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Lyn Heath

Lyn Heath

Producer and senior broadcast journalist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Corporate Communications

  • Education

    • University of Birmingham

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      BA (Hons) Archaeology and Ancient History

    • University of Nottingham

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      Master's degree English - Creative Writing

  • Experience

    • Radio Trent FM and GEM AM

      Jan 1990 - Aug 1990
      Producer and senior broadcast journalist

      Producing news content for programmes and bulletins and senior on air journalist.

    • Boots plc

      Sept 1990 - Sept 1993
      Public Relations Manager

      Award-winning team for our profile-building and media for this national blue chip organisation. My role included crisis management and PR lead for key business areas of Health care and Baby, as well as event management and marketing for new initiatives and product lines.

    • University of Nottingham

      Sept 1993 - Dec 2003
      Deputy Director of Public Affairs

      Public affairs, news media, stakeholder relations, internal communications, and award-winning magazine editor.

    • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

      Jan 2004 - Aug 2007
      Associate Director Of Communications and Marketing

      A member of the Directors' Group, with particular lead on stakeholder engagement, crisis management, media and internal communications for a major trust merger across two sites.

    • IOSH

      Sept 2007 - Jul 2008
      Director Of Communications

      The chartered body and largest membership organisation for safety and health professionals, campaigning and advising governments and policy makers across 130 countries.

    • Independent International Organisation for Certification

      Nov 2008 - Sept 2009
      Communications Consultant

      A trade body of key international certification bodies, each delivering a range of management system certification schemes.

    • De Montfort University

      May 2010 - Oct 2011
      Head Of Corporate Communications and Events

    • Freelance

      Dec 2011 - Nov 2018
      Freelance Communications Consultant

    • The British Psychological Society

      Jan 2019 - May 2022
      Media and Member Communications

    • Nottinghamshire Police

      May 2022 - now
      Head Of Corporate Communications

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • National Council for the Training of Journalists Proficiency Qualification

      National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)

    • Chartered Institute of Public Relations member

      CIPR – Chartered Institute of Public Relations

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      CIPR Award for annual report -
    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      Gold HEIST award winner twice and judge - For editing/design of best higher education in-house magazine and for alumni magazine
    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      HEIST Award for campaign project - For higher education marketing
    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      House Beautiful award for best new in-house PR Team -
    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      International CASE award - For editing and design of in-house higher education magazine
    • Awarded to Lyn Heath
      PR Week Best In-House PR Team -