• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Are you passionate about communications, public affairs, and making a difference to health and care across Wales? The Welsh NHS Confederation is seeking a talented Senior Communications and Public Affairs Officer to join our dynamic External Affairs team and support the organisations media and political connections.

  Main duties of the job

  As our Senior Communications and Public Affairs Officer, you will:

  • Engage with political parties, including Members of the Senedd and Members of Parliament, and liaise with journalists.
  • Write and distribute media releases, statements, opinion pieces, and briefings and create content for our communications channels, including the website and social media.
  • Monitor media and political developments to identify opportunities for proactive publicity for the work of the Welsh NHS Confederation and its members.
  • Develop and deliver bespoke public affairs support to members, including producing briefings on political development.
  • Supporting the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance and Policy Sub-Group through drafting minutes for meetings and supporting the Assistant Director with agenda items and papers.
  • Represent the Welsh NHS Confederation at events and meetings.

  About us

  The Welsh NHS Confederation is the national membership body representing the leaders of the organisations making up the NHS in Wales: the seven local health boards; three NHS trusts; Health Education and Improvement Wales; and Digital Health and Care Wales. We are part of the NHS Confederation and host NHS Wales Employers.

  Details

  Date posted

  03 November 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £32,930 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  NHS1150588

  Job locations

  Ty Glan yr Afon

  21 Cowbridge Road East

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Reporting to the Assistant Director, the Senior Communications and Public Affairs Officer will support the organisations media and political connections and its external affairs ambitions.

  This role will support delivery of the overall work programme of the Welsh NHS Confederation, particularly in respect of communications and public affairs work, through significant engagement with NHS leaders from across Wales, the media and Members of the Senedd (MSs). Members views and priorities (NHS leaders in Wales) will be at the heart of this work.

  Working within the External Affairs team, the post holder will have responsibility for day-to-day political monitoring and communications, including developing content for our newsletters, social media channels, website and publications. This will include designing assets and creating videos and other media.

  The post holder will work with the Welsh team to ensure consistent messages are delivered to members and external audiences across the breadth of our work. They will support our political and media handling, including liaising with journalists, drafting messages, producing press releases and statements and media monitoring.

  Responsibilities

  Political engagement

  • Engage with political parties, including Members of the Senedd and Members of Parliament. This includes attending meetings, drafting correspondence and developing succinct content for briefings so that issues and developments affecting our members can be progressed and accurately relayed.

  Communications

  • Work with the External Affairs team to develop key messaging.
  • Write and distribute media releases, statements, blogs, opinion pieces, newsletters and key publications to maintain the Welsh NHS Confederations profile on behalf of its members.
  • Write content for the Welsh NHS Confederations communications channels, including website and social media accounts, and creating videos and other media.

  Media monitoring and engagement

  • Monitor media interest in and coverage of health issues to identify opportunities for proactive publicity for the work of the Welsh NHS Confederation and its members.
  • Liaise with key national and trade journalists to provide key information and influence the media narrative.

  Stakeholder engagement

  • Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, including those in government, members of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance, membership bodies, think tanks and patient groups.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with communications teams in member organisations and Welsh Government communications officials.

  Supporting members

  • Develop and deliver bespoke public affairs support to members, including producing briefings on political development.
  • Supporting the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance and Policy SubGroup through drafting minutes for meetings and supporting the Assistant Director with agenda items and papers.

  Representing the Welsh NHS Confederation

  • Represent the Welsh NHS Confederation at events and meetings.

  Any other duties considered appropriate.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Reporting to the Assistant Director, the Senior Communications and Public Affairs Officer will support the organisations media and political connections and its external affairs ambitions.

  This role will support delivery of the overall work programme of the Welsh NHS Confederation, particularly in respect of communications and public affairs work, through significant engagement with NHS leaders from across Wales, the media and Members of the Senedd (MSs). Members views and priorities (NHS leaders in Wales) will be at the heart of this work.

  Working within the External Affairs team, the post holder will have responsibility for day-to-day political monitoring and communications, including developing content for our newsletters, social media channels, website and publications. This will include designing assets and creating videos and other media.

  The post holder will work with the Welsh team to ensure consistent messages are delivered to members and external audiences across the breadth of our work. They will support our political and media handling, including liaising with journalists, drafting messages, producing press releases and statements and media monitoring.

  Responsibilities

  Political engagement

  • Engage with political parties, including Members of the Senedd and Members of Parliament. This includes attending meetings, drafting correspondence and developing succinct content for briefings so that issues and developments affecting our members can be progressed and accurately relayed.

  Communications

  • Work with the External Affairs team to develop key messaging.
  • Write and distribute media releases, statements, blogs, opinion pieces, newsletters and key publications to maintain the Welsh NHS Confederations profile on behalf of its members.
  • Write content for the Welsh NHS Confederations communications channels, including website and social media accounts, and creating videos and other media.

  Media monitoring and engagement

  • Monitor media interest in and coverage of health issues to identify opportunities for proactive publicity for the work of the Welsh NHS Confederation and its members.
  • Liaise with key national and trade journalists to provide key information and influence the media narrative.

  Stakeholder engagement

  • Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, including those in government, members of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance, membership bodies, think tanks and patient groups.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with communications teams in member organisations and Welsh Government communications officials.

  Supporting members

  • Develop and deliver bespoke public affairs support to members, including producing briefings on political development.
  • Supporting the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance and Policy SubGroup through drafting minutes for meetings and supporting the Assistant Director with agenda items and papers.

  Representing the Welsh NHS Confederation

  • Represent the Welsh NHS Confederation at events and meetings.

  Any other duties considered appropriate.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of being in a communication/ media role or a public affairs or government relations role at Senior Officer level or equivalent.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of Welsh Government legislative process and the work of the Senedd, especially in health and care.
  • Experience of delivering successful media and public affairs engagement plans, strategies and campaigns that meet organisational objectives, with an understanding of how various media outlets and political parties operate.
  • Strong writing skills, with specific experience in producing communication products for media and political audiences against tight deadlines.
  • Strong understanding of the Welsh media, and ability to build good relationships with journalists, exercising care and discretion.
  • Experience of using CMS (content management systems) and email marketing automation software.

  Desirable

  • Welsh speaking

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of being in a communication/ media role or a public affairs or government relations role at Senior Officer level or equivalent.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of Welsh Government legislative process and the work of the Senedd, especially in health and care.
  • Experience of delivering successful media and public affairs engagement plans, strategies and campaigns that meet organisational objectives, with an understanding of how various media outlets and political parties operate.
  • Strong writing skills, with specific experience in producing communication products for media and political audiences against tight deadlines.
  • Strong understanding of the Welsh media, and ability to build good relationships with journalists, exercising care and discretion.
  • Experience of using CMS (content management systems) and email marketing automation software.

  Desirable

  • Welsh speaking

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS Confederation

  Address

  Ty Glan yr Afon

  21 Cowbridge Road East

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhsconfed.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS Confederation

  Address

  Ty Glan yr Afon

  21 Cowbridge Road East

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhsconfed.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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