Band 4 Communications Assistant

We are looking for an exceptional and dedicated communications professional to join our friendly and supportive team, to provide communications and engagement support at Solihull Hospital. You will be involved in delivering a wide range of exciting communications and engagement projects, with the aim of improving the experiences of our patients and colleagues at Solihull Hospital and across the wider organisation., The communications assistant will support the operational delivery of key tasks and projects. They will implement communication and engagement plans and/or interventions, that are designed to provide high-quality and consistent outputs, encourage key enabling relationships with stakeholders, remove barriers and improve the experience of patients and colleagues.

The role will broadly involve supporting with external communication, internal communication, digital communication, engagement and events related tasks.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines, be comfortable to work under pressure, be able to build strong and mutually beneficial relationships and the ability to work independently, or as part of a team.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.