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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
●Care and Compassion ●Quality and Teamwork ●Dignity and Respect ●Openness, honesty and responsibility
Looking to get some lived experience of communications and engagement in a fast-paced environment? Do you thrive under pressure, manage a varied workload and have the ability to anticipate and plan ahead?
Do you have relevant experience as a communications professional or other related discipline, covering the range of communications services including planning, media relations, public relations and publications?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Communications and Engagement team as Communications Officer on a permanent basis.
NHS Borders is committed to our values of care and compassion, dignity and respect, openness, honesty & responsibility and quality and teamwork.
You will operate within the values framework to deliver efficient and effective communications support to NHS Borders, in line with the agreed Communications and Engagement Strategy. You will work as part of a small, focussed team and initiate and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of staff across NHS Borders, the media, service users and other stakeholders.
You will be required to work on projects that have implications across the full range of NHS Borders services, patients, service users and partners.
If you think you have what it takes to be part of our team and would like to find out more about this opportunity please contact Sam Laurie, Senior Communications Officer sam.laurie@nhs.scot
Closing date for applications is 15 October 2023. Interviews will take place week commencing 6 November 2023.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.