Job summary
- Main area
- Marketing and communications
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (end date is 12 months from start date)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 293-CSEP-0574
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 6 Orsman Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pro rata p.a. incl.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Verbo Marketing and Communications Officer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Advert
Job overview
The Children’s Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique collaboration between local health and education agencies. Providing a comprehensive service to the children, young people and families within Hackney and The City.
Verbo (www.verboapp.co.uk) is an award winning online Speech and Language Therapy (and Occupational Therapy) Toolkit. The toolkit provides universal and targeted preventative care for ages 2 through to early adulthood. Our mission is to enhance the communication skills of all children and young people.
This post is a remote, working from home post. If you are local to Hackney you are welcome to use community office spaces available. Within this post there will be requirements for travel:
- At least three times a year to a team meeting in London
- Conferences/exhibitions around the UK (these may include overnight stays)
- Management IT equipment
It is also important to note that you will be required to travel to Homerton as part of the recruitment process to show ID documents and possibly and Occupational Health appointment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Verbo team and lead on key elements of marketing and communications. Including increasing brand awareness for Verbo and support to improve engagement of existing and new users.
This post sits within the Verbo team. The post holder will work with band 6, 7 and 8a SaLTs in the Verbo team and external contractors (e.g. marketing and commercial) to promote to share, sustain and embed developments to Verbo.
You will support the Verbo team to engage link settings with Verbo and establish opportunities where the platform could support communication develop for caseload children and CPD for Education Staff and SaLTs.
You will participate in specialist projects within the Verbo team.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
- The Verbo SaLT Team
- The wider Hackney SaLT Team
- The Homerton R&I Department
- Verbo customers (individual settings and commissioners)
- Verbo users (Therapists, education staff and parent/carers)
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Verbo is also proud to have been recognised by multiple awards:
- Highly Commended for the HSJ Driving Efficiency Through Technology 2023
- Highly Commended for the HSJ Reducing Health Inequalities and Improving Outcomes for CYP 2024
- Digital Leaders Impact Awards People’s Choice winner 2023
- Digital Leaders Social Impact Award winner 2023
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working in similar specialist area
- • Further training or significant experience in Speech and Language Therapy
- • Experience in communications and stakeholder management
- • Working knowledge of Verbo
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- • Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- • Negotiation and problem solving skills
- • Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- • Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- • Good organisational and prioritisation skills
- • Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders
- • Able to recognise and seek advice appropriately.
- • Ability to work to deadlines as required by line manager
- • Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem solving and analytical skills
- • Computer literacy
- • Self motivated individual capable to working remotely and independently
Desirable criteria
- • Speaker of a relevant community language
- • Strategic thinking, ability to anticipate
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of: Social media planning and use, Marketing, Communicating and liaising with a range of stakeholders
- • Experience of instigating and managing change
- • Experience of using Verbo
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working with children/young people with speech, language and communication needs
- • Other relevant experience of child care or educational settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- • Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- • Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- • Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- • Understanding of standards of record keeping
Trust values
Essential criteria
- • Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- • Understanding of the Trust values
Other
Essential criteria
- • Ability and willingness to travel, including: Conferences UK wide (including overnight stays), travel to London Borough of Hackney for team meetings/working days
- • Self-motivated
- • Ability to initiate as well as respond well to change
- • Passion for the clinical area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline McCallum
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02076834262
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