Head of Comms and Engagement, Office of Patient Safety Commissioner

Job summary

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This is a fantastic opportunity for a communications and engagement professional to play a key role in communicating the important work of the Independent Patient Safety Commissioners Office. This is a broad communications role needing experience of all aspects of communication and engagement, working in a fast-paced matrix environment where priorities often change and there is a significant amount of complexity.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic advice to the PSC on all communications and engagement matters, including visits, presentations, press and social media and speeches, including drafting lines.
• Plan and manage media, social media and the PSC website, including proactive engagement with media on key subject areas and report launches, and developing and delivering social media content.
• Manage the PSC communications network and stakeholder lists, and devise and manage engagement opportunities and visits for the PSC, producing communications plans and creating follow-up content
• Create impactful presentations for the PSC to showcase key content and devise infographics as required

About us

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Office of the Patient Safety Commissioner (OPSC) is an independent Statutory Office, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and hosted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The Patient Safety Commissioner is accountable to Parliament and appointed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, First Do No Harm, published in July 2020 by Baroness Cumberlege, recommended the establishment of a Patient Safety Commissioner to champion the patient voice and support and encourage the efforts of the healthcare system to improve patient safety around the use of medicines and medical devices. In the Office of the Patient Safety Commissioner (OPSC) we are proud of our purpose to listen to patients, amplify their voices and drive the system towards the safe use of medicines and medical devices.