Simon Day

Experience

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  Anglian Water Services

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Data Inputter

  Data entry, Rescheduling transports, Spreadsheet management.

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  NHS East of England SHA

  Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

  Communications Intern

  Support to Communications team - Press handling, Campaigns, Internal Communications, Admin.

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  NHS East of England SHA / NHS Midlands and East

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2013

  Communications Officer

  Parliamentary briefing lead, press officer and FOI lead for NHS East of England; member of the Reputation Management Team for NHS Midlands and East. Confident and experienced in producing often complex and extensive briefing documents efficiently, and to very tight deadlines under pressure.Support for numerous teams, including Events, Campaigns and Internal Comms. Copy writing and editing. Intranet and main website maintenance. Correspondence.Liaising with Department of Health, Press, and a network of NHS professionalsEmployee of the Month - October 2012Joining in 2011, my role expanded to include Media handling and FOI management for the organisation, as well as ad hoc support to the corporate communications team with internal communication and events.I was responsible for assembling visit packs for Ministers and Senior Management to Trusts and PCTs, handling performance data, as well as political and health related issues. Show less

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  Health Education East of England (NHS)

  Mar 2013 - Apr 2015

  Communications and Engagement Manager

  Health Education East of England is the Local Education and Training Board (LETB) for the east of England. A subcommittee of Health Education England, we provide workforce planning, development and leadership as well as recruitment for the local NHS workforce.My job is to ensure the smooth running of the Communications and Engagement service for the LETB.

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  Health Education England

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

  Communications Manager

  Part of the nationwide People and Communications function, I sat in the Midlands and East team, primarily providing the East of England Local Office with media, briefing, stakeholder and internal communications. I was HEE's communications lead for promoting the NHS Constitution, working with our Chair, Board members, staff and patient representatives.I work with senior leaders within the organisation to ensure communications are appropriate and effective at a local and nationwide level across a blend of digital and traditional channels. In the last internal communications staff survey, staff in the east felt considerably more informed and engaged than those in other areas of the organisation.Lead on copy writing, branding, editing and design input and support for communications materials across a range of media, and staff engagement initiatives. I managed the local website pages, creating content to engage varied audiences.Having completed my CIPR advanced certificate final assignment on social media in healthcare, I have deliver numerous masterclasses both within my organisation and at partner events and networks.I was an active member of the internal communications, branding, staff recognition and corporate communications networks, helping set direction and implement strategies in these disciplines for the organisation. Show less

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  None

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Travelling across East Asia

  I took a career break to travel (backpack and all) for the Summer, mostly on my own. I visited Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, meeting some incredible people and taking in the sights, sounds, smells and culture of this beautiful part of the world.

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  OCR

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Marketing Executive

  I am responsible for creating engaging marketing materials and sales tools across digital platforms and print. This includes tailoring marketing campaigns to generate leads for the sales team, and monitoring and reporting results back to the Sales and Marketing Team. Developing brochures, social media activity, blogs and web copy for the education sector.

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  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  Communications and Engagement Specialist

  Lead on communications and engagement projects and campaigns contributing to the CCGs strategic priorities. Writing for the media, PR campaigns, web, and varied audiences. Draft, edit and proof-read internal and external communications including staff briefings, newsletters, annual report and other corporate communications and engagement literature. Project management of communications campaigns, events, press conferences, photo calls and visits. Networking and communications with service users, members of the public and members of organisations linked to health and social care and cross sector groups. Social Media. Show less

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  Eastern AHSN (Academic Health Science Network)

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2023

  My role was to manage the successful and proactive planning, management and delivery of content development, digital communications and engagement, including:• Lead the development and delivery of the organisational content strategy • Lead on all day-to-day activities related to maintaining and developing the corporate website. Collection, monitoring and analysis of content metrics monthly including newsletter click rates, new subscriptions and adjust content plan accordingly to meet user needs • Management of newsletters, marketing campaigns and social media communications channels, responding directly to any comments, complaints or compliments or passing them on to colleagues to respond as appropriate Show less My role is to develop, deliver and evaluate high profile integrated communications strategies and activities to raise the network’s profile and increase partner engagement. I am responsible for the project management of corporate communications channels to ensure our internal and external stakeholders are kept up to date with the latest news, events, and activities of both the EAHSN and SBRI Healthcare. This includes the use of innovative and creative communications techniques across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines including digital, marketing, media, internal communications and production of materials. Show less

  • Senior Content Manager

    Nov 2019 - Apr 2023

  • Senior Communications Manager

    Aug 2018 - Nov 2019
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  Cambridge Biomedical Campus

  May 2023 - now

  Senior Communications Manager