University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
We are looking for an outstanding communications professional with the drive to engage people with the latest healthcare and biomedical research.
Research is helping better understand human health and wellbeing so we can improve current treatments and care, and develop new and better ones. It is also helping diagnose diseases and conditions earlier or more accurately.
Our research communications team works across audiences and channels. We develop amazing content from the cutting edge of health research to help drive public engagement and participation in research, build a strong research culture and share our impacts.
If you are a creative professional with an appetite for explaining complex subjects through great content and rewarding events then we’d like to talk to you.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
At UHS we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
What you’ll do
* Deliver timely and compelling copy for a range of audiences. Your work will be key to the delivery of a growing research communications strategy.
* Work closely with communications staff, researchers and suppliers. Ensure we provide appropriate and engaging content to the public, our staff, health professionals and our stakeholders. Engage across health subjects and disease areas to involve people in our work.
* Work closely with managers in the Southampton Centre for Research Engagement and Impact, focusing on driving ever more benefit and impact by engaging the widest range of people with our research.
* Handle team enquiries and requests, build stronger connections with communications partners across the region, and proactively support media visits to the hospital.
What we’re looking for
* Confident and capable of generating outputs that connect with audiences. Comfortable balancing multiple projects and priorities under pressure.
* Ability to cut through complexity to give audiences reasons to care and the key messages in research communication.
* Familiarity with communications in the NHS R&D, National Institute for Health and Care Research and/or clinical academic environment desirable. Ideally, initiative, appetite for challenging content and demonstrable ability in delivering in complex environments are required.
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