# Communications, Engagement and Participation Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Lothian
- **Location:** Waverley Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £43,231 - £52,679
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-11T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T07:59:23.944Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=272882
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=272882
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 262468
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 28/10/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: Waverley Court
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 16/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Strategic Change, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

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To develop and deliver internal and external communications on Partnership strategies, plans and projects to promote a positive image and knowledge and understanding of the Partnership and its brand and to support responses to media enquiries about the Partnership and its activities.

To develop and deliver internal and external engagement activities to secure colleague and stakeholder input to Partnership plans, projects and priorities in order to help shape these.

To develop and deliver public participation activities to enable service users and the public to influence service delivery and plans including targeting participation of hard to reach communities and supporting public representatives on Boards and Groups to effectively deliver their role.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Ben Hallett on 07921823118 or ben.hallett@nhs.scot

## Documents

- [Lothian Additional Information (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1210335&JobId=272882)
- [NHSL - 262468 - Communications, Engagement and Participation Officer - Job Description (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1210333&JobId=272882)
- [NHSL - 262468 - Communications, Engagement and Participation Officer - Person Specification (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1210334&JobId=272882)

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