Marketing and Communications Officer - Banbury
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Banbury |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75718780 |
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Are you a creative and organised marcomms professional with experience in sales, digital marketing and customer service?
Then come and join our team as a Marketing and Communications Officer!
This role will focus on supporting internal and external communications, as well as assisting with customer and supplier relationship management at the Oxford Pharmacy Store (OPS), a trusted NHS-owned pharmaceutical wholesaler based in Banbury.
As our Marketing & Communications Officer you'll play a key role in driving our sales and marketing strategy, enhancing customer relationships, and elevating the OPS brand. With responsibilities spanning digital content creation, social media management, and event marketing, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your creativity and organisational skills.
We're looking for a motivated professional with experience in sales, marketing, or customer service within a healthcare or pharmaceutical setting, and the ability to manage projects autonomously. Your expertise will help implement impactful campaigns, maintain our website and publications, and promote OPS products and services.
This is your chance to make a meaningful contribution to the NHS while advancing your career within a supportive and dynamic environment; we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job- Support the Sales and Marketing strategy at OPS aimed at increasing revenues and enhancing the OPS brand.
- Handle day-to-day customer and supplier enquiries via phone, email, website.
- Prepare marketing publications for customers and oversee the distribution of newsletters, mailings, presentations website and electronic communications.
- Develop and maintain the OPS website and social media channels.
- Develop and maintain customer services function
- Create and implement marketing projects, campaigns, and initiatives.
- Maintain and produce OPS publications and marketing materials.
- Actively promote OPS’s products and services and search out new business opportunities.
- Support relationship management and alliances with customers and suppliers.
- Prepare data and reports for internal meetings and in response to external tenders for supply of goods and /or services.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisationOxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
The Oxford Pharmacy Store (OPS) is based in Banbury and is Oxford Health's specialist wholesaler of medicines across the UK, providing specialised products and services to the NHS and other UK healthcare providers. OPS actively supply over 600 healthcare customers in the UK, working in partnership with over 50 pharmaceutical supply partners, both NHS and commercial.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification Knowledge Essential criteria- Understanding and experience of customer and supplier relationship management.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work and negotiate with diverse group of people, including colleagues, suppliers, customers, and other organisations.
- Customer service training
- Understanding of importance of accuracy with respect to medicines distribution, stock control and record keeping.
- Understanding of current NHS agenda and Pharmacy services.
- Understanding of financial systems.
- Understanding of GDP.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of working experience.
- Demonstrable level of IT Knowledge.
- Literate and numerate.
- Professional Registration with relevant body.
- Further professional sales or marketing qualification from a recognized body
- Previous sales, marketing, or customer-services experience.
- Previous customer relationship management experience.
- Experience of working in the NHS or within a pharmaceutical setting.
- Ability to embrace and drive change.
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability of effectively using clear written and spoken English
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Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Caitlin Edwards
Title: Sales and Marketing Manager
Email: caitlin.edwards@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 904 141