Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre.  At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

Leeds Hospitals Charity acting as the lead NHS charity in the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated Care System is responsible for applying for and distributing £1.1m funding on behalf of national charity NHS Charities Together for one or more community partnership projects in recognition of the impact of Covid-19 on the wider community.

The Grants Manager will coordinate an exciting grants programme that is looking to award funding to strong, innovative strategic partnerships that will deliver a social return on investment. The funding represents an opportunity to address health inequalities that have been further exacerbated by Covid-19 in communities across West Yorkshire & Harrogate.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has experience of:

• grant management, ideally in a charity setting
• managing multi partner/collaborative projects
• developing impact evaluation processes
• project design, delivery and management over a sustained period
• producing high level reports and
• financial management, monitoring and reporting.

You will:

• be able to manage a wide range of relationships across a large geographical area
• be proactive, with a positive approach, identifying what is needed to sustain and support complex projects
• demonstrate excellent attention to detail with an ability to take a methodical and considered approach when evaluating and assessing application information
• possess excellent analytical skills able to interpret information and
• be an excellent communicator both verbally and in writing.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join a forward-thinking charity and help achieve our exciting growth ambitions. We are looking for an innovative, relationship-builder. An intelligent, creative and influential individual with strong experience of delivering and managing impactful Charity of the Year partnerships.

Brain Tumour Research is an influential, game-changing, intelligent and focused charity embracing its fantastic supporter base across the South East of England, where this role is based. Brain Tumour Research is determined to continue its growth trajectory in the UK. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.

Partnerships Manager
Location: Home based in London or South East England
Salary: c £35,000 based on experience
Full Time – Permanent

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising & Supporter Care, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering impactful Charity of the Year partnerships and employee-led fundraising initiatives, with a particular focus on SMEs in London and the South East
• Supporting the wider fundraising department, particularly the Community Fundraising team, with partnership development opportunities across the UK
• Developing our partnerships pipeline based on knowledge of the sector as well as publicly available data
• Developing a relationship management strategy to engage new fundraising partners and build loyalty with existing partners
• Refreshing the Charity’s pitch to potential partners, with particular attention to the Charity’s unique research funding model
• Preparing annual and long-term budgets for Partnerships fundraising, reporting on progress, providing forecasts, and maintaining the fundraising partners section of the website

Closing date: Monday 25th January 

Early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

To Apply and for More Information:
Please download the Job Description before sending your CV with a covering letter, demonstrating why you are a suitable candidate, how you could add value to our organisation and detailing your current salary.

No agencies, please.

Mummy’s Star was born in June 2013 and is the ONLY charity in the UK and Ireland ‘Supporting pregnancy through cancer and beyond’.

We are now at the exciting stage where we are looking to recruit an Information and Support Worker (ISW) to support our growing team. This is a home-based job so you will require lots of initiative to work on your own, be highly organised, committed and have good time management skills.

You are the first point of contact (along with the existing ISW’s) for women/families contacting us for support. You will need to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, discretion and an understanding of how we can provide support. You will respond to enquiries via various contact channels; assessing the nature of each enquiry quickly, skilfully and if necessary, passing the enquiry to a Trustee most able to handle it.

You will be responsible for adding new women to our private forum for women who have been affected by cancer during or shortly after pregnancy. The topics discussed on here are highly sensitive and your will help ensure that the forum is a safe place for women to share their innermost feelings, reporting any concerns to the CEO.

As an Information & Support Worker, you will be directly supporting the families who seek help from the charity by email, phone and face to face, identifying what will provide relief and reassurance as well as practical assistance. In addition, you will help build links with hospitals and cancer treatment centers to ensure a speedy referral process is in place.

A Criminal Record Disclosure will be required. 

Applicants must have use of own car (expenses paid).

Please note we cannot accept applications by way of CV. 

To apply for this position, we ask for you to evidence, on no more than two sides of A4, how you meet the requirements detailed in the Person Specification. In addition, please supply details of employment history including 2 up to date references. CVs will be accepted but only as proof of employment history rather than evidencing meeting the person specification.

Please return completed information through charity jobs or:

Post: Mummy’s Star, PO Box 428, Hadfield, Glossop, SK14 9EA

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join a forward-thinking charity and help achieve our exciting growth ambitions. We are looking for an energetic and inspiring Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care who is not afraid to go for it and will spearhead the growth in income set out in our 2025 fundraising strategy, seeking to exceed targets at all times.

Brain Tumour Research is an influential, game-changing, intelligent and focused charity embracing its fantastic supporter base across the UK. Despite the pandemic, Brain Tumour Research is determined to continue its growth trajectory. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK and increasing the national investment in brain tumour research.

Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care
Location: Head Office in Milton Keynes currently working from home in line with government guidelines
Salary: c. £60,000 per annum
Full Time – Permanent

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the implementation of the fundraising strategy which seeks to build and improve existing income streams, accelerate the growth in floundering and emerging income streams and invest in growth opportunities.
• Building a portfolio of high value prospects and supporters and a substantial corporate fundraising income stream.
• Developing innovative, enterprising and effective fundraising and supporter care strategies, together with operational plans, that ensure that the organisation exceeds its income targets and builds sustainability and predictability into forward income forecasts
• Inspiring, developing, motivating and leading a dynamic and effective fundraising team that can deliver diverse, innovative and cost-effective activities that exceed the organisation’s fundraising targets
• Being an active member of the leadership team. contributing to the overall strategic direction of the charity and representing the fundraising function at board meetings
• Growing and maintaining relationships with key volunteers and supporter groups, ensuring their needs are met and that they have the support and motivation to extend their volunteer contribution to achieve Brain Tumour Research’s aims

Closing date: Sunday 7th February

Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

Please read the attached full job description and upload your CV with a covering letter, demonstrating why you are a suitable candidate, how you could add value to our organisation and detailing your current salary.

No agencies please.

The trustees are wishing to appoint an experienced senior leader to drive the next phase of the charity's development.  The successful candidate will continue to establish The Joshua Tree as a credible provider of quality support services to families impacted by childhood cancer, as well as the organisation of choice for affected families seeking a supportive environment throughout all the stages of their personal and difficult journey. The Joshua Tree is ideally placed to meet these needs having a beautiful and purpose-built resource centre in the heart of Cheshire completed in the early part of 2020 and a skilled, compassionate, and committed team of staff and volunteers. At the heart of its ethos is the desire to provide more than anything else a quality experience for beneficiaries for as long as they need it, and this drives everything that we do.

Rocket Science is a specialist research and consultancy organisation focusing on poverty and welfare, health and social care, and employability and skills. We work across the UK from our three offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London. We work closely with our clients including central and local government, charities and community organisations to review and evaluate services, conduct social research including understanding needs, exploring lived experience, setting strategies and governance structures and conducting quantitative impact analysis such as cost benefit analysis and SROI.

We have two opportunities for people to join our Edinburgh and Newcastle Team: 

• We are looking for a consultant to join our Edinburgh and Newcastle Team to support contracts across the UK. We are looking for an enthusiastic team member with experience in research, social research, or in one of our specialist areas. This post will be based in either our Edinburgh or Newcastle office depending on the preference of the successful candidate.

• We are looking for a health and social care research expert to join our growing team to support and help drive our health and social care social research across Scotland and the North East of England as well as provide support for projects across the UK. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced team member who is interested in progressing into senior management of the company in the medium term.

We offer a highly supportive work environment centred around an intent-based leadership approach that empowers Rocket Scientists to be leaders in everything they do. In 2019 we were accredited at Gold level as both Investors in People and Investors in Young People.  We were one of the first companies to sign up to the Scottish Business Pledge and we are an accredited Living Wage employer. 

Full details on our website.

Head of Relationship Fundraising

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Salary £45,000 - £50,000

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre.  At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

Integral to the success of Leeds Hospitals Charity, this role is responsible for leading the Relationship Fundraising team, driving and monitoring key income streams and ensuring pipelines of income are developed and maximised. The role involves working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunities whilst influencing and inspiring the team to secure and build partnerships.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has experience of:

• fundraising including special events and major campaign management,
• corporate engagement,
• niche fundraising,
• working with volunteers,
• media exposure at regional and local level.

You will:

• be an experienced manager of people, able to lead and motivate a team,
• have excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate effectively,
• possess excellent analytical skills able to analyse cost income ratios to assess viability of potential events/activities,
• be able to explain complex fundraising matters in simple language to non-fundraising staff and stakeholders,
• be able to work with people at all levels, with the ability to develop effective working relationships.

To apply for this position please send a copy of your up to date CV with a covering later.

Closing date for applications is Monday 25 January 2021.

Job title: Respiratory Specialist – Nurse or Physio

Salary: £35-42k, dependent on experience

Hours: Full or Part time (30-37 hours per week)

Location: Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, Poole.  With some travel to satellite clinics in Swanage, Wareham and Wimborne.

