Mersey Care is a research active NHSTrustand this role sits in the Research and Innovation team.The post holder will support the SeniorCommunications Manager (Mental Health Research) and Research & Effectiveness Leadto develop and implement an integratedseriesofinternal and externalcommunications for theTrust’s extensive roll out and implementation of Count Me In.
Count Me In is a new campaign, which will support colleagues and service users across Mersey Care to get involved in research activities with the aim of improving mental healthcare and treatments.This will support the pioneering work of the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC), which is a partnership between Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Liverpool (
Shortlisting planned for: 4 November 2024
Interview planned for: 11 November 2024 (TBC)
• Plan, developand managethe production of internal & externalcommunicationsand marketing materialsthat areaccessible.
• Support multi-level engagement with all Mersey Care communities.Promote local recognition & supportfor CountMe In, through effective communication of key messages, aims & achievementsto differentaudiences.
• Contribute to the design & maintenance of theCMIwebpages asthe Project’smain source of information,to ensure it is up to date and attractive to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Writecommunication materialsforMersey Care’sservice users & stakeholders,including health & social care professionals, local authorities, think tanksetc.,(e.g., emails/letters/presentations).
• Draft press releases, quotes, letters to editors & other articles for publication to the full range of media outlets,including national,local& regional TV, radio, print and digital.
• Produce regularevaluation reports forCount Me In detailing both outputs and outcomes of communications and marketing activities.
• Research and contribute to the Trust’s intranet, internal newsletter and magazine and other internal communications material forcolleagues.
• To respond quickly,accurately& positively tocolleague & service userenquiries. This includes,monitoringcalls, developing feedbackmechanisms& reporting back to the SeniorCommunicationsManager with suggestions & opportunities on how these may be addressed.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details of this role or contact the Senior Communications Manager for moreinformation.
This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024