About British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation (BHF) is one of the UK’s leading charities dedicated to tackling heart and circulatory diseases. For more than six decades, BHF has funded groundbreaking research designed to improve and save lives while helping people understand and manage cardiovascular health.

Role Overview

As a Research Communications Officer, the successful candidate will help bring groundbreaking cardiovascular research to life through engaging media coverage. Working with researchers, journalists, and colleagues across British Heart Foundation, the role will help ensure important scientific discoveries reach the public through trusted and accessible communications.

The position will contribute to high-profile media campaigns, promote research presented at major scientific conferences, and support accurate communication about heart and circulatory health. The successful candidate will also work within BHF’s fast-paced press office and participate in a rotational out-of-hours service.

Key Responsibilities as Research Communications Officer

• Identify and develop compelling stories from BHF-funded research
• Create communications that increase public understanding of cardiovascular disease
• Build strong relationships with researchers, journalists, and colleagues across British Heart Foundation
• Develop press releases, media pitches, website content, and briefing materials
• Support media promotion of research presented at national and international cardiovascular conferences
• Respond to media enquiries as part of the reactive press office
• Help ensure accurate and trusted heart health information reaches public audiences
• Identify media opportunities and contribute ideas for campaigns
• Translate complex scientific information into engaging and accessible stories
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Participate in the rotational out-of-hours press office service

Working Pattern & Pay

• Location: Hybrid – London office and home
• Salary: £33,000–£36,000 per annum + benefits
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Standard hours: 9:00am–5:00pm, Monday to Friday
• Hybrid working: At least one day per week in the London office
• Travel: UK travel may be required for meetings, shoots, and campaigns
• On-call: Rotational out-of-hours service after probation
• On-call allowance: £1,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time colleagues
• Closing date: 18 October 2026

Start Your Career With British Heart Foundation

Joining British Heart Foundation gives the successful candidate an opportunity to use communications expertise to support a meaningful charitable mission. The Research Communications Officer role combines science communication, media relations, storytelling, and public engagement.

BHF is committed to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and able to thrive, while bringing together different perspectives to create a greater impact.

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Apply for the Research Communications Officer position with British Heart Foundation in London and help turn groundbreaking cardiovascular research into engaging stories that inform the public and support healthier lives.