MRI Communications and Engagement Officer

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Communications Officer to design and implement innovative engagement strategies. Candidates should have strong writing and communication skills, along with experience in managing social media and creating comprehensive communication plans. This full-time, fixed-term role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to staff engagement initiatives within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in media and communications, particularly using social media tools.
• Demonstrated interest in writing and preparing communications.
• Planning and implementing stakeholder events and briefings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and distribute engaging internal communications.
• Create and manage innovative communication and PR campaigns.
• Coordinating regular staff engagement events online and face-to-face.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work to deadlines

High level of IT competency

Initiative and adaptability

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Good standard of education (A‑C GCSE minimum)

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop)

SharePoint

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

Job summary

Working collaboratively with the workforce team and Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) leaders you will design and develop innovative and exciting communication and engagement activities for the MRI Clinical Group.

Do you have excellent organisation and communication skills? Are you highly organised with an eye for detail? Can you show creativity when developing forward-thinking communication plans? If the answer is yes, then this is an exciting opportunity for you, and we would love to hear from you.

Experience of social media management tools and writing content for different audiences is essential to help you hit the ground running. Join our team and you will soon make a difference to the delivery of all our staff engagement and communication plans.

If you are interested in the post but feel you don't have all the experience we need, please do get in touch for a chat as we are happy to discuss development opportunities too.

Main duties of the job

• Developing and distributing engaging and timely internal communications
• Creating and managing innovative communication and internal PR campaigns
• Keeping our intranet site, SharePoint site, website, and social media accounts up to date and with exciting and engaging content
• Coordinating regular staff engagement events both online and face-to-face
• Promoting our regular staff surveys and reviewing findings for action
• Supporting our staff recognition activities
• Support positive patient stories for external audiences

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts 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.

Details

Date posted: 13 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract: Fixed term (12 months) Full-time

Reference number: 349-MRI-7614430C-RL4

Job locations: Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

Job description

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Good standard of education (A‑C GCSE minimum)

Experience (Essential)

• Experience and demonstrated interest in media and communications
• Knowledge of using social media management tools and writing content for different audiences
• Experience of preparing comprehensive communications plans and leading on delivery
• Experience in writing, including articles, newsletters, promotional materials and press releases
• Experience of planning and implementing staff/stakeholder events and briefings

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS and its partner organisations
• Experience in effective networking and building partnerships with different interest groups
• Specialist training and experience in website copywriting and development
• Knowledge and experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud including Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Knowledge of applying communication techniques for a large, complex organisation
• Knowledge and experience of using SharePoint

Skills (Essential)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including spelling, grammar and punctuation)
• Ability to work to deadlines
• High level of IT competency and able to demonstrate advanced use of software programmes including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, Powerpoint, Word
• Demonstrated ability to generate new ideas with an ability to problem solve
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple tasks at the same time

Qualities (Essential)

• Ability to work with people at all levels and across organisations
• Operates with diligence, precision with attention to detail
• Able to show initiative, work with minimum supervision and be adaptive to changing circumstances showing resilience
• Able to work positively as part of a team

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL