Senior Internal Communications Officer

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 841,000 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: EDI Work and Plans

About the internal communications team

We want the NMC to be a great place to work — where colleagues feel informed, included, and connected to our purpose: protecting the public and promoting confidence in nursing and midwifery. Internal communication plays a vital role in making that happen.

We drive meaningful and inspiring communication that supports colleagues to perform the best they can in their role. We support the organisation and colleagues through change communication. We help colleagues connect what they do to the impact on the professionals we regulate and public we serve.

About the role

Salary Details:

• London £44,065 - £48,961
• Edinburgh £40,982 - £45,535

As Senior Internal Communications Officer, you’ll lead the planning and delivery of high-impact communication that helps colleagues do their best work, understand our strategy, and feel part of a shared journey.

You’ll work closely with colleagues at all levels — including senior leaders and the Office of the Chair and Chief Executive — to deliver clear, engaging and inclusive content through our internal channels.

This is an exciting time to join our small, collaborative and valued internal communications team. We’re key to enabling the NMC’s culture transformation journey and wider strategic priorities. To get there, we’re evolving how we communicate — modernising our channels, including a brand-new intranet — and championing a culture that is positive, empowering, and inclusive — where everyone, regardless of background or characteristics, feels like they belong.

About you:

You’ll have a proven track record of leading, planning and delivering strategic internal communications that support organisational goals. You’ll be a strategic thinker and a diligent planner with excellent attention to detail and high standards of delivery. You’ll be a creative writer and content producer, with strong editorial judgement and a nose for news that inspires and informs colleagues. You’ll be confident working collaboratively with, and advising, colleagues at all levels — including the Chief Executive and Registrar’s office. You’ll be comfortable managing multiple competing priorities, delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. Ideally, you’ll have experience using SharePoint-based intranet platform.

Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid/Flexible working policies
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

About Us

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.

Additional Information

Successful candidates will be appointed to a particular NMC Office, but you may be required to travel to other NMC locations, that are reasonable daily commute from your home office.

Hybrid Working Policy

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before making your application please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role please pro-rata office attendance based on number of days you would be working.

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.