Clinical Lead Jobs
This is an exciting time to join the Executive Team leading Transform MS (Measurement Science) Community Interest Company (‘the CiC’), a University of Plymouth spin out company who are internationally recognised as experts in measurement science. We are committed to our social purpose: “to maximise the value of clinical research to minimise the impact of disease”. Based in Plymouth, but operating globally, this role will make a significant contribution to our business and will require a person with an excellent track record for co-ordinating the delivery of high-quality research focussed projects and services.
The CiC is a small but developing business with ambitious future plans so we need leaders who are pro-active, can problem solve and have the capability to confidently tackle new challenges . We are a collaboration of international experts with a unique combination of clinical, measurement science, regulatory and commercial expertise. This multi-disciplinary team provides unparalleled research and consultancy services to global clients and has an extensive partnership network spanning Global Pharma, University, Research & Innovation sectors as well as the NHS.
This is a job where everything you do will be, in some way, contributing to better outcomes for the community and to people who have long-term conditions such as multiple sclerosis and parkinsons. So, if you want a role with a commercial edge, plenty of challenge and diversity that provides lots of rewards then this job could be perfect for you.
Accountable to the CiC Chair and a member of the Board and Executive Team, this role will lead our fantastic Delivery Team and create the environment and culture required to support consistent delivery of client expectations and positive impact for the communities we serve.
As a member of the Executive Team, you will collaboratively work together to deliver the 5-Year Plan enabling the CiC social purpose and strategic aspirations to be achieved.
If this appeals thenk click on apply to read our information pack and get in touch - we look forward to meeting the person who will help us in the next step of our journey.
Specifically, the key duties of this role are:
Specific duties:
Strategy
• Work with the Board to successfully deliver the CiC future ambitions and 5-Year Roadmap. Specifically, lead the 5-Year Financial Plan; the Organisational Development Plan – including the 12-month Operational Plan; and the 5-Year People Plan
• Ensure organisational readiness to ensure TMS can respond positively and at pace to new opportunities
• Lead the development and implementation of the TMS 5-Year Financial Plan to support delivery of the 5-Year Roadmap
• Support the Business Development Officer (BDO) to deploy effective horizon scanning and networking to keep abreast of relevant international, national and local opportunities that provides opportunities for business development and community impact.
Governance
- Lead oversight of project delivery and responsibility for flagging matters for escalation as appropriate to the Board
- Lead operational management and administration of TMS within the frameworks established by the Board
- Ensure the Board are kept fully updated and advised in line with the 5-Year Roadmap. Specifically, lead the 5-Year Financial Plan; the Organisational Development Plan – including the 12-month Operational Plan; and the 5-Year People Plan
- Lead development, implementation and adherence of TMS policies and procedures and ensure they are regularly reviewed against current best practice
- Ensure that TMS meets all of its obligations as a CiC with all regulatory and compliance bodies
- Implement, manage and develop the TMS Operational and Delivery Governance framework on behalf of the Board
- Co-ordinate monthly reporting and provision of performance data to support delivery of the TMS Operational and Delivery Governance framework
- Work closely with the TMS Finance partners and management team to formulate budgets and forecasts
- Keep the Board appraised of the financial performance and position of TMS, monitor against budgets/forecasts and take any necessary corrective action
- Ensure that all major risks to which TMS is exposed are regularly reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate these
- Management of the day to day running of contracting.
People, Leadership and Management
- Lead the recruitment, education, training and development plan supporting the TMS CiC Team
- Provide leadership that promotes and establishes the CiC values: Collaborative Partnership Working; Continuous Learning & Improvement; Recognising Difference & Equality; Maximising Contribution of Outputs for the Community
- Directly manage, support and motivate staff through the provision of regular supervision and appraisal
- Take active responsibility for your personal learning and development, and promote and support a learning culture across the organization
- Lead the development and implementation of the 5-Year People Plan, including the training and development plan, to support delivery of the 5-Year Plan
- Lead the development and delivery of the internal communication, education and engagement plan and related audit activities
- Lead the development and implementation of the TMS performance management and appraisal processes.
