Career Opportunities

Nurses Group Communications and Networking Committee

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communications and Networking Committee (CNC) for a 3 year fixed term.

The candidate must be an EBMT member and will be interested in the further development of Communication and Networking activities for nurses and allied health professionals within the field of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation. 

CNC, in collaboration with the EBMT Communication Coordinator, other Committees and various Nurse Groups, aims to maintain the EBMT Nurse Group profile through improvement and maintenance of all communication channels such as the website, newsletter and development of the group’s social media presence. The CNC is committed to improving networking with the various Nurse groups to further advance educational activities for nurses and allied health professionals within the field of Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. For further information, please see below role description.

If you are interested in this great opportunity to join our dynamic team, please send a copy of your CV and a statement of support outlining your relevant experience working in the field of Haematology and HSCT and why you wish to be considered for this role to: Michelle Kenyon, EBMT Nurses Group Secretary Michelle.kenyon@nhs.net

When submitting your application, please consider your availability for the EBMT Annual Meeting in Frankfurt Sunday 24 - Wednesday 27 March 2019.

Deadline for applications is Friday 29th June midday.

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Role description

Applicants must be EBMT members and will be required to speak, read and write English sufficiently enough to be able to communicate effectively. Access to email and phone is mandatory. Potential candidates should be working within the field of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant.

The committee will meet twice yearly; during the EBMT Annual Meeting (March/April) and the Board & all committees meeting (September/October). The CNC and Board link will discuss progress and issues every two months using telephone conference. Further communications are facilitated by phone, fax and email. The committee will present a yearly budget to the EBMT NG Board to fund operational expenses. There will be a clear proposal to accompany the budget request. The annual budget request must be submitted to the Account Officer on or before 1st of September. The CNC will report in writing their activities to EBMT NG board after receiving a request from the link person (will be requested 2 weeks prior to a board meeting). The committee designates within the group all tasks that need to be performed in order to reach the objectives.

Roles and responsibilities:

The CNC works within three domains to improve the communication between the Board, Committees and National Group (NG) and the EBMT membership:

• Website
• Newsletter
• Social Media

The CNC works alongside the EBMT Communication Coordinator.

Website

The EBMT NG Communications Committee will:

• Provide general editorial input to web pages (mainly Nursing), following suggestions from the Board, Committee and National Groups
• Manage updates: post news, update documents, add documents, etc.

All changes to NG website content will be sent to the NG Board link for approval before editing. Any changes will be communicated to the Communication Coordinator.

The EBMT Communication Coordinator oversees the content, presentation, style, and architecture of the every section of the website.

Newsletter

The EBMT NG Communications Committee will:

• Send monthly reminders to the leads of the NGs and Committees to submit content for the newsletter
• Edit submissions appropriately and forward to the EBMT Communication Coordinator
• Develop newsletter content including features, interviews, forthcoming EBMT related events (including abstract deadlines, registrations deadlines, advertising vacancies, promoting bursaries and awards)

As well as activities outlined above, the CNC is involved in other exciting projects including:

• Overseas travel for conference presentations, deliver educational sessions
• Video journal production (filming, editing and managing) Annual Meeting
• Presentation of work to the EBMT Board and Committee