Social Media Specialist (15 month FTC)

We have a great opportunity for an experienced social media professional to bring their creativity to a varied and fast-paced role in healthcare regulation. Your expertise in social media and excellent customer service skills will make a difference to doctors, patients, physician associates, anaesthesia associates, students and other stakeholders across the UK during an ongoing challenging time in healthcare.

About the Social Media Specialist role 

This role is an exciting opportunity to tell our story in a creative, clear and authentic way across multiple social media channels. Day to day, you might be:

• Working with colleagues across the organisation to develop and deliver strategic, evidence-based social media plans that meet the needs of our diverse audiences and align with our wider strategy.
• Identifying, creating or commissioning creative, informative and engaging content - posts, articles, podcasts, videos, infographics and more - as part of wider communications campaigns to help bring our messages to life.
• Tracking performance and trends across our channels, using this insight to evaluate and improve what we do.

You can find more details on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

This is a hybrid role between home working and office working, you’ll work one day a week in the office, or more if you prefer. We may ask you to attend the office on additional days where necessary, for example team meetings.

We are happy to support a range of flexible working options. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy.

How to apply 

If you have a successful track record in using insight to devise social media communications that deliver results, we want to hear from you. 

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a CV and a supporting statement, demonstrating your reasons for applying and a summary of how you can meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.  

Applications submitted without a CV and supporting statement will be considered incomplete and not shortlisted. 

Interviews and assessments will take place on Microsoft Teams week beginning Monday 28 July.

Please note this vacancy may close early should a high volume of applications be received.

About the General Medical Council 

We work with doctors, PAs, AAs, those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

We strongly believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to us being a better regulator. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our staff, and the diversity of those we work with wherever we can, and we would actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

General Medical Council benefits – why work for us

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Flexible working patterns
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Discounts at 100s of high street and online stores
• Discounted gym membership
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme for those wanting a greener commute
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The General Medical Council values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

The General Medical Council is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750).