Overview
In the Department of Health and Social Care, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you would like to work in, we would love to hear from you.
Health and social care issues can affect you, your family and loved ones. From looking after mental health to ensuring people can access the care they need, to ensuring the right medicine supply is available to help people live healthier lives; the work of the Department of Health and Social Care plays a vital role in all our lives.
Do you see yourself shaping the debate on key health issues? Do you want to tell health stories that matter to people?
About the team and role
The communications team sits at the very heart of the health and social care debate, working to ensure diverse audiences across the UK understand the government's vision for a healthier nation through targeted consumer, multi-ethnic and regional media engagement.
From breaking news on NHS reforms to proactive activity on policy that will change lives, the team translates complex health policy into compelling stories that resonate with millions of people throughout the UK.
Our media experts provide the communications support that ensures every policy announcement delivers maximum impact across diverse media landscapes and audiences.
They help shape how health stories are told, working across print and broadcast media as well as consumer lifestyle media and regional outlets to ensure the government's health priorities reach every corner of the country.
The team actively shape the news agenda and understanding of diverse media landscapes to ensure that vital public health messages reach the people who need them most.
Role opportunity
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for assistant communications officer to be part of a high-performing team, working in an exciting, fast-paced environment, developing new skills to build a career at the heart of government.
As a modern communications professional, you’ll have the chance to build skills, embrace new challenges and varied opportunities.
You’ll help create innovative audience-focused communications plans including generating proactive media announcements and brief journalists, helping to land our messaging with key audiences, work with ministers, major stakeholders and influencers.
You’ll also work alongside our other communications teams which will focus on planning, designing, and delivering communications to support the health issues that matter to people.
You will learn the most up-to-date approaches to using audience insight to understand public views and interest which moulds communications, the lifestyle and consumer channels that allow us to land messaging outside of the usual media outlets and how evaluation is used to show genuine behaviour change.
Learning, development and wellbeing
Learning and development and wellbeing are integral parts of the offer as you’ll be supported to develop your career and grow your knowledge of communications in the Civil Service, exploring what skills you want to develop by working with other comms colleagues on high-profile projects and announcements.
The successful candidate will receive support from a team who’ve been at the forefront of the news agenda over the past two years, dealing with major news moments shaping the national debate.
You will also have access to the Government Communication Service training curriculum where you can take part in on-demand webinars, live courses, podcasts and have access to guidance and reading lists to help build your personal development plan.
Our culture and inclusion
Once you become a member of our team, we’re not only interested in what you can bring to communications, but also our culture and values, including commitments to staff health and wellbeing, and diversity and inclusion.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares the communications directorate's and wider department's commitment to diversity and inclusion, while ensuring candidates who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme requiring adjustments are supported during our recruitment process.
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