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Role Purpose
Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1400 years. Now it stands on the vibrant and exciting regenerated south bank of the Thames surrounded by cultural venues such as Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market, the offices of major companies as well as schools and diverse residential communities. It is an inclusive Christian community that offers a welcome to all.
The Cathedral’s mission, ministry and musical tradition are core to its life as a Cathedral and a parish church serving the community. It also relies on the valuable financial contribution made by its income generating activities such as its shop, café, conference rooms, corporate events and concerts. It is a very busy place, attracting over 200,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral, its churchyard and medieval herb garden. The Cathedral relies on a small but dedicated team to be inclusive and welcoming to all.
The role is a key one to ensure Southwark Cathedral is able to:
• Promote the Cathedral’s image and reputation as a place of inclusive welcome
• Trade profitably
The Events & Enterprises Assistant will be expected to work within the diverse and inclusive ethos of Southwark Cathedral. They should be able to be flexible and creative in maximising the opportunities for commercial income alongside the worshipping and community life of the Cathedral. The post-holder will also be expected to work closely with staff and volunteers from all areas of Cathedral life.
Role Overview
The Events & Enterprises Assistant is an exciting role offering both administrative and practical support to the Cathedral and its trading company Southwark Cathedral Enterprises Limited (SCEL). The post-holder will provide key administrative support to the COO, who is Company Secretary of SCEL, as well as giving broad practical support to the Head of Events to help deliver the special events and commercial meeting-room business.
The post-holder will provide support to the Head of Events in the delivery of a colourful programme of special events in the Cathedral space. Each year we hold a number of private parties, dinners and fundraising events as well as concerts, memorial events and carol services. The Head of Events holds the responsibility for converting special event enquiries into confirmed visits, relationship management and this post will share event management ‘on the day’, to ensure the smooth and safe delivery of often complex largescale events. Most often working one year ahead of the event, the post-holder will provide administrative and operational support for preparations and the delivery of the events by completion of operational notes, RAMS or similar.
Additionally, the Events & Enterprises Assistant will be responsible for the effective day- to-day management of commercial bookings for the Cathedral’s meeting rooms. Our conference business, comprising three main meeting rooms of varying sizes, has a wide client base drawn from the commercial, government, charity and national health sectors and many of the bookings are repeat business. The meeting rooms have an excellent reputation and are popular with clients and for managing the clients’ experience from initial enquiry to final invoice. The post-holder will provide a welcome to clients on arrival, 3 ensuring that their room, IT and catering specifications have been met and manage their requirements during their stay.
They will also work closely with the Marketing & Communications Manager on communications campaigns which are relevant to the Cathedral’s conference and special events business activity.
The post-holder will support the work of the Board of Enterprises by organising the annual schedule of Board meetings – booking meeting rooms, setting up technology and refreshments on the day, attending and minuting meetings and acting as a point of contact for members of the Board. They will also support the Cathedral’s COO in their role as Company Secretary of SCEL - assisting them with correspondence, meeting arrangements, collation of papers and drafting reports for meetings and liaising where necessary with the finance team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteering and Community Engagement Manager
Salary: £35,000
Full time annual leave entitlement is 28 days per annum
Are you a dynamic individual who can develop, lead and grow our volunteering and community engagement work in Surrey? Do you thrive on working with people, helping to empower them to use their skills and experiences to help others in the community? Can you make a difference at a local Surrey charity?
We are seeking a hard-working, driven and flexible individual to develop, lead and grow our volunteering and community engagement team to raise awareness and increase engagement locally of our vital work.
What you’ll be doing:
¨ Be an effective manager, line managing our Volunteering and Community Engagement teams with passion, creativity and purpose.
¨ Working with local partner organisations, building relationships whilst exploring possible funding/joint working/event opportunities, and supporting the teams to make sure they are best placed to have the biggest impact for the people we enable and empower.
¨ Develop and maintain strategic community engagement relationships across the county, in collaboration with Senior Managers, including those with Local Area Committees (LAC)/Neighbourhood Area Committees, and with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector infrastructure organisation in each area (for example, Voluntary Action Surrey East) as well as those working across the county including Surrey Community Action, Surrey Youth Focus, Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum, and Surrey Coalition of Disabled People.
¨ Organise and facilitate our Breaking Down Barriers Workshops, and other similar initiatives inspiring change and inclusion across Surrey.
¨ Drive forward our volunteering and engagement strategies—shaping policies, streamlining processes, and ensuring our work reflects best practice and legislation.
¨ Working with colleagues in other teams to create a culture where community engagement is at the heart of everything we do.
¨ Using innovation and creativity to design and deliver new projects focussed on community engagement, and maximising community participation for those we support.
¨ Promoting and demonstrating a strengths-based, asset based community development approach, to ensure the people we support have the opportunities to be involved in all aspects of our work and in the community.
¨ Ability to work flexibly according to the business need, which will include organising and attending community engagement events during the evening and at weekends.
