Communications Manager - INTERNAL
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £48,527.00 to £55,532.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £48527.00 - £55532.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF10 4BZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9028-26-0042 |
Summary
The Communications Manager is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of public health communications strategies, plans and campaigns in Public Health Wales. The Communications Manager will: Partnership Communications Strengthen the partnership between Public Health Wales and its stakeholders by supporting and promoting open and proactive communications between them Marketing Communications Create, write and edit content for Public Health Wales materials, including social media, to be seen by stakeholders and the public Support sustained engagement with local government, the third sector, the public and other stakeholders in relation to public health Develop, deliver and evaluate communications campaigns in line with Government Communications Service methods Media relations Implement media relations programmes by: Developing plans in relation to high-profile, complex, contentious and/or challenging issues Drafting press releases, statements and features Interpreting specialist clinical information into easy-to-understand health messages for the public; and promoting them Liaising with journalists to promote feature and news ideas Liaising with journalists to set up pictures Liaising with journalists to set up interviews Advising and supporting staff in drafting press releases and media responses on all types of issues including those which are complex, contentious and/or challenging Advising and supporting staff on the delivery of health advice through the media Working in partnership with communications officers of partner organisations who have different, and sometimes contradictory, perspectives Liaising with journalists, pressure groups and the public on issues which may be distressing, emotional, unwelcome and/or stressful as well as complex, contentious and/or challenging o Receive media enquiries on behalf of Public Health Wales and advise on, develop and manage responses on behalf of the organisations including lines to take on complex, contentious and/or challenging issues o Develop and manage a media monitoring system which reports on the media profile of Public Health Wales and the messages reported Websites Liaise with staff in Public Health Wales and its web team to create, write and edit the content of its internet sites Social media Promote and use social media to promote engagement with public health issues Standards for Health Services Implement processes and systems in line with action plans to achieve the Standards for Health Services which relate to communication and citizen engagement Collect evidence to demonstrate that Public Health Wales meets the Standards for Health Services which relate to communication and citizen engagement Other Analyse the communication implications of policy proposals and provide advice on managing the implications Provide input and advice to policy development Attend, report to and contribute to discussions at meetings of the Public Health Wales Communications Team Deputise for the Senior Manager (Campaigns and Planning) at meetings and in other communications work in their absence Provide an on-call, out-of-hours media response service in rota with other members of the Communications Team Knowledge, Training and Experience Knowledge of communications, campaign planning and delivery, public relations, journalism, social marketing and marketing/communication techniques, approaches and procedures in a public health environment Knowledge of public sector organisations and the external political environment Able to provide training and to impart knowledge to build communications and public health capacity in the public sector workforce and community Analytical and Judgemental Skills Analyse and interpret complex internal communication issues, circumstances and perspectives; and advise on, and plan, solutions Analyse and interpret complex stakeholder communication issues, circumstances and perspectives; and advise on, and plan, solutions Evaluate the implications of the Standards for Health Services which relate to communication and citizen engagement for Public Health Wales and advise on a response Analyse the communication implications of policy proposals (from within Public Health Wales and stakeholders) and provide advice on managing the implications The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.