Job summary
Join our team, make your mark and shape our story
Are you passionate about making a difference through impactful communication? Do you have the skills to help champion the voices of healthcare professionals, and engage with the public in times of both challenge and triumph?
We have an exciting role within our Communications and Engagement Team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
We are an ambitious and energetic group of people who thrive on creativity and making a real impact. Driven by strong values and a shared vision, we support each other, celebrate successes, and encourage innovative ideas.
We offer plenty of flexibility, with a hybrid working model based between our modern Hub building in Llantrisant, home working and various CTM sites.
You'll be part of our Communications and Engagement Team, as the link officer for health protection; helping us to improve the health and wellbeing of our population, supporting the reduction of inequalities across CTM.
You'll be at the forefront of telling our story--highlighting achievements, addressing challenges, and keeping our communities informed. Whether it's a national health campaign or a local initiative, you will bring your skills and experience in content-creation to bear in ways that engage and enthuse audiences.
Main duties of the job
Create excellent written and creative content to engage, inform, and influence a wide range of audiences.
Develop, deliver and maintain public engagement and involvement activities and platforms, ensuring local people have opportunities to understand and inform the work of the health board, particularly relating to changes in their local area or that impact their lives.
Create and deliver communications and engagement plans that inform the public, stakeholders and media about our services.
Co-ordinate, create and deliver multi-platform communications campaigns that empower the public to take control over their own health and wellbeing and use NHS services appropriately.
Create compelling press releases, responses and media opportunities for print, broadcast and online outlets.
Use digital communications equipment to capture high-quality content for internal and external projects.
Manage media enquiries and requests in a timely manner, liaising with health board colleagues to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of information, maintaining patient confidentiality and the UHBs reputation at all times.
Plan and organise events and activities for internal and external audiences, including engagement and involvement events, press conferences, and media opportunities.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant Degree (e.g. Media, Journalism, PR, Marketing or English) or an equivalent level of skills, knowledge and experience of internal and external communications and engagement practice
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of : Media handling; Copywriting; PR or marketing; Public or stakeholder; Engagement; Using social media to influence and inform; Delivering, co-ordinating, and evaluating campaigns; Providing communications advice to staff at a range of levels
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to write engaging copy and explain complex issues in clear, simple language; Ability to create and edit videos for use on social media, web and internal platforms.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant Degree (e.g. Media, Journalism, PR, Marketing or English) or an equivalent level of skills, knowledge and experience of internal and external communications and engagement practice
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of : Media handling; Copywriting; PR or marketing; Public or stakeholder; Engagement; Using social media to influence and inform; Delivering, co-ordinating, and evaluating campaigns; Providing communications advice to staff at a range of levels
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to write engaging copy and explain complex issues in clear, simple language; Ability to create and edit videos for use on social media, web and internal platforms.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
