Content Creator
Royal Free Charity
Salary: £30,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience
Hours of work: Full time, 37.5 hours a week over five days. Occasional weekend and evening work for events
Base: Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance to the office at least 2 days a week
Closing date: Friday 21 February 2025, 12 noon.
The Royal Free Charity is seeking creative and talented content creator to join their engagement and communications team.
The role
In this role, you’ll gathering powerful stories which reflect the work we do and the impact we have on those who benefit from our services and funding. You’ll be sourcing stories and interviewing NHS staff, patients and researchers to create heartwarming, compelling content across a range of channels.
Reporting to our content marketing manager, it promises to be a varied and rewarding role in a small but highly collaborative and friendly team.
The role is ideally suited to someone who has previously been responsible for creating, delivering and evaluating content for digital channels or with a background in storytelling. Applicants should have an eye for photography, be high-skilled in video production and count snappy writing as part of their skillset.
The team
The communications team is responsible for keeping our supporters and local residents informed about the difference we make to the patients and staff of the Royal Free London NHS Trust. We celebrate achievements and promote the charity and its successes to the world.
We manage our digital presence through a range of channels including our website, our social media platforms and email marketing. We also produce a range of off-line content including print publications, impact reports, and ambient marketing materials. We provide photography and audio-visual services.
Organisation
The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.
Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.
Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.
The recruitment process
To apply for this post, send to jobs@royalfreecharity.org your:
Ø CV (please include a link to your online portfolio or include your portfolio in the email with your CV and cover letter if it’s not online)
Ø Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,
Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role.
Closing date for application: Friday 21 February 2025, 12 noon.
Interview date: Wednesday 5 March 2025
Please note we are looking for the successful applicant to be available from 1 April 2025 onwards.
Ø You must be eligible to work in the UK
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may require during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, please contact jobs@royalfreecharity.org as soon as possible.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity and act in line with our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.
Benefits:
Core benefits
· 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).
· A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.
· A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.
· Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.
· A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.
Support for your financial wellbeing
As a member of the Royal Free family, you’ll be entitled to benefit from:
· Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union
· Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card
· Our Death in Service benefit
Support for your health and wellbeing
· Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead
· Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site
· Fortnightly guided meditation
· Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team
· Menopause peer support group
· Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.
Should you require more information regarding this post, please contact our HR team on 07572 328505.
Find out more about working life at the Royal Free Charity in our short video: https://youtu.be/mVQ0Bcj-ftk
