Public Affairs Officer

**Description**:
**About the Role**

If you’re passionate about helping to improve health and care for the benefit of people and communities and have a keen interest in politics then this is the job for you.

We’re looking for a Public Affairs Officer to support the NMC’s work to build and develop relationships with political stakeholders across the UK to strengthen our ability to regulate effectively, support professionals and influence, to help deliver our vision of safe, kind and effective care for everyone.

It’s an exciting time to be joining the NMC. We’re building our public affairs capability and you’ll be leading NMC’s political monitoring work, keeping the NMC up to date with political intelligence and ensuring that our public affairs activity is based on the latest insight.

You’ll use your strong written and oral communication skills, excellent attention to detail and ability to build relationships to help the NMC deliver our commitment to uphold the highest standards of nursing and midwifery across the UK.

**About You**

You’ll have a keen interest in politics and stakeholder engagement and a passion for creating change. You’ll perhaps be looking for an opportunity to start or build upon a career in public affairs.

You’ll be excited by the opportunity to collaborate and engage with colleagues in the communications and engagement directorate and across the NMC, as well as with the people, communities and organisations we work with.

You’ll support the NMC’s commitment to actively engage with and empower people, building trust and understanding of what we and our professionals do, and developing strong and purposeful relationships.

You’re a skilled communicator and can produce high quality, persuasive written communications about complex issues.

You’ll be able to work as part of a team, and to advise and support colleagues across the organisation. You’re someone who enjoys building relationships and working with a wide range of colleagues and partners.

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**Benefits**:

- 30 days annual leave - plus eight days paid bank holidays
- 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 Assurance - 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 & childcare voucher scheme

**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**:
**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.

**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.

**Reasonable adjustments**

**Screening and vetting**

**About The Nursing and Midwifery Council**:
**About the NMC**

Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improve