Business Development
• Support the BDO by providing operational components and delivery requirements for inclusion within new business contracts
• Support the BDO to plan and deliver the new business proposals.
Partnerships & Community Impact
· Develop a clear understanding of the TMS community and the role of TMS in developing activities which deliver its social purpose
· Support the BDO to maintain and develop strong relationships with members of the TMS community in order to identify opportunities for delivering community impact.
Quality
• Ensure that all TMS services are delivered to a high standard, and to identify, recommend and implement measures to improve the quality of services
• Ensure the organisation continues to demonstrate good quality by compliance with the quality requirements of service agreements, and with existing quality marks and accreditations
• Ensure management of projects to meet stakeholder expectations with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
Marketing, External Communication & PR
• Support the BDO to be an ambassador and spokesperson for TMS at events, meetings and other networking activities with key stakeholders in order to promote TMS.
• Support the BDO to maintain and develop effective networks with principal stakeholders and TMS collaborators within respective area of responsibilities outlined in the 5-Year Roadmap.
A 1st round virtual interview will be held during w/c 6th January and an in-person Panel Interview will take place in Devon during w/c 13th January and a specific time will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to service users and staff in drug and alcohol, hostel and homeless services, increasing hepatitis C awareness, access to testing and referral to treatment, for people living with hepatitis C.
Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.
Working under the guidance of the Peer Programme Manager, this post will continue the development of the project, recruiting and coordinating peers across identified areas within Eastern ODN. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, hepatitis C testing in community settings, ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care.
This post will require extensive travel across Bedford and Luton (and the surrounding areas) and the post holder is required to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
HEAD OF TREATMENT SERVICES (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 8B)
Reporting to: Clinical Lead
Location of Work: Home/Remote working with some travel for meetings and events.
About Trauma Treatment International
Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to victims of collective violence around the world. As well as providing treatment for victims directly, we also support organisations that are trauma-exposed through their work to uphold human rights, in order to mitigate the impact of trauma in the workforce.
This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join our small and experienced clinical team, to directly support individuals working to tackle collective violence and adults affected by torture, trafficking, slavery, persecution and war. The role offers the potential to work creatively and flexibly internationally, network with fantastic organisations and help to influence and shape TTI’s clinical strategy and activities in this pivotal time in the organisation’s development.
KEY SUMMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical Supervision
● Oversee all services involving individual clinical work (treatment) for TTI in line with the delivery of TTI’s overarching operations, projects and priorities.
● Be responsible for recruitment, line management and clinical supervision of clinical staff and associate and associated management responsibilities
● Contribute to the development of TTI’s strategic vision and annual delivery planning, models of service delivery, standards and clinical governance.
● Input into key organisational policies and procedures
Supervision and Team Development
● Promote clinical and counselling psychology/ trauma treatment as a career
● Develop and implement strategies to actively promote diversity in the clinical team and champion culturally sensitive approaches to trauma treatment through research, partnerships and new projects.
● Identify opportunities to develop Quality Improvement Projects.
● Oversee performance management and CPD opportunity development of direct reports
Operational Delivery
● Hold an individual caseload at all times.
● Review and maintain quality assurance of clinical services, providing data for monitoring, evaluation and learning and reporting processes.
● Ensure a partnership approach to clinical practice.
● Deliver robust service agreements with client organisations and referral partners
Key Required Experience:
● HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology.
● Minimum 5 years post registration experience working within mental health services.
● Up to date knowledge and experience of working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative symptoms, anxiety and / or depression.
For full details of the role responsibilities and the person specification please refer to the Full Job Description attached.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
● 31 days annual leave pro rata to reflect contractual hours (including bank holidays and 3 mandatory days for Christmas)
● 3% Employer Pension contribution
● Commitment to staff wellbeing as a trauma informed organisation
● Commitment to personal and professional development
How to apply
To apply for this position please submit a full CV and supporting statement of no more than one side of A4 outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is committed to supporting you with your application. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process then please contact Jenny George
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is looking for an Examiner Engagement and Support Coordinator to ensure our examiners feel empowered, valued, and supported in their critical contributions to our exams.
