NHSL 219260 Communications Officer (LMD) - #1782471

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

We are looking for a talented and creative professional to help us tell the story of NHS Lothian; Scotland’s second largest health board, serving a local population of 800,000 and providing specialist services nationally.

You will have the opportunity to promote NHS Lothian’s world class innovation in health treatments and care, celebrate the fantastic achievements of our 26,000 staff and support our continued response to the real challenges being felt everyday across the NHS.

The communications team touches every aspect of the organisation so you will never be bored. You will be creating engaging multimedia content and managing our social media channels, publicising innovation; generating and writing stories and media releases, facilitating VIP visits to our services and helping to support the comms needs of our teams across the organisation.

This is a superb opportunity for a team player with a positive attitude. If you enjoy variety in your role, build good relationships and can thrive in a large, complex organisation we’d love to hear from you.

You Will Need

• proven, relevant experience in communications, PR, or journalism
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• up to date knowledge of social media tools, and real skill for generating engaging digital content
• the ability to produce accurate work to very tight deadlines.
• experience of working on a range of different projects and teams
• Knowledge of or curiosity about the potential of AI use in the comms mix
  
  

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Kizzy Taylor, Communications Manager - email [email protected].