail.

We are committed to supporting our team and we will invest in your continued learning and development to support you to be successful.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you. Contact Rachel Kirby, Deputy Director or Communications & Charitable Funds for an informal conversation.

This is a hybrid role working remotely including around two days per week from Trust HQ in Willerby, East Yorkshire.

The role requires you to have the ability to travel geographically across the Trust.

As Events and Communications Officer, you will design and lead a programme of internal and external events to engage with staff, stakeholders, partners, patients, and members of the public.

You will work closely with Trust Charity, Health Stars to support fundraising efforts and increase public and staff engagement and understanding.

Events include;

Conference and awards

Charity fundraising events e.g. Golf Day/Annual CEO challenge

Celebration events e.g. NHS Birthday, seasonal celebrations (Easter/Christmas)

An annual programme of staff health and wellbeing challenges

Recruitment events

You will;

Support the development of the events programmes ensuring a high-quality offer

Ensure comprehensive records are maintained in relation to event planning and delivery, maximising the use of CRM and other databases

Manage delegate communication including joining instructions and post event follow-up

Conduct appropriate research to inform all aspects of future event planning

Ensure events are value for money

Ensure comprehensive and meaningful evaluation of all events is undertaken to inform future programme and measure impact of programme

Support the communications team with all areas of internal and stakeholder communication as required

Ensure work is delivered on schedule, including ongoing liaison with stakeholders, suppliers and providers.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.