The RCR is a professional membership body for Doctors who work in cancer care and medical imaging. Our examiners are clinical oncologists, clinical radiologists and other specialists, who work voluntarily as contributors developing exam questions, delivering assessments to candidates and shaping the future of FRCR exams. This role plays a vital part in ensuring that the clinical expertise needed to run the RCR’s exams is available via both UK and global examiners.
The postholder will have strong people skills with the ability to build good relationships, excellent communication and organisational skills will be key to your success. The post holder will be the first point of contact for potential new, and existing, examiners and will work closely with exam chairs and across all exam boards and committees, ensuring that examiners have the tools they need to deliver as an examiner alongside their clinical commitments, including alleviating any pain points. Examiner recruitment and coordinating induction and training - plus the set-up of meetings, events and panels - will form part of the workload.
As our Examiner Engagement and Support Coordinator you will deliver real value to those doctors who give up their valuable time to work with us.
What you’ll do:
- Write and update engaging examiner recruitment materials such as terms of reference, job descriptions, scoring criteria and advertising communication.
- Actively promote examiner recruitment to UK and global audiences, including drafting text and ensuring that promotional recruitment materials are relevant and engaging.
- Build and develop mechanisms to communicate with examiners, ensuring they feel included in the work of both the exams team and the wider college.
- Support examiners with travel and accommodation bookings where necessary, in collaboration with the RCR’s appointed travel agent and the RCR’s Facilities function.
- Support committees by managing the logistical support for meetings and preparing quality agendas.
What you’ll need:
- Experience in providing administrative support and managing administrative processes, systems and procedures.
- Experience in financial administration, including the compiling of financial spreadsheets and monitoring budgets.
- Experience of committee procedures and processes, including preparing agendas and recording accurate actions.
- Experience using and maintaining a database or equivalent to store and retrieve information so that information is kept up to date and available
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply through the candidate pack.
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We are seeking a dynamic and innovative National Director of Clinical Services to lead ongoing transformation of our services for survivors of torture and achieve our goal to be recognised in the UK and globally as a clinical centre of excellence in torture rehabilitation.
About the role
This is an executive level role providing leadership for our services for survivors of torture and contributing as a member of our senior management team to the overall strategy and stewardship of Freedom from Torture.
The role is responsible for setting the direction of Freedom from Torture's services, building on our trailblazing commitment to co-designing and co-delivering torture rehabilitation services with survivors of torture themselves and helping us to drive up service access.
The role also oversees our legal advice and welfare service and our medico-legal report service, although a legal background is not required.
About you
You will be a pioneering clinical leader who is motivated by the challenge to innovate in service delivery and forge partnerships to better meet the needs of survivors of torture within a changing context of health provision for asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.
You will bring vision and an inspirational leadership style alongside your extensive management and leadership experience at a senior clinical level in statutory or voluntary services.
You will have a track record of service transformation and supporting teams through change.
It is essential to have a relevant clinical qualification and experience of providing evidence-based clinical services to survivors of torture, refugees or other groups experiencing the combination of complex trauma and extreme socio-economic and/or legal marginalisation.
Knowledge of relevant statutory sector commissioning and procurement frameworks would be an asset.
Freedom from Torture is strongly committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and welcomes applications from those who also have direct experience of torture, the asylum system or overcoming personal adversity and/or who come from Black, Asian, ethnic minority and/or other under-represented groups.
For more details of this opportunity, including how to apply, please click through to our candidate pack
PLEASE NOTE:
We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to our safeguarding responsibilities, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
INS has 30 years experience supporting adults with neurological conditions and their carers. A dynamic and ambitious Operations Lead will join our multi-disciplinary team to provide and effective service and deliver our strategic aims.
The Operations Lead will work closely with the Chief Executive and have particular responsibility for; administration, finance, property, IT and data managment, human resources.
You will be responsible for line managing the non-clinical members of our team.
You will work with CEO to develop our volunteering and property strategies.
The job offers a suitably experience candidate an opportunity to build and develop skills within managment in a small, innovative and well-established charity.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title:Technical Lead
Reporting To: Director of IT and Data Security
Location: Hybrid (Our offices are based at Phoenix Brewery, W10 6SZ)
Contract: Full Time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Up To £65,000
Benefits:
- Enhanced policies including 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
- Company electronic devices;
- Competitive pension;
- Remote and flexible working;
- Excellent opportunities for training and career progression.
