Communications Officer - Glamorgan, United Kingdom - Digital Health and Care Wales

Digital Health and Care Wales

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Glamorgan, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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This post is fixed term until 31stMarch 2025 to meet the needs of the service.

Would you relish the opportunity to work on a flagship programme that is ground-breaking in the UK and internationally delivering a digital solution to support integrated health and social care across Wales?

We're looking for an experienced Communications Officer to take a lead role in supporting the Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS).

WCCIS enables social care, mental health, community nursing and allied health professionals ensure that quality care and support for individuals, families and communities is more effectively planned, co-ordinated and delivered.

WCCIS is a key digital initiative for Welsh Government and is set out in the 'A Healthier Wales' plan.

The national WCCIS programme team has been established to work with local authorities, health boards and regional partnership boards in Wales, in order to co-ordinate activities and deliverables across a number of workstreams.

You will be a key member of the WCCIS Programme Team, and you will work collaboratively across Wales with Heads of Services, Executive Leads and Welsh Government.

The vision of WCCIS is 'Connecting professionals to deliver better joined up care' - this is your chance to support the implementation of this ground-breaking digital solution and make a real difference to health and social care in Wales.

Working within the WCCIS National Programme Team, you will work closely with the programme's Communications Lead, and with the regional and local teams accountable for the transformation and adoption of WCCIS across their sites.

You will help develop communications plans in accordance with the wider programme plan and its projects so that regional local teams are kept informed of progress being made and any impacts on them.

Your will support the National Programme Team's business partnering managers to ensure that effective two-way engagement and comms is in place to enable successful delivery of the WCCIS system.

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data.

The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development.

We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.

Assist the Communications Lead to ensure the delivery of effective and professional communications and public relations that support the programme
Working in conjunction with the Communications Lead to develop, implement and evaluate a communications plan
Contribute to the review and development of existing communication strategies and branding
Create assets and items to support the business partnering team, wider National Programme Team, and WCCIS programme
Review and refine communications systems, channels and messages that enable the WCCIS programme to have effective communication and engagement with its stakeholders
Support the Communications Lead and Programme Director with the management of crisis communications
Create graphics, or work with the DHCW graphics team, to keep WCCIS live maps and other items up to date
Write items for the team's regular messages, bulletins, and newsletter, including conducting and transcribing interviews
Create updates on communications and engagement for use in meetings
Support the Communications Leads in updating the team's Sharepoint intranet site and in running regular surveys
Attend meetings and engage with stakeholders across Wales to ascertain comms needs and work with the Communications Lead and business partnering team to meet these