Communications Officer - NIHR Research Support Service Hub and Specialist Centre for Public Health delivered by the University of Southampton and Partners
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team of the NIHR Research Support Service Hub delivered by the University of Southampton and Partners (RSS USP), located in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton.
Who are we?
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.
The NIHR RSS is a national service providing free advice to researchers based anywhere in England to develop competitive funding applications for health and care research. We consist of eight ‘Hubs’ and two specialist centres (Public Health and Social Care), each a partnership of research groups, organisations, and clinical trials units (CTUs) with expertise in applied health and care research.
Our Hub has additionally been designated as the RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health, alongside our partner Hub hosted by Newcastle University & Partners. Our Hub is a collaboration between partner organisations, making up a team of highly experienced methodologists, researchers, and public health practitioners. Our partnership includes the Universities of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Portsmouth, and local authorities for Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, and Southampton.
What will you do?
As an excellent communicator, you will have the expertise to implement a communications strategy in line with the national NIHR and RSS strategies, ensuring the RSS USP has a high profile within NHS Trusts, local authorities, and other research stakeholders. Working with our other Communications Officer, you will support the development, management, and implementation of a range of communications supporting our strategic aims and operational objectives. You will develop and maintain good relationships with our client community and stakeholders. You will clearly articulate the purpose of the RSS to a wide audience including senior NHS clinicians, local authorities, academics, and members of the public. A knowledge of the NHS and health and social care research environment would be a real advantage. This is a job-share, so team working will be essential. The role is fixed term until 30 September 2028, with a possibility of extension.
We understand that our staff are our greatest asset, and we take the care of our staff seriously. Some of the perks of working with us include:
Hybrid Working- We’re pleased to offer a hybrid-working arrangement as we know the many benefits this can bring to our staff and us as an organisation. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams, so our expectation is you spend around 10-20% of your time in the office.
Workplace Wellbeing- As a university, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days, we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Interviews will take place the week commencing 2 June 2025.
*A standard DBS check is required for this role.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance, contact Recruitment at +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk, quoting the job number.
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