Closing date: 13th December 2024
Job Purpose
Create and operate MHI’s technical capability to create and manage products and services. Do so whilst balancing the needs of product, engineering, security and compliance.
Main Responsibilities
Primary
- Develop a set of appropriate methodologies and standard patterns for delivering new products and services. Ability to create quick mock-ups and prototypes.
- Employ aspects of product management, solutions architecture, technical design and testing practices.
- Consider products and services with respect to their lifespan, expected change frequency, support and maintenance requirements.
- Know how to deliver value quickly without compromising security and data protection concerns.
- Expert knowledge of a range of technologies and languages, with the ability to be hands on and lead a small team of engineers.
- Ability to consider and select the most appropriate technologies by considering trade-offs, implications, constraints and the needs of the organisation.
Leadership and people
- Inspire technical members of staff, help them grow and follow best practices consistently.
- Manage the concerns of interested parties (internal and external).
- Align all activities to MHI objectives and short term priorities, develop work plans to ensure resource allocation to meet needs.
- Lead on solutions and drive initiatives, ensuring the team delivers on projects
Ways of working and team culture
- Work with the Director to embed the delivery methodologies across the team and organisation.
- Encourage better ways of working to aid ‘shift left’, compliance, automated change and release Where necessary, work to change the mindset and get team buy-in
- Challenge the status quo and manual processes, identifying initiatives to remove bottlenecks
- Ensure best practice followed for implementation, test and verification, change and release
- Apply a culture of continuous improvement based on cost and benefit
Service delivery
- Take on ownership of projects as required
- Define KPIs and metrics to improve observability and drive improvements
- Create a system that keeps the Director informed of progress and issues.
- Ensure service excellence across all MHI staff and data services
- Define project deliverables (definition of done, acceptance criteria) and overseeing delivery.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders, and represent the Technology Team in partner/supplier meetings.
- Contribute to the selection and due diligence of supplier contracts
Security and data governance
- Ensure development and run best practices are followed and aligned with our ISMS.
- Where required, contribute to cyber registers, documentation and audits (may include ownership and key deliverables strongly tied to IT domain).
- Contribute to data custodian responsibilities
Person Specification
Essential
- Knowledge of coding concepts and structures.
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Core cloud concepts, architectures and best practices (AWS preferred).
- Ability to act as a data custodian for high-value data, awareness of security and compliance obligations, control options
- Terraform and/or Cloudformation
- Github, github actions
- Docker, Kubernetes
- Amplify
- React, node.js, next.js
- Python, exposure to other languages beneficial (e.g. Java/Kotlin)
- DynamoDB, mongoDB, RDS
- Working knowledge of systems lifecycle and the ability to work with key stakeholders
- Knowledge of single sign on, federated identity and related protocols
- OKTA
- Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of high availability architectures
- CRMs (we use Salesforce)
- Google Workspace
- Atlassian (JIRA, Confluence)
- Mac/iOS and Chrome OS/Chrome Enterprise
- Understanding of encryption technologies, symmetric/asymmetric, TLS
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and LTI
- Project management and/or service creation experienced
- Excellent documentation skills
- Experience of supporting critical IT systems
- Excellent communicator both written and verbal
- High problem solving ability, ability to work independently and with ambiguity
- Discipline to stick to development and security best practices and hold ground, whilst remaining pragmatic
- Must have a drive for continuous learning, be committed to learning new skills and/or passing certifications. Must keep up with industry trends and technologies
- Comfortable performing a wide range of activities, including stretching to new skill/experience areas.
- Ability to manage own time, confirm priorities and expectations
- Independent worker, but knows when to ask questions, but comfortable working with the wider IT and Security Team whole organisation
- Creative thinker, but understands the importance of seeing a piece of work through to the end and on time.
- Decisive, proactive, knows when to check the boundaries.
