Marketing and Communications Manager

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Comprehensive range of work life-balan

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure, financial and购物

HR Benefits Brochure

Job summary

Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) is evolving how we work to support NHS Scotland's communications needs. We are seeking a creative and strategic communications professional with a strong track record across the full marketing mix to drive behaviour change on multiple projects.

You will enable colleagues to maximise communications opportunities that support programme objectives. You will bring excellent communications skills, media relations and stakeholder management, with the

Qualifications

• Strong media relations, digital communications and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work confidently under pressure and manage deadlines.
• Experience in applying the full marketing and communications mix to drive behaviour change.
• Ability to support colleagues across the organisation to maximise communications value.

Responsibilities

• Lead on development and implementation of structured marketing communication strategies and plans.
• Deliver communication objectives across NHS Scotland and related programmes.

Skills

Media relations

Digital communications

Stakeholder management

Communications skills

Line management

Job description

This post is a 12 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position. As per the Fixed Term Contacts Policy - Where individuals with continuous service within the NHS apply for fixed-term contract roles, PSD Scotland reserves the right to refuse any such appointment.

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About The Organisation

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post

We are evolving how we work so we can more effectively meet the needs of our service users and support an expanding portfolio of high profile health and social care programmes.

To help us continue delivering high quality, impactful communications, the Marketing and Communications team are seeking a creative and strategic professional with a strong track record of applying the full marketing and communications mix to drive behaviour change across a range of projects. You will play a key role in enabling colleagues across the organisation and NHS Scotland to maximise the value of communications opportunities that support the strategic objectives of the programmes.

You will bring excellent communications skills, media relations, digital communications and stakeholder management skills, alongside the ability to work confidently under pressure and manage competing deadlines. The role also may include line management responsibilities in the Marketing and Communications function, so people management capabilities are essential.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will have a varied and challenging role on a day-to-day basis and will work closely with our programme team to lead on the development and implementation of structured marketing communication strategies and plans to deliver communication objectives across NHS Scotland.

Location and Working Pattern:

This post can be based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.

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 and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

Benefits

• pension scheme
• comprehensive range of work life balance policies
• occupational health services
• learning resource centres
• discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
• HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Lynne Edwardson, Head of Communications on [e-mail]

Closing date for completed applications is 4 September 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.