Job overview

The Communications Specialist: Brand and Design Management is a crucial role within the Communications and Engagement Team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP).

We’re looking for someone who is an experienced, talented and passionate designer with a commitment to creating accessible communications. Your experience and knowledge of graphic design will be key to creating content for use across all communication channels including social media, videos, photography, corporate documents and print materials. You will manage jobs from brief through to completion, working with colleagues to support the delivery of UHP's strategy and  to tell the stories of our patients and colleagues.

 You will act in an advisory capacity to colleagues across the organisation to ensure adherence to national and local brand guidelines and maintaining very high levels of accessibility.

You will also be able to identify areas and campaigns where creative design can proactively support and deliver engaging solutions and materials to meet the organisations requirements.

Main duties of the job

As the Communications Specialist for Design and Brand Management you are responsible for working with colleagues nationally and at a senior level within the Trust to create and manage the Trust’s brand identity and guidelines. The post holder is the specialist Trust lead for graphic and other design. This involves creating corporate-level information, setting and overseeing the visual design standards to which patient information must conform and designing and producing key publications such as the Trust Strategy and Annual Report.

As a skilled and qualified communications professional, this role also includes a contribution to pro-active communications and helping react to enquiries from a range of stakeholders.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Working for our organisation

As an organisation we are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

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If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.