Desireable
- Good University Degree (thinking skills valued over subject)
- Exposure to ITIL (ITIL Foundation or higher preferred)
- Knowledge of ISO 27001 controls and CyberEssentials +
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a new Challenge?
Do you have experience of working within drug services and with volunteers?
Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol or injecting drug use, viral hepatitis or other liver disease. Have you supported anyone who has?
We are looking for passionate, skilled and self-motivated individuals who like to be part of a team but equally can work on their own. The post holders must have a desire to make a difference in promoting hepatitis awareness & liver health among services and affected communities and by increasing access to hepatitis treatment and liver disease care.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new project, within an existing team, across the Wessex area.
We are a patient-led organisation, and you will be working in an environment where the patient/service user/client is placed at the centre of all that you do. This post will require extensive travel across the region and the post holder is required to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Finance Manager will work directly with the Finance Director and be responsible for the effective and efficient management of the day-to-day accounting and finance operations of the Hospice and its subsidiary company.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Finance professional to progress their career within the charity sector, in a role which combines team management with a business partner approach, to effectively support all operational areas, including clinical, retail, regulated lottery and fundraising activity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main purpose of the role
The post of Customer Support Administrator provides Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) with the opportunity to deliver high quality customer service alongside supporting our Coordinators who administer courses and deal with enquiries. This role includes communication, administrative and course support duties. The Customer Support Administrator will have all-round skills and be professional, dependable, adaptable, conscientious, well-organised and a proactive self-starter who is willing to work across the organisation and communicate effectively at all levels.
The role is situated within the Governance and Assurance directorate but will work closely with all directorates within the organisation.
Location: We have adopted hybrid working arrangements, allowing staff to balance home and office working. The successful applicant will be required to come into the office for a minimum of 1 day per week.
Duties and responsibilities
Communication
- Be the first point of contact for people contacting RCUK by telephone and dealing with the subject matter appropriately or referring to others.
- Monitor and allocate enquiries via the RCUK support system, answer enquiries, or allocate/escalate to appropriate individuals within the organisation.
- Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction.
- Follow communication procedures, guidelines, and policies.
- Ability to meet and uphold SLAs.
- Ensure KPI’s are met to adhere to RCUK’s standards.
- Build sustainable relationships and trust with candidates, course centres and instructors through open and interactive communication.
- Be able to multi-task whilst dealing with telephone calls, navigating through systems, and responding to tickets/emails.
- Liaise with wider organisation to manage task at-hand.
- Respond to email queries from multiple inboxes.
- Speediness in responses to live chat queries
Administration
- Undertake administrative duties on the RCUK LMS and CRM (e.g. password resets, course director reports, profile amendments, centre application submissions etc.).
- Monitor stock levels working with the current stock management system (ARK).
- Take accurate minutes of meetings.
- Meet operational targets set by the management team.
Courses
Please note: the following section will amount to a smaller percentage of this role, but training will be provided so the successful candidate has the ability to be able undertake the below when required.
- Report to the Business Support Manager (BSM) regarding any concerns/issues with communication to Course Centres, Instructors, Candidates and other stakeholders.
- Understand and provide assistance on all courses which include: Advanced Life Support (ALS), Newborn Life Support (NLS), Immediate Life Support (ILS), Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS), Focused Echocardiography in Emergency Life Support (FEEL), Generic Instructor Course (GIC), European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS), Advance Resus of Newborn Infant (ARNI).
- Liaise with Course Centres, managing and approving courses in line with current course Regulations.
- Organise course materials and keep accurate records by:
o liaising with suppliers to maintain adequate stock levels of course materials
o organising the dispatching of course materials to Course Centres
o liaising with Course Centres and the supplier to resolve issues - e.g. lost orders
o liaising with Finance regarding invoicing and payment of accounts
- Provide expert advice and first-line support to Course Centre Administrators, Course Directors, Instructors, Candidates and ALS Regional Representatives regarding aspects of all courses and the RCUK Learning Management System (LMS).
- Alongside the BSM, acknowledge course complaints and request further information and documentation as required, prior to escalation where necessary.
- Provide absence cover within the coordinator team.
- Work with the Clinical Leads (CLs) to assist with keeping the course regulations and course materials under review and ensuring any changes or new guidelines are communicated to our community of practice.
