Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Reporting to the Head of Communications, the Marketing and Communications Manager will play a vital role in developing relevant and compelling campaigns to engage with customers and connected corporate stakeholders. The Marketing and Communications Manager will support the business cycle identified by the NHS LPP customer and category specialist teams with integrated marketing campaigns to inform and drive business growth. Main duties of the job Represent NHS LPP as a progressive, proactive, responsive and innovative organisation with a purpose to improve peoples’ lives through the delivery of best in class procurement. Develop and maintain strong relationships within NHS LPP staff and colleagues in stakeholder organisations that will aid and influence the outcome of successful campaigns Working for our organisation NHS LPP develops and manages collaborative procurement projects on behalf of its members. NHS LPP has a number of customers outside of London. This postholder will lead on strategic, category- specific engagement with customers to increase existing spend across the entire NHS LPP workstreams; identify new business opportunities; provide critical intel between customers and category experts sourced from current challenges faced by customers and or competitor behaviours to improve our service offer. The organisations will continue to develop as a centre of commercial excellence that delivers significant and sustainable cost and service improvements to all stakeholders primarily in the London economy but also outside London. Detailed job description and main responsibilities please see JD Plan and develop communications and marketing campaigns for the organisation in line with the business requirements identified by the customer and NHS LPP category specialist teams, working closely with the relevant teams to ensure campaigns meet the brief. Keep abreast of current trends in communications and marketing and incorporate into campaign design new ideas to ensure the NHS LPP is portrayed in a relevant and innovative way. Manage the implementation, tracking and measurement of marketing campaigns. Test campaigns to trial new ideas for effectiveness. Brief and oversee the work of internal and external agencies, such as designers, animators and printers, who will deliver much of the campaign activity. Write, edit and proofread copy for promotional materials within marketing campaigns. Produce written content to a high standard and ensure accuracy of communications and marketing materials, facilitating formal sign-off by relevant leads Ensure that the organisation’s brand and identity is adhered to in campaigns and in all communication channels. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Degree level or equivalent training and experience Member Chartered Institute of Marketing / Chartered Institute of Public Relations / or equivalent Desirable criteria Evidence of continuing professional development Experience Essential criteria Relevant Experience gained in driving strategic communications and brand strategy in the NHS public or voluntary sector Extensive experience developing and delivering communications initiatives from inception to completion Desirable criteria Experience of working in the NHS or healthcare communications Skills Essential criteria Communicates effectively on all levels, adopts style based on audience. Excellent digital and computer skills Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to deal with, analyse, compare and interpret complex data to demonstrate ROI of campaigns and related channels Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Jordan cato Job title Chief Operating Officer Email address [email protected]