Band 6 Communications Officer - Fit for my Future Programme

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NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (Somerset CCG) is looking to recruit a Band 6 Communications Officer to support the Somerset Health and Care Strategy, Fit for my Future.

We are looking for a professional, energetic and ambitious individual to join our busy Communications and Engagement team. You will have experience of working with

The role will support the organisation’s communication plans and activities for the Fit for my Future programme. You will be responsible for developing and delivering the Fit for my Future communications plan.

This is a busy role where you will be expected to have a hands-on approach and work under pressure at times. You will need to be able manage multiple priorities, work well independently and have experience of delivering public communications for a complex change programme. Creativity and the ability to convey complex messages in an engaging, simple way are essential.

You will also need to be passionate about involving and empowering communities to get involved and have their say.

In return we can offer a stimulating environment and a highly varied role.

The role will include a mixture of working from home, travelling across Somerset to engagement events and working at our head office in Yeovil (NHS Somerset CCG HQ - Wynford House, Lufton Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HR).

You will need to have access to a car / public transport, and be willing to work flexibly including occasional evenings and weekends.

This is a fixed ter, full time post of 37.5 hours per week until 31 March 2022.

Job Share and secondment opportunities will be considered.

For more information or an informal discussion about the role prior to applying, please contact:

Name:Kirsty Campbell, Communications Lead Officer

E-mail:Kirsty.campbell15@nhs.net

Mobile:07769284995

This post will close at midnight on Sunday 18th July 2021. Please note however, that this post may close sooner and without warning, if we receive a large number of applications.

Please read the attached Values and Behaviours information before applying, along with all other documents / links listed.

We thank you in advance for your interest in working for Somerset CCG and look forward to receiving your application.

NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is actively committed to promoting equality and diversity. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and appointments will be made on merit alone.

All applicants will be informed via the NHS Jobs messaging service whether or not they have been shortlisted. It is important that applicants log in to NHS Jobs on a regular basis to check their account to read and respond to any messages they may have received.

Full and correct information must be provided, as failure to do so could lead to applications being rejected or, if the post has been offered, to a withdrawal of the offer or to termination of employment.

In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process, should you be appointed to the post. If you do not authorise this, please state this clearly on your application form.

Please note that if you are successful in your application you agree that our occupational health department can access your occupational health records from your current or previous employer (in order to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests). This is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

We take our organisational values and behaviours very seriously. Please familiarise yourself with them prior to applying. They are:

• Quality Improvement

• Integrated Working

• Personal Integrity

• Compassion

• Self-Awareness

Please see the values and behaviours document below for more detail on each.

Please also read all other relevant documents and links listed.

Thank you for your interest in working for NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group.