Senior Marketing and Communications Officer
Full‑Time Fixed Term / Secondment position until 31 March 2027.
Senior Marketing and Communications Officer – NHS Scotland’s national Scan for Safety Programme. The role will focus on planning, shaping, and delivering a range of targeted communications and engagement to internal audiences, external NHS Scotland practitioners and partners, and wider stakeholders and citizens, across a range of channels.
The post holder supports the Scan for Safety Programme Director and workstream leads, and works in partnership with NHS Boards and other partners across agreed priority areas, aligned to overall programme deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- Continue the development and implementation of a stakeholder engagement plan to ensure effective communication and collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including government officials, NHS Health Boards, and commercial partners.
- Plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate stakeholder engagement efforts, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
- Provide regular updates and reports on stakeholder engagement activities to programme leadership and other relevant stakeholders.
The Candidate
We are looking for a self‑motivated can do individual who firmly believes in the power of good communications and engagement, bringing well‑evidenced creative and strategic content development, media relations, internal engagement, and digital experience.
Location and Working Pattern
This post can be based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow with travel to national NHS Boards and other locations, as required. Currently hybrid working. The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PSDS.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work‑life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.
Inclusion
Public Services Delivery Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide flexible working, long‑term health and well‑being commitments, learning and development opportunities, and support on the recruitment journey. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies, and we are an accredited Disability Confident Leader.
Application
Closing date for completed applications is 17 June 2026. Interviews for this post are likely to take place during the week commencing 6 July 2026. Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Cleo Comerford: Cleo.Comerford@nhs.scot
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