The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The agency is made up of c.1600 staff working across two main centres and peripatetically across the UK and abroad.
The agency consists of Corporate, Partnerships, Transformation, Governance, Communications & Engagement, Scientific Research & Innovation, Healthcare Quality & Access, Safety & Surveillance and Technology groups.
About the Division
The MHRA Communications and Engagement Group builds and maintains trust with the Agencys key audiences, including patients and the public, health and care professionals, industry, arms-length bodies and partners across the health system. Using data, evidence and insight, we develop and deliver integrated communications and engagement strategies that support the Agencys strategic priorities, operational objectives, transparency, patient safety and public health.
As the focal point for communications and engagement across the MHRA, we provide strategic advice, insight and expertise to support effective decision-making and manage organisational risk. We work collaboratively across the organisation to plan and deliver a wide range of activities, including customer engagement, media relations, safety communications, patient and public involvement, staff engagement and the promotion of MHRA services, ensuring patients and the public remain at the heart of our work.
This role sits within the MHRAs Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) team. The team leads the delivery of the Agencys strategic PPIE plans and acts as the MHRAs centre of expertise for patient and public involvement and engagement.
The team supports colleagues across the Agency to design and deliver high-quality, inclusive and proportionate involvement and engagement activities that enable patient and public perspectives to inform regulatory decision-making. It provides expert advice, develops organisational capability and, where appropriate, directly delivers or commissions PPIE activity that supports major corporate priorities and strategic programmes.