We’re seeking someone who has the following skills:
- Direct experience of line managing a team of staff and providing team leadership
- Relevant experience in the management of a volunteering programme, or extensive experience of directly managing volunteers with the ability to step up into this role
- Knowledge and understanding of volunteering best practice, strategy and policy
- Demonstrable experience of community engagement projects, working directly with beneficiaries and in building relationships with partner organisations
- Planning and organisational skills, including ability to plan, prioritise and deliver a complex workload
- Strong presentation skills, sufficient to deliver engaging training to staff and volunteers
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written, and ability to relate well to people from all backgrounds
- Experience using Microsoft Office and confident in using a database
- Understanding of data protection requirements and confidentiality
- Able to champion the role and contribution of volunteers
- Ability to engage and influence colleagues
What we offer:
- Salary: £35,000 plus 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
- Pension: We match contributions up to 6%.
- Wellbeing: Annual flu vaccination, eye tests, and contributions towards work-related glasses.
- Development: Ongoing training tailored to your role and career growth.
- A supportive, inclusive culture where your ideas and leadership will directly shape the future of volunteering and community engagement in Surrey.
Join us and be part of a team that changes lives every day.
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established for over 100 years. We enable and empower people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind to overcome barriers to be as independent as possible and thrive in their communities. We are a countywide charity based in Fetcham, near Leatherhead.
Support & enable people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted & deafblind to lead independent lives.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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IT & Data Support Officer
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Job Title: IT and Data Support Officer
Location: Based within Islington (Please note, there is no step free access). You will also work flexibly across multiple services including Elephant and Castle, Havering and central office, as well as some home working might be possible
Salary: £28,560
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00. Flexibility may be required as per requirements of the service/department
About the role
We are looking for an IT and Data Officer to join our central team, working in collaboration with our services which are our Independent Approved Premises (IAP). You will maintain and support our data systems and IT infrastructure across our services, responsible for managing CRM systems and supporting with first line IT queries which could include ticketing requests, troubleshooting, technical issues, and liaising with internal and external partners to ensure consistent and timely data reporting.
You will work across multiple projects to ensure performance metrics are accurately tracked and communicated, proactively identifying and addressing any data or system related issues. You will support with continuous improvement for the service and wider organisation.
About you
We're looking for someone who is passionate about IT and data, able to utilise this within a practical working environment. You will be confident in using various tools and software with transferrable skills. We're looking for someone who understands SIG and what we do as an organisation, with a judgement free mindset, and comfortable working within any of our services, able to build good professional relationships with our staff internally, our residents, and external partners. We look for:
- Skills in data input, extraction, and reporting
- Skills in online platforms and systems, ideally Power BI, Trello, Inform, and Microsoft Office
- Familiarity in externally used systems by Ministry of Justice is highly desirable
- Ability to translate and present technical knowledge and information to non-technical teams
- Ability to deliver training to staff at all levels in reference to use of systems and develop training videos/materials
- Working knowledge of business intelligence/reporting and database
- Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver a rounded customer service experience both written and orally, and build effective relationships with others at all levels
- Ability to problem solve, use own initiative, and work in a proactive manner
- Ability to manage own time and determine priorities with competing tasks and meet deadlines
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Service User Engagement Lead
Job Title: Service User Engagement Lead – Criminal Justice Services
Service/Division: Criminal Justice Services
Reports to: Senior Service Manager
Direct reports: A team of CJS Champions and Ambassadors
Location: Based in London (Finsbury Park, Stratford, Hammersmith). Primary office location is Hammersmith and please note that this role requires you to work in an office 5 days a week
Working Pattern: Full Time, office-based Monday – Friday, 9pm – 5pm
Reports to: London Senior Service Manager
Job Type: Fixed term contract until March 2027
Salary banding: £27,000- £32,000 per annum
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
Job Summary
Advance’s Minerva service works with women and young women and girls involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties, aiming to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, and empower women to live safe, crime free lives.
Working as a Service User Engagement Lead you will be responsible for supporting the operational delivery of our service user engagement programme that will be a part of the Minerva service across London, including leading a team of CJS community champions and ambassadors and supporting in the oversight and delivery this programme across our 3 criminal justice services. In addition, this role requires you to build effective relationships with the criminal justice teams across London, and the regions alongside our partners and service users.
An integral part of the Service User Engagement Lead role will include delivering planned monthly supervision and ad-hoc supervision and having oversight of safeguarding and risk management for the CJS champions and ambassadors that you are working alongside. You will support the Senior Service Manager and Service Managers in delivering key information to keyworkers, in staff meetings and in day-to-day interactions to help promote the service user engagement programme.
You will lead your team and service while working collaboratively with fellow Advance managers and teams, external agencies and key stakeholders across London to provide a consistent and holistic service.