How to apply
Please email your CV, covering letter and Equality & Diversity monitoring form to us with 'Customer Support Administrator' in the subject line.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12:00 noon, Friday 6th December 2024.
Interviews will be held w/c 9th December 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interviews: 16th & 17th December
Strategic evidence is our in-house experts in dementia data, economics, care, and clinical research evidence. If you are passionate about using evidence for good – this role is for you!
We are accountable and responsible for gathering, analysing, contributing, and mobilising evidence and insight to strengthen the case for dementia across the UK - bringing this to bear to our people in Alzheimer’s Society and the dementia system locally and nationally.
We are evidence and data-driven, factual, and solution-focused. Our strategic evidence base will ensure that Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system are based on the highest quality of dementia evidence and will:
• Demonstrate the scale of dementia in the UK
• Demonstrate the impact of dementia on the system and those affected by the disease
• Underpin the response of Alzheimer’s Society and the wider system to the big challenges dementia poses
As our Strategic Evidence Manager, you will have the responsibility of delivering the development and curation of our strategic evidence base and will play a significant role in our mission to make dementia the priority it needs to be.
You will lead a team of two Strategic Evidence Officers and work alongside a Health Economics Lead and a Dementia Data and Intelligence Lead. You’ll also be part of an even larger Evidence, Policy & Influencing (EP&I) function, which is laser-focused on ending the devastation of dementia through changing policy and an integral part of the EP&I Management Team. Integration and teamwork are everything in this role – with colleagues internally and with the system externally.
You will:
- Be an internal and external influencer, using your understanding of Alzheimer’s Society strategy and the external environment to manage the development, delivery, and curation of our strategic evidence-base.
- Deploy an integrated three-nations approach to our work, building consistency of approach and sharing of best practices while flexing to account for the different environments.
- Identify and recommend evidence gaps, including influencing for their fulfilment, spotting opportunities to generate and commission new evidence, and working in collaboration with external suppliers, and think tanks of academics.
- Make our strategic evidence base everyone’s business – to our people and key players in the dementia system.
- Inspire and motivate people towards shared objectives and goals, encouraging an environment where people can be themselves safely share their opinions and be able to listen and support others.
About you
You are passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia and understand the vital role credible and robust evidence can play in making this happen.
You are:
- Experienced in developing and using an evidence base to inform internal and external decision-making and achieve results, with the ability to lead and manage evidence projects simultaneously using project management approaches.
- Confident in navigating the health, care, economics, and system analysis research environment and can work with a range of researchers, think tanks and other suppliers to gather and generate credible evidence.
- An opportunity spotter, able to work independently and collaboratively across internal and external boundaries to ensure our evidence is maximised to inform decisions and solutions that address the biggest challenges facing dementia across the UK.
- Confident to hold others to account to ensure decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system are based on the highest quality of dementia evidence.
- Curious and constantly questioning the status quo.
- Flexible, creative, and committed to continuous improvement
- Appreciate the complexities that come with working in a large and fast-moving organisation and are eager and able to work at pace in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and managing your time effectively to get the job done.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
As of 1st December, Here and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) are embarking on a new and exciting partnership to deliver excellent quality and personalised MSK care across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex
Following ten years of highly successful collaboration, we will work under the new banner of Sussex MSK Health, to grow an ambitious programme of service innovation, expanding on what is working well already, and implementing new ways of working to better serve our populations.
To lead the successful development and delivery of the programme we are seeking a Partnership Director, working as part of the leadership triumvirate with the Clinical Director and the Planned Care Divisional Director of Operations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Safety Net is a charity supporting the recovery of those affected by rape, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse across Cumbria.
We offer free advice, support, counselling, therapy and group work to adults, children and young people who have been affected by abuse and trauma and provide trauma-informed care through a range of services designed to foster recovery and empowerment.
We have a brilliant opportunity for a highly organised and effective Administration and Operations Lead to play a pivotal role in the smooth running of our organisation. You will be instrumental in ensuring day-to-day operations run effectively, allowing us to focus on providing crucial support to survivors of abuse.
