Senior Communications & Engagement Officer (NIHR Manchester BRC & CRF)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF) as a Senior Communications and Engagement Officer.

This pivotal role supports the delivery of ambitious communications activities across a range of audiences, partners and stakeholders to showcase Manchester's world-leading research expertise.

The postholder will work proactively with internal and external partners to develop and deliver inclusive content, events and activities which involve and engage audiences in health research.

The post is offered on a two-year fixed-term contract aligned to the BRC funding window. The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).

Based the Nowgen Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), the role will include hybrid working and travel across partner organisations., Reporting to the Manchester BRC/CRF Communications Manager, the Manchester BRC Senior Communications and Engagement Officer will support the implementation and operational delivery of the BRC and CRF Communications strategies and activity plans.

A key element of the role is building awareness of the organisations' activities and capabilities in early phase experimental medicine research and communicating this to a wide array of internal and external stakeholders, including the media, industry partners and members of the public.

As part of this, this role will focus on ensuring core Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIEP), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and Inclusive Research Method (IRM) activities across MFT-hosted NIHR Infrastructure are communicated well by producing impactful and accessible content for public and community audiences in a variety of styles, tailored to suit the audience.

An understanding of the medical research landscape in Manchester and nationally, and experience of working in communications in a health research or scientific organisationalongside experience of co-producing content with partner organisations is desirable.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.