Business Development Specialist FTC in Southampton

Hub Business Development Executive | Private Hospital | Fixed term 12 month contract | Full-time | Southampton & Portsmouth

Spire Southampton Hospital are recruiting for a Hub Business Development Executive to work alongside the Hospital Director, Hospital SMT, Central marketing team and Hospital Business Development Manager. The role of the Hub Business Development Executive will be to provide a range of support functions across the business development landscape focused on marketing, sales and engagement. The role will support the local growth strategy and business development plans as well as supporting in the design and execution of the group marketing strategy. You will work across both Southampton & Portsmouth sites.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Support the Business Development Director to deliver business development initiatives, education, patient events and communications on time and in line with Hub growth plans.
• Support the Business Development Director in identifying and delivering emerging opportunities in line with the Hub growth strategy, including engaging with Consultants to promote and develop their practice.
• Work with the Business Development Director and Hospital Business Development Manager to promote and develop new services conforming to Spire guidelines.
• Line manage the Business Development Assistant (where applicable) to support in the delivery of the hub-based activity.
• Be the subject matter expert on specific projects or initiatives representing the Hub and the Division as an SME.
• Provide support in the organisation and operational management of on and off-site events including some evening/weekend work as necessary.
• Act as a brand guardian by holding a good knowledge of our brand identity and having an eye for consistency when viewing materials at hub sites.
• Identify and assess local media/promotional opportunities within the community.
• Deliver local marketing initiatives across a variety of channels to drive effective activation within the community, complementing the national marketing campaigns run by the central marketing team.
• Operate within an approved framework for the execution of our online review and moderation strategy.
• Support community engagement and moderation of our online social media audiences through agreed framework and process with central social media team.

Who we're looking for:

• Competent user of MS Office.
• Understanding of the different marketing channels.
• Exceptional written skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Experience of writing compelling copy for a variety of mediums.
• Excellent proof-reading skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Proactive, enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work unsupervised and as part of the Hub team.
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 month contract

Hours: Full-time core business hours, with one late night per week (up to 10pm finish) to organise and run patient events.

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers.
• Free Bupa wellness screening.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.

Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence.
• Doing the right thing.
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple.
• Delivering on our promises.
• Succeeding and celebrating together.

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on charlotte.oliver@spirehealthcare.com.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

About Us: Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.