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With proven experience as a bid writer, ideally within healthcare services, you will be responsible for producing and delivering compliant and professional bids within defined timescales. You will play a key role in developing our win strategy, and therefore need to be able to think creatively. You will be a skilled writer, who can write persuasive and compelling text. You will have the skills to build and nurture strong relationships with our team of knowledgeable Subject Matter Experts, supporting them through the bid process. Drawing on your excellent project management skills, you will confidently manage multiple bids simultaneously, prioritising your workload, and meeting all internal and external deadlines., Essential:
• Minimum 3 years' experience of bid writing and bid administration within service industry
• Skilled writer, with ability to write persuasively, clearly, and concisely
• Skilled editor and proof-reader
• Meticulous spelling and grammar
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to multi-task, organise and prioritise
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
Desirable:
• APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals)
• Honours degree or equivalent
• Research experience
• Experience of bid writing across a range of sectors
• Experience leading a bid project
• Experience within healthcare
• Graphics skills
  
  Vita Health Group is fast growing, innovative and ambitious. If you would like to be part of our journey and join a company that offers outstanding personal development and a genuine focus on delivering exceptional services, we would love to hear from you, Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK's largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.
  
  This is also recognised by current employees - our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:
• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility
We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion