MRI Communications and Engagement Officer

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks an MRI Communications and Engagement Officer to develop exciting communication activities and manage stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will have a degree or equivalent, strong communication skills, and experience with social media tools. This is a full-time fixed-term position for 12 months, with a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per year pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in media and communications
• Knowledge of social media management tools
• Experience in preparing comprehensive communications plans
• Experience in writing articles, newsletters, and press releases
• Experience in planning and implementing events

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and maintenance of a stakeholder engagement network
• Develop and distribute engaging internal communications
• Create and manage innovative communication campaigns
• Coordinate staff engagement events
• Support staff recognition activities

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work to deadlines

High level of IT competency

Knowledge and experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud

Ability to manage and deliver multiple tasks

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Good standard of education (A-C GCSE minimum)

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

MRI Communications and Engagement Officer

The closing date is 27 November 2025

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

As our Communications and Engagement Officer you will lead the creation and maintenance of a strong stakeholder engagement network across our Clinical Group and wider Trust, producing high quality and eye‑catching materials and literature for our internal communications in digital, print, audio, and video formats. Your responsibilities include:

• 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 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
• Supporting positive patient stories for external audiences

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and 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.

Job responsibilities

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, 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!

Qualifications

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

Experience

• 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 briefingsUnderstanding 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

Skills

• 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
• Knowledge and experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud including Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Photo Shop
• Knowledge of applying communication techniques for a large, complex organisation
• Knowledge and experience of using SharePoint

Qualities

• 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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-MRI-7614430C-RL4

Job locations

Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group