About this role
Job summary
Our Hospitals Charity is the official charity of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We support patients, staff and families every year across the region in both main hospital sites at James Cook and the Friarage, as well as the wider community. Giving over £1M in grants last year, we are committed to supporting our hospitals and community teams and work closely with our clinical and medical colleagues to fund activities, refurbishments and equipment that are overand above those which the NHS can provide.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic , creative individual to become an integral part of our small fundraising team.
You will ideally have experience across a wide range of fundraising activities, including community, events, corporate and individual giving, and have the passion and commitment to deliver challenging targets.
You will have a proven track record in building and developing relationships with colleagues, supporters and the wider community, and be well used to delivering outstanding support care and stewardship at all time.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills Essential
Ability to deliver high standards of supporter care and stewardship. Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to engage confidently with the public and represent the charity positively. Experience of assessing risk and working safely.
Desirable
Knowledge of fundraising or sales and event/campaign delivery.
Experience Essential
Experience working in a fundraising, community engagement, events, sales, or customer facing role. Experience of meeting targets or objectives within a role.
Qualifications Essential
GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2) Knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and systems, the majority of which are non-routine, acquired through training and experience to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent; plus knowledge of specialist functional/medical/legal terms, organisational policies and procedures and knowledge and experience to deal with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)