Communications Officer
Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
We are looking for a Communications Officer to join the communications team in the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences.
In this role, you will work as part of a team providing professional communications, marketing, events and engagement advice and support to the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, with primary responsibility for work relating to the Mental Health Goals (MHG) Omics programme, and secondary responsibility for the wider division.
The Mental Health Goals (MHG) Omics programme is a landmark UK-wide initiative, funded by the UK Government, aiming to revolutionise our understanding and treatment of severe mental illness.
Building on significant advances in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and digital health, the project will establish the world’s largest multi-omic cohort of people with psychosis and mood disorders, linked to extensive clinical and real-world health data. This new national infrastructure, developed in close collaboration with individuals with lived experience, the NHS, academia, and industry, will accelerate the discovery of biological mechanisms, identify biomarkers for personalised treatments, and make the UK an attractive place globally for mental health innovation.
Led by a collaborative, friendly, and highly expert team spanning Cardiff University, the University of Cambridge, Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Edinburgh, and King’s College London, MHG Omics offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a truly pioneering programme with the potential to change lives and shape the future of mental healthcare.
About the role
We’d like to hear from you if you have substantial experience of working in at least two of the following areas:
• digital or social media
• media and press releases
• website development or management
• event planning and production
• internal communications
This post is based at the Hadyn Ellis Building, Cathays campus.
This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you can also choose to spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 40 days annual leave pro rata (incl bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter
How we will support you in performing in this role
There are some things that you must have before you can start this role (see ‘Essential Criteria’), but other things can be developed either through training, or just by general on-the-job experience. We want to support and develop you once you have started in the role using a combination of the following to get the best out of you:
1. Regular one-to-ones with your manager
2. An experienced and supportive team around you
3. Supporting you through job-relevant training and development that you may require
4. A mentoring scheme
Please contact Catrin Hopkins via email on
[email protected] for an informal, confidential discussion about the role.
This post is part time (24.5 hours per week) available from 1 June 2026 and fixed-term until 31 March 2028.
Salary: £28,031 - £31,236 per annum, pro rata (Grade 4). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.