Senior Communications Officer-communications - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

Verified Company

Glasgow, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.

We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is normal working hours + 1 in 5 on-call rota

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Senior Communications Officer

Salary Range:
Band 7 £46,224 - £53,789 + on call allowance

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join an award-winning communications team.

NHSGGC is the largest single health authority in the UK and as such you can expect to manage a wide range of complex issues.

Your key responsibilities will include effective media relations and so a strong working relationship with the Scottish media and how to influence it is essential.

You will also have the opportunity to deliver the breadth of communications activities within corporate communications including social marketing campaigns, development of web and other digital content and content creation for NHSGGC's various award winning staff and external publications.

You will be a confident and motivated individual with a degree in Journalism, PR or media communications.

Essential to the post is a minimum of five years current experience as a journalist or in a media/communications/PR role.

Strong communications and writing skills are also a must. Knowledge of the NHS or the public sector would be an advantage.

The post also involves out-of-hours media cover in a one-in-five rotational basis.