Hub Business Development Executive | Spire Clare Park/Spire Thames Valley Hospitals | Full Time | Fixed Term Contract - 12 months Maternity Leave Cover| Farnham/Slough/Reading | Hybrid Role We are are looking for a Full Time Hub Business Development Executive to cover work across the Spire Clare Park, Dunedin and Thames Valley Hospitals. The role is a Hybrid role, which will be 3 days onsite and 2 days remote Job Purpose: The role of the Hub Business Development Executive will be to provide a range of support functions across the business development landscape including Marketing, Sales and Engagement. The role will support the growth strategy and business development plans. The role will involve daily travel within the hubs catchment area and occasional travel to Spire Healthcare head office in central London, and to other Spire Healthcare hospitals around the UK. - Support the Hub Business Development Director to deliver business development initiatives, education, patient events and communications on time and in line with Hub growth plans - The post holder will be expected to act as a brand guardian holding an intimate knowledge of our brand, group marketing strategy and point of sale literature including patient information literature. - Support the design of point of sale and patient information literature making this available to operational colleagues to replenish stock as needed through printers such as Office Depot - Support the generation of content for Spire social media channels - Maintain content for the Hub hospitals' website pages, acting as local content manager for the hospitals, this would include briefing new treatment and campaign content to the central digital team as well as basic SEO maintenance. - Provide support in the organisation and operational management of on and off-site events including some evening/weekend work as necessary - Acting on PR opportunities, preparing press releases, obtaining patient case studies and liaising with Consultants and the Head of Media Relations to promote hospitals and services within the Hub. - Support the Hub Sales & 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 - Deliver Consultant communication and ad hoc updates - Work with Hub Sales & Business Development Director as directed in promoting and developing new services conforming to Spire guidelines. - Promoting the use of Business Development tools including but not limited to direct, PMI and online bookings and facilitating Consultants signing up to PMI networks - Maintain and update databases for the Hub as identified - Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the Hub's services and its consultants. - Developing a working knowledge of Self-Pay Sales activities including the use of CRM to ensure post holder is an option to provide for Self-Pay Sales - Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the scope of this role - Maintain a flexible approach to support other business development activities as required - Flexibility is expected so that the post holder is available to meet GPs and stakeholders at times that suit them and the role involves some evening and weekend working to support hub events. Who we're looking for: Essential requirements: - Competent user of MS Office - Exceptional written skills and a keen eye for detail - Experience of copy writing and proof reading - 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 prioritization and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines - A passion and drive to succeed Desirable: - Social Media content creation experience - Experience of writing to a style guide - Understand the use of plain language and ability to sub-edit copy. - Experience of media relations - Proven administration skills - Previous work experience in a customer-facing environment - Knowledge of the healthcare market Benefits: We offer employees 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 - Private medical insurance - Life assurance - Free on-site Gym - Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park 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. We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications