The Communications Officer will support regional and national communications as part of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Communications Team, which is dispersed across the 12 Regional RDNs (RRDNs) and the RDN Coordinating Centre (RDNCC). The Communications Officer will report to the Communications Manager and support the provision of a high quality, professional and proactive communications service to the RDN regionally and nationally.
The Communications Officer will seek to adopt and share the best practice approach to their work and support the RDN in achieving its objectives and ensuring it delivers the best communications service, including developing new channels and opportunities to reach colleagues and communities, where engagement and involvement is needed the most.
- Business Planning
- Information & Administration
- Operational Management
- Service Improvement & Development
- Performance Management
- Life Sciences Industry
- Financial Management Responsibilities
- Continuous Improvement
- Communication & Stakeholder Management (NHS And Non-NHS)
- Ensuring Patient, Carer And Public Inform And Influence Delivery Of RDN Strategy
- Corporate Governance
From October 2024, The Current NIHR Clinical Research Network Will Be Changing To Become The NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN Will Build On The Successes Of The CRN In Supporting The Effective And Efficient Initiation And Delivery Of Funded Research Across The Health And Care System In England For The Benefit Of Patients, The Health And Care System And The Economy. The RDN Will Support
- Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);
- Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lewis Deakin Job title: Communications Manager Email address: lewis.deakin@nihr.ac.uk