We are working in partnership with Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, who for the last 29 years have supported patients living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses through non-pharmaceutical, holistic treatments, and their carers across East Dorset and Purbeck. Their dynamic 3-year strategy aims to bring care ‘closer to home,’ serving more patients, especially in more rural areas, by opening a satellite Day Hospice and clinics across Swanage, Wareham and Wimborne, as well as continuing services at their new hospice in Poole centre. This well-loved charity is looking for a Respiratory Specialist to join them, from a nursing or physiotherapy background, to lead the development and expansion of their Better Breathing Clinic.

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, the postholder will develop and deliver this important service empowering patients with respiratory problems, caused by cancer, COPD or other life threatening pulmonary conditions, supporting them with strategies and care plans that enable them to manage breathlessness and related symptoms for an improved quality of life. This service will be delivered in Poole, with regular travel into the community to deliver the service at the satellite clinics in Swanage, Wareham and Wimborne. Virtual clinics are also in plan. The postholder will take a significant lead on establishing and developing new and existing relationships and partnerships with community physicians, respiratory lead nurses and respiratory services, which provide non-pharmacological care for palliative patients and pulmonary rehabilitation, to secure referrals as early as possible in the patient’s trajectory, to maximise the impact on their quality of life.

The successful individual will be able to demonstrate:

• A physiotherapist qualification or be a registered nurse, with training in respiratory practice.
• Experience in identifying what matters to patients and to then deliver a patient orientated, community focused service.
• Confidence in teaching patients, in 1-2-1 or in group settings, exercises and techniques to improve symptoms.
• Experience in building relationships and partnerships with other key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of digital software advantageous – to work with others and create virtual teaching videos for patients.
• Must be able to travel.

For this exciting role we are seeking a proactive, self-motivated individual, who is confident working independently as well as collaborating with external consultants and hospice teams. A proactive listener and confident communicator, able to teach and motivate patients and with strong relationship building abilities who can make approaches and build a referral network. Knowledge of community services is desired, or a willingness to learn.

Salary is dependent on experience, with higher banding, equivalent to median NHS band 7, applicable to individuals with 4/5 years+ respiratory experience. We are also interested in speaking to those with 2 years+ respiratory experience, perhaps at Band 6, looking to move into a more focused role, who will be supported by the team through professional development. 

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV with a supporting statement, to Katherine Anderson-Scott, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Quote our reference JO2796.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date for applications: 27 January 2021

However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the role early if an appointment is made. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

In Memory Fundraising Officer

Full Time 37.5 hours per week (flexible and part time working by agreement)

Salary up to £30,000

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre.  At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

This is an exciting new role giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop our In Memory offering.  The role reports to the Head of Individual Giving and will work closely with the other members of the Fundraising team, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust staff and volunteers.

The focus of this role will be to champion In Memory Giving both internally to Hospital teams and volunteers and externally to the community and local businesses.

Responsible for the delivery of a new and sizeable income stream, this role will identify, develop and implement plans to maximise income and ensure a regular flow of income to achieve annual targets.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has:

• proven experience of in memory fundraising /marketing in a product management or development role,
• developed new, audience-led products and propositions, and monitored their ongoing effectiveness,
• experience of fundraising and stewardship with a passion for supporting in memory donors.

You will:

• be highly organised, detail focused and sensitive when leading on our In Memory Giving programme,
• be an innovator and be able to creatively market this important aspect of fundraising,
• have excellent communication skills with the ability to empathise and build relationships.

To apply for this position please send a copy of your up to date CV with a covering letter.

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021.

Job Details

• Retail Specialist – Crossgates, Leeds
• Part Time, 16 hours working 2 days per week, flexibility required to cover holidays and busy periods.
• Salary circa £8000 per annum

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre.

At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

This new role of Retail Specialist will be varied and challenging but equally rewarding.  The Retail Specialist is often the first person our customers meet when they enter the shop, they will guide our customers through the shop, delivering excellent customer service at all times.  The Retail Specialist will get involved in all activity including merchandising, serving customers and receiving donations.

The Person

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a charity shop and will have worked alongside volunteers.

With the ability to deliver great customer experiences in any environment, you will be invigorated by constant personal interaction. You will have strong communication skills and proven merchandising skills.

The successful candidate will have a strong drive to achieve results, be proud to represent Leeds Hospitals Charity, and will get great satisfaction from helping customers and supporters develop lifelong relationships with us.

How to apply

If you’re interested in being a Retail Specialist in the Leeds Hospitals Charity first shop, please send your up- to-date CV together with a covering letter.