This role combines leading operations and administrative support with trustee liaison responsibilities. It also encompasses management of a small team.
You will have a demonstrable strong background in compliance, leading administration, delivery of services and process driven requirements in a robust and highly effective way. To do this successfully you will also have developed communication, ICT and interpersonal skills, and have experience of leading operational processes, HR admin and data protection. Essentially, you will have a strong commitment to supporting our values and mission.
Key outcomes of the role are:
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Successful management of referrals for individuals affected by sexual and domestic abuse, ensuring processes are trauma-informed, and overseeing data collection and reporting.
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Effective development and implementation of systems to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
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Accurate oversight and reporting on project progress, challenges, and proactive problem-solving.
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Total compliance with policy, procedure, and health and safety and legal requirements.
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HR administration, compliance and onboarding of new team members.
Closing date for applications: 9am Tuesday 10th December 2024
Interview to be held on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th December 2024 in person at our Carlisle Headquarters.
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Are you passionate about volunteer engagement and making a real difference in the world of healthcare? The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is looking for an experienced Volunteer Officer to lead the way we attract, manage and recognise the invaluable work of our volunteer community.
We have over 2,000 volunteers that engage with us and refer to these individuals as ‘Contributors’. The Contributor Officer will be our Volunteer Lead and will work alongside the Head of HR on the engagement, management and retention of volunteers across the organisation. As this is a new role, there is huge scope to think innovatively and apply your expertise to ensure our processes and ways of working deliver real value to the members giving up their time to work with us.
This is a unique opportunity to work closely with our contributors, ensuring they feel valued and empowered to contribute their expertise. If you’re keen to take a leading role in ensuring that we can engage and grow the group of doctors helping us to make a difference to patients’ lives, then we would love to hear from you!
What you’ll do:
- Develop and update an appropriate and consistent recruitment and selection process for Contributor positions, ensuring it provides flexibility to cater to the differing level of roles across the organisation.
- Work with the Marketing and Digital team to build and maintain a dedicated Contributor section of the website, designed to engage our key audiences and provide easy access to engaging information and content.
- Monitor application rates for key Contributor positions, developing our approach to ensure that the opportunities reach a wide range of members.
- Actively lead the RCR’s approach to engaging with Contributors.
- Conduct regular business partnering meetings with RCR staff who have management responsibility for key Contributors, advising on how to manage, support and engage the group.
- Actively input into the development of the RCR’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and other relevant systems to ensure there is a single point of truth for all Contributor related data and that important information is recorded in an easy to access way.
What you’ll need:
- Proven experience of volunteer attraction, management and engagement.
- Experience of effectively managing a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience of developing processes and policies from scratch to meet complex needs.
- Ability to work with data and identify issues and analyse the impact of solutions implemented.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply through the candidate pack.
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
We are excited to be recruiting our first Executive Manager who will take responsibility for business and funding processes across the organisation, working closely with our existing Clinical Manager, staff and volunteer team and the board of trustees to capitalise on the organisation’s recent successes and support our growth and development.
About Share
Share Psychotherapy is one of the city’s major mental health charities. Established over fifty years ago, we offer medium- to long-term therapy at nominal fees to people on low incomes. We deliver high quality services offering a range of psychodynamic and creative therapies and modalities. Around 80% of our clients have annual incomes of less than £12k, and we are therefore working at the vital intersection of psychological distress and poverty in the city.
Having moved to our new city centre location in 2023 we are now well established in our new premises and ready to capitalise on the benefits the new premises and location offer to the organisation. This requires a dedicated business leader who can take care of the day to day running of the organisation as well as contribute significantly to the development of future strategy.
We work closely with other charities and the NHS to deliver for the Sheffield population, and we seek to expand the relationships we hold across the sector, to meet increasing demand on mental health services through collaboration.
The role
The Executive Manager is a new senior leadership role, leading on the organisations’ fundraising, partnership and service development and supporting the board in all aspects of organisational governance.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a varied role, bringing professionalism, collaborative style and leadership to the organisation. The role involves leadership in core areas, such as HR processes, charity governance, fundraising and oversight of client finance and building maintenance
Working closely with the Clinical Manager the postholder will ensure that the core functions of the organisation support and enhance the delivery of our clinical service. The role will manage a small office management / administrative team comprising both paid and voluntary staff.