Key responsibilities and duties
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, and exit processes for champions and ambassadors including processing checks and welcome packs. Creating and supporting a positive culture of CJS Champions and ambassadors within the service
- To ensure the voice of service users is heard, valued and have influence throughout all areas of services, development design and delivery
- Supporting the CJS champions and ambassadors in post with their professional development
- Support with coproduction of projects across sites including coproduction space and service user activities, representing the views and opinions of those who access our services by leading on service user board meetings, focus groups and training sessions.
- Oversight of the welfare and wellbeing of CJS Champions and ambassadors
- Embed processes that enable you to engage with those who access our services, by listening to their views and asking for their feedback. Provide feedback and updates to those who access our services informing them of any changes and decisions.
- Work with staff and the local community to improve and develop the service, promoting our strategy
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on champions and ambassadors and service user engagement via our internal database and spreadsheets.
- Manage invitations, bookings, and logistics for internal and external events, meetings or workshops involving CJS community champions and ambassadors
- Ensure all CJS champion and service user information is managed confidentially and in line with Data Protection regulations.
- Keep CJS champions and ambassadors training and participation records up to date.
- Support in monitoring engagement levels and preparing basic reports or summaries on Service User Involvement champions and ambassadors.
- Be responsible for your own personal learning/development and keep up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
- Participate in supervision, training and meetings as required and assist in the development of services in line with agreed development plans.
- Work collaboratively with the Service Managers to ensure that the work supporting women in the CJS is a coherent and well organised service, meeting regularly to communicate issues across the team and reporting achievements, challenges and proposed solutions.
About You
To be successful as the Service User Engagement Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
You are an organised and empathetic individual with experience in supporting service user involvement and champion/ambassador programmes. You’re confident managing the full lifecycle of engagement - from recruitment and onboarding to professional development and exit processes - ensuring safeguarding and data protection protocols are followed at all times.
You have a strong understanding of co-production principles and are passionate about ensuring the voices of those with lived experience are heard, valued, and embedded in service design and delivery.
Your ability to build positive relationships enables you to effectively support the welfare and wellbeing of community champions and ambassadors, while also engaging wider staff and community networks to improve services.
With strong administrative skills, you’re confident in managing data systems, coordinating events, and maintaining accurate records. You’re proactive in monitoring engagement levels and can contribute to reporting and service development activities.
Collaborative by nature, you work well within a team, communicate effectively, and are committed to continuous learning. You stay up to date with relevant legislation, policy, and best practice, and thrive in environments that value service user voice, equality, and community impact.
How to apply
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: 19th October 2025*
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team at Advance and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Donmar has an exceptional ability to raise private funds, and the vital importance of fundraising is recognised across the organisation and embedded in the overall strategy. Each year we raise around half our income through fundraising from a varied number of sources, with corporate income representing around a third of the fundraised income. The Development team is led by the Director of Strategic Development and Fundraising, and comprises 11 people.
Purpose of role
The Head of Corporate Partnerships will join the Development department at a time of rapid and exciting growth for the team, with a remit to lead a high achieving and ambitious team of three to achieve significant revenue targets through partnerships and sponsorships, oversee a successful corporate masterclass programme and research and implement new opportunities to generate revenue.
Who We Are Looking For
This role is ideally suited to an ambitious and highly motivated individual who thrives in a busy and fast-paced environment with senior experience in corporate development, and who is interested in playing a critical role at one of the UK's leading producing theatres. The successful candidate will be a brilliant relationship builder and manager, both internally and externally. They will enjoy a close working relationship with the Director of Strategic Development and Fundraising, the wider development team and members of the senior management team.
TERMS
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Applications Close at 10am on Tuesday 21 October.
Round One Interviews: Monday 27 October
Round Two Interviews: Week Commencing 4 November
We particularly encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented both at the Donmar and more widely in the industry, and specifically from D/deaf or disabled, or neurodivergent applicants and applicants who experience barriers and inequity due to ethnicity, gender reassignment and/or socio-economic background.
Duties and Responsibilities
Partnerships and Sponsorships
- Work alongside the Head of Philanthropy and Head of Trusts and Events to deliver the Donmar’s Development strategy in line with the wider Organizational strategy and following our core Donmar values.
- Lead the Corporate Development team to maximise revenue from corporate partnerships and the Donmar’s growing corporate masterclass programme.
- Report to and work closely with the Director of Strategic Development and Fundraising to set ambitious yet realistic annual targets for the corporate team.
- Lead on new business, personally generating significant income through identifying prospective new corporate partners and delivering effective cultivation strategies, including engaging appropriate members of the Board and Development Committee.
- Take a commercial approach to income generation at the Donmar, identifying and developing new opportunities for further growth.
- Exploring new partnerships models in collaboration with our Partners, co-creating projects and being excited about change and innovation.
- Lead on the account management of the Donmar’s major Partners.
- Manage a diverse portfolio of other partners and sponsors contributing to meeting corporate fundraising targets, including ensuring renewal or upgrade.