Closing Date for applications:  Monday 25 January 2021

We are looking to recruit a Wellbeing Consultant to join the GenesisCare team at their centre in Elstree. The Wellbeing Consultant will work in partnership with GenesisCare to deliver a whole person approach to health and wellbeing. Patients will be attending the medical centre for radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Job Title: Wellbeing Consultant
Ref: WBC367
Contract: Part-time
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum
Location: GenesisCare Elstree, Unit 710, Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3SZ
Benefits: Free parking, 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)

We are recruiting for a Wellbeing Consultant with previous experience as either a registered nurse, health care professional or other health related professional within a medical setting, (e.g. Psychotherapist / Counsellor / Complementary therapist), to provide a range of Penny Brohn Living Well services within the  GenesisCare Centre in Elstree. This will include;

Holistic needs assessments, managing complementary therapists, providing information and support services to patients who are undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, supporting patients and relatives through relaxation and mindfulness sessions and facilitating Group Support Sessions. (All patient sessions are delivered either face to face, telephone and Zoom video link).

The Wellbeing Consultant will be responsible for ensuring that patients and their relatives have a positive experience as they move through Penny Brohn UK treatment support services at the GenesisCare centre in Elstree.

We are looking for an experienced professional who is able to work in a flexible, intelligent and creative way.

Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver a Wellbeing service which includes complementary treatment support for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at nine of their centres across the UK. This wellbeing service is underpinned by the Bristol Whole Life Approach which provides a powerful combination of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support that is designed to help anyone affected by cancer, at any stage of the disease.

Timetable for appointment:
Closing date: Monday 8 February 9.00am
Interview:

• First interview via Zoom video link – Wednesday 10 February
• Second interview – Monday 15 February, GenesisCare Centre Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3SZ

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the application pack.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

No agencies please.

We are looking to recruit a Wellbeing Consultant to join the GenesisCare team at their centre in Oxford. The Wellbeing Consultant will work in partnership with GenesisCare to deliver a whole person approach to health and wellbeing. Patients will be attending the medical centre for radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Job Title: Wellbeing Consultant - Penny Brohn UK at GenesisCare, Oxford
Ref: WBC366
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 37 hours
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum
Location: GenesisCare Oxford, Peters Way, Sandy Lane West, Oxford, OX4 6LB
Benefits: Free parking, 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays

We are recruiting for a Wellbeing Consultant with previous experience as either a registered nurse, health care professional or other health related professional within a medical setting, (e.g. Psychotherapist / Counsellor / Complementary therapist), to provide a range of Penny Brohn Living Well services within the GenesisCare Centre in Oxford. This will include;

Holistic needs assessments, managing complementary therapists, providing information and support services to patients who are undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, supporting patients and relatives through relaxation and mindfulness sessions and facilitating Group Support Sessions. (All patient sessions are delivered either face to face, telephone and Zoom video link).

The Wellbeing Consultant will be responsible for ensuring that patients and their relatives have a positive experience as they move through Penny Brohn UK treatment support services at the GenesisCare centre in Oxford.

We are looking for an experienced professional who is able to work in a flexible, intelligent and creative way.

Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver a Wellbeing service which includes complementary treatment support for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at nine of their centres across the UK. This wellbeing service is underpinned by the Bristol Whole Life Approach which provides a powerful combination of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support that is designed to help anyone affected by cancer, at any stage of the disease.

Timetable for appointment:
Closing date: Monday 25 January 9am
Interview: First interview via Zoom video link – Wednesday 27 January.
Second interview – Monday 1 February Oxford GenesisCare Oxford, Peters Way, Sandy Lane West, Oxford, OX4 6LB

To apply and for more information:

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can view the full job description along with the details of the application process. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

No agencies please.

Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

Charity People is delighted to be working in partnership with Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to find an exceptional new HR Officer to join the team. This is a brand new position due to growth within the organisation, and will be an incredibly varied role that will look after the day to day HR matters with additional projects.

About the charity

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (RMCC) raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. Together with the hospital we ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, RMCC funds the development of new ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. Our recent emergency appeal raised over £2m to support hospital staff and patients through the Covid-19 pandemic.

About the role

This is a new and exciting role, with scope for it to grow and evolve. It suits an experienced HR Officer, keen to provide an effective customer focused HR service to all managers and staff, whilst optimising the organisations new HR system. Core to the role is preparing payroll and ensuring all pay queries and adjustments are processed quickly and accurately. Equally important is that you will offer advice and information to managers and staff on basic HR issues including policies and procedures, and refer people to additional HR support from the hospital when needed.

About you

You will be a highly organised and experienced HR Administrator, who is confident with using HR databases, producing HR related reports and processing and checking payroll.

You will be a proactive and motivated team player, with excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise your workload effectively.

For further information and a detailed job description, please get in touch with Kate Headford, Associate Director, at Charity People.

Deadline for applications is Monday 1^st February at 12noon

Interviews will take place on w/c 8^th February

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.