Communications Assistant The Nursing and Midwifery Council London

About the TeamWe are looking for a Communications Assistant to join the Communications & Engagement directorate. In this role you will work with a variety of teams to deliver expert communications to inform, engage and influence, supporting nursing and midwifery professionals to deliver the care people need and expect.

From drafting written communications to engage NMC colleagues, monitoring the media and helping us to deliver impactful events, you will experience a variety of opportunities. Within this role you will have placements in the internal communications, media and events teams giving you the opportunity to develop your skills in these areas. You will also have opportunities to build your knowledge and understanding of the impact of integrated communications.

You will work in a fast-paced environment and be supported to learn and develop throughout your time at the NMC.

About the Role

Looking for your start in communications? If you are passionate about helping to improve health and care for the benefit of people and communities, then this is the job for you.

At the NMC, we use our communications expertise to inform, engage, influence and empower, to support nursing and midwifery professionals to deliver the care people need and expect. We are looking for a communications assistant to join our Communications & Engagement team to support the delivery of our work.

You will have the opportunity to build your engagement skills working in the internal communications teams, support the delivery of events and understand how we work with the media.

You’ll use your written and oral communication skills, excellent attention to detail and organisational skills to help the NMC deliver our commitment to uphold the highest standards of nursing and midwifery across the UK.

About You

You’ll have a keen interest in communications and engagement and a passion for creating change. You’ll be looking for an opportunity to start or build upon a career in communications and engagement. A degree is not required for this role.

Key responsibilities include

**Please note this is a 6 month fixed term contract**

Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates – something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.

To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.

Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.

Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation.

Please note, if we receive a high level of applications, we may choose to close this advert early. We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Our Pay Policy
It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.

For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

Reasonable adjustments

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.

About the NMC

Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of more than 826,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, disability, or gender identity and welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Details of our EDI work and plans are here: https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/