Senior Regional Media & Communications Advisor
Salary: £39,390 per annum, pro rata (National Framework) or £44,792 per annum, pro rata (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term or Secondment for 23 months
Location: Home-based or working from a CQC office two days per week
Closing date: Monday 30th September 2024 at 11.59pm
About Us
We're the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.
Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.
One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.
We're now looking for a Senior Regional Media & Communications Advisor to join us on a full-time basis for a 23 month fixed term contract.
The Benefits
- 27 days' annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking
Why this could be a great role for you...
This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional with experience in media relations or journalism to join our innovative organisation.
You'll have the chance to shape and influence how we communicate with key stakeholders, the public and local media, making a real impact in promoting safe, high-quality care.
What's more, with generous benefits and a commitment to inclusivity, we offer a collaborative environment where your expertise will help protect and improve the lives of people using health and social care services.
So, if you're ready to make a vital difference in health and social care, then apply today!
What you will bring...
To be considered as our Senior Regional Media & Communications Advisor, you will need:
- Experience working within a communications or public relations field, including experience of media relations and/or journalism
- Experience using different media and IT packages
- Excellent copywriting and sub-editing skills
What you'll be doing...
As our Senior Regional Media & Communications Advisor, you will support the development and delivery of effective regional stakeholder engagement strategies.
Assisting the Regional Media and Communications Manager, you will help to promote improvement in health and social care services, ensuring stakeholders and the public are well-informed and engaged with our work and priorities.
You will build and maintain relationships with key regional stakeholders, local media and CQC inspection teams, working to enhance our regional media profile and reputation.
Additionally, you will support the development of engagement programmes that align with our corporate priorities. You will also contribute to data analysis and evaluation and ensure effective communication of inspection activity and findings to support informed decision-making about care.
Your role will also involve:
- Overseeing and supporting the Regional Media and Communications Officer, ensuring effective management and professional development
- Planning and co-ordinating internal and external engagement for significant reports
- Providing support and training on media handling
- Participating in internal working groups to represent regional media team needs
Next steps...
If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.
We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
So, if you'd like to join us as a Senior Regional Media & Communications Advisor, please apply via the button shown.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Communications Officer, Communications Manager, Public Relations Manager, Media Manager, Senior Media Officer, Senior PR Officer, or Senior Public Relations Officer.