Communication Assistant
Employer name: Professional Standards Authority for Health & Social Care
Salary amount: £34,600
Contract type: Full-time
Location of position: Hybrid - three days a week at home
Application deadline: 30 October
Job description
Are you a communications assistant with some experience, looking for a new challenge? We want to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive communications professional to help us deliver our communications and engagement strategy. From helping us to deliver our annual events calendar, to contributing to content creation projects, to overseeing our social media channels – your role will be varied and creative.
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and the public by raising standards of regulation and registration of people working in health and care. We are an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament.
You will be working alongside our Communications Manager and our Communications & Publications Officer within a small communications team. We are a busy and ambitious team looking for a creative and organised person to support and enhance our plans. You will have some experience working in one or more of the following areas, in a support role:
Event management
Content creation
Social media
Digital campaigns
Website development
Administration (e.g. updating documents, editing spreadsheets)
Desk-based research
Further details about our work can be found at www.professionalstandards.org.uk
We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our staff can flourish and reach their full potential. We know that a diverse workforce, at all levels, allows for a more creative and productive environment bringing different viewpoints, knowledge and experience. Therefore, we are keen to improve the diversity within our organisation and would like to encourage individuals who come from a diverse range of backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will guarantee an interview for people with disabilities who meet all the essential criteria and so if you would like to be considered under this scheme then please let us know.
The PSA operates a hybrid working policy of two days in the office in Blackfriars in London and the expectation is that candidates will adhere to this.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying, you can do so on our website https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us . Alternatively, you can request an application form by contacting recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk. Please note that we will not consider CVs. If you are interested in applying and would like an application form, please visit our website
Closing date for applications: 30 October 2024 (by midnight)
Interviews (which will include a test on the day of the interview) will be held remotely on either Thursday 21 November or Tuesday 26 November. Please note that it is unlikely that an alternative interview date could be offered should you be unable to make these dates.
Should you wish for reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the process please do not hesitate to contact the HR team on 020 7389 8050 or email recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk
Our privacy notice which sets out how we will use your data can be found at www.professionalstandards.org.uk/privacy-policy
Job description and application form (linked):
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