Communications and Media Officer

The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Employee assistance

Holiday purchase

Pension scheme

Onsite gym

Annual leave bonus

Job summary

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing in London is seeking a Communications and Media Officer to drive our press office and content production. You’ll respond to media enquiries, write and edit across channels, and transform our research and policy work into compelling stories for nurses, employers, policymakers, journalists and the public.

You’ll build relationships with health and media outlets, brief spokespeople, and translate complex information into clear copy for our website,

Qualifications

• Experience in a press office, PR or journalism role
• Excellent writing and editing across formats
• Ability to handle journalists and sensitive issues with judgement
• Working knowledge of UK media landscape
• Interest in health and nursing

Responsibilities

• Respond to media enquiries with drafted releases and statements
• Build relationships with journalists and pitch stories
• Brief spokespeople including the CEO and Queen’s Nurses
• Interview nurses and capture stories with sensitivity
• Translate research and policy into clear copy
• Supply content for website, social media and newsletters; support events

Skills

Press office experience

Excellent writing

Editing and proofreading

Journalist relations

UK media knowledge

CMS use

Social media content

Event support

Team player

Discretion and judgement

Tools

Canva

Adobe InDesign

CMS (WordPress/Contentful)

Video editing basics

Job description

Post Title: Communications and Media Officer

Contract: Permanent, full-time (happy to discuss other working patterns)

Location: Central London / hybrid (one office day every two weeks, plus occasional in-person events)

Community nurses deliver care to people at home and in their communities every day, yet their work too often goes unseen. We’re looking for a Communications and Media Officer to help change that.

You’ll be the day-to-day engine of our press office and content production. You’ll handle proactive and reactive media work, write and edit across our channels, and turn our programmes, research and policy work into stories that reach community nurses, employers, policymakers, journalists and the public.

In this role you will:

• Respond to media enquiries and draft press releases, statements, comment pieces and lines to take
• Build relationships with health, nursing, trade, national and regional journalists, and pitch stories proactively
• Brief and prepare spokespeople, including our Chief Executive and Queen’s Nurses
• Interview nurses and capture their stories with sensitivity and care
• Translate research and policy into clear, compelling copy
• Supply content for our website, social media and newsletters, and support events such as our Annual Conference and awards

We’re looking for someone with:

• Some experience in a press office, PR, communications or journalism role, or equivalent
• Excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to work accurately at speed
• Confidence dealing with journalists and sound judgement on sensitive and reputational issues
• A working knowledge of the UK media landscape
• An interest in health, nursing, social care or the NHS

This is a great opportunity for a skilled communicator to join a small, supportive team and give community nursing the profile it deserves.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in a communications, press office, PR or journalism role, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Excellent written skills, with the ability to write, edit and proofread accurately at speed across multiple formats and audiences.
• Experience of drafting media materials and dealing with journalists, or clear
• evidence of the judgement and confidence to do so.
• Ability to translate complex or technical information, such as clinical, research
• Working knowledge of the UK media landscape and of what achieves coverage.
• Confidence producing content for social media, websites and email platforms,
• and working within a CMS.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines
• with minimal supervision.
• Sound judgement on sensitive and reputational matters, and the discipline to elevate appropriately.
• Interest in health, nursing, social care or the NHS, and an understanding of the issues affecting the QICN’s audiences.
• A team player, willing to support colleagues’ priorities and to undertake routine administrative tasks.
• Experience in a charity, membership body, royal college or professional body.
• Experience of interviewing and working with case study subjects in a health or care setting.
• Familiarity with design tools such as Canva or Adobe Indesign, and basic video filming and editing skills.
• 25 Days Annual Leave +
• 4 extra days at Christmas( not including Bank Holidays)
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Length of service bonus for support staff salaries accumulates every year for first 5 years
• Remote working options
• HealthHero Employee Assistance Program
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Generous 10% employer pension before salary sacrifice
• Access to onsite gym