Advertised from 30 June 2026

Role

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. 

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Senior Media Officer, you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living. 

You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.  

The Senior Media Officer leads implementation of CHSS’ media relations strategy, positioning the charity as a trusted source and thought leader on Chest, Heart and Stroke conditions, and Long Covid across Scotland.  

The role builds and maintains relationships with media outlets, secures impactful coverage, and develops media partnerships that amplify CHSS’ voice. It manages crisis communications and supports senior spokespeople with media engagement.  

The postholder line manages the Media Officer and works closely with the Strategic Communications Manager to deliver proactive and reactive media activity that supports CHSS’ strategic priorities. 

Ongoing professional development is supported, with opportunities to deepen expertise in media relations, relationship-management, and strategic communications practices. 

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Application notes

If you are interested in this post, please see our website at: http://www.chss.org.uk/workforus where you will be able to apply online or contact the HR Department via email to recruitment@chss.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.