This is currently a fixed term, part time role, which we seek to extent it into a full time and permanent role subject to secure additional and sustainable funding.
Job description
Service Development
- Develops links and partnerships with other organisations, representing Share and attending external meetings
- Identifies and pursues additional avenues of funding
- Completes funding bids for routine funding opportunities and manages relationships with funders from proposal submission to reporting
- Plays an active part in strategic and business planning with the board of trustees, setting stretching but achievable goals for the organisation.
- Manages and improves as and when required data collection processes, collating and analysing data to informing governance, fundraising and business planning
Governance and Compliance
- Provides support to the Chair of Trustees to ensure sound the governance of the organisation
- Delivers timely and reliable administrative support to the board of trustees, specifically around quarterly board meetings, AGMs and other governance matters
- Manages the organisational risk register, reporting regularly to trustees
- Leads on policy development, compliance and annual reporting cycles
- Maintains and updates HR processes and employment practices
- Working with the clinical manager to assess client experience and ensure a high level of customer/client satisfaction
Operations
- Leads on building management, health and safety and identifying and scheduling building maintenance work
- Oversees management of all elements of the operation of the building including, but not limited to, utilities usage and contracts, building access arrangements, security, first aid provision, fire alarm systems, lone working procedures, and relevant organisational insurances.
- Oversee maintenance and development of the website and IT systems
- Responsible for managing and developing all operational policies
HR
- Oversee and develop all HR policies and processes in consultation with the board of trustees
- Hold monthly performance and development check-ins with staff and volunteers as appropriate
- Provider leadership to the office management/administration team of both paid and voluntary roles
- Oversee the provision of compulsory trainings to all staff and volunteers at Share
- Hold responsibility for organisational compliance with recruitment and DBS legislation and practices
- Deliver strong safeguarding processes working closely with the Clinical Manager
- Lead recruitment processes
Finance
- Overview of payment processes including invoices, wages, and tax payments
- Manage monthly accounts working closely with the Treasurer, reporting regularly to the Board
- Developing budgets for funding bids and monitoring of expenditure
- Hold the organisation’s relationship with the independent examiner, undertaking the annual accounts process and Charity Commission reporting
- Be responsible for banking and bank signatory changes
Person Specification
We are committed at Share to providing a quality service to all our clients and volunteers. However, we know no one person ever meets all criteria fully. Therefore, please help us understand – through your CV and cover letter – which aspects you fully meet and have expertise in, which you meet partially, and which you think may need require support and on-the-job learning.
We are open to supporting an incoming Executive Manager to grow into the role.
Qualifications
- Educated to Degree level, or holds professional qualification relevant to the role (essential)
- Management, HR or Fundraising qualification (desirable)
Experience and knowledge
- Demonstrable experience of management roles at a senior level (essential), preferably in the mental health sector or charities
- Proven experience of fundraising from trusts and other grant making bodies leading to income growth (essential)
- Proven experience of partnership working with external organisations (essential)
- Experience of working in small organisations (essential)
- Experience of working with volunteers (essential)
- Experience of managing budgets, funding and finances (essential)
- Proven record in line management (essential)
- A strong interest in mental health issues and commitment to offering psychotherapy and wellbeing services (essential)
- Experience of building management, health and safety or operational compliance (desirable)
- Understanding of current HR requirements and national policy (desirable)
- Experience of working with, and reporting to, a Board of Trustees (desirable)
- Knowledge of the mental health and wider social service sector (desirable)
Skills
- A collaborative leader who values others and builds strong relationships (essential)
- Team leadership skills including managing other staff and/or volunteers on a day-to-day basis (essential)
- Ability to think creatively and strategically to drive forward development of the organisation (essential)
- Excellent communicator at all levels; able to represent Share and communicate its values and standards across networks (essential)
- Ability to manage and organise own time, caseload and professional development (essential)
- Commitment to developing self, others, and Share as a whole (essential)
- Competence in using IT to perform the role effectively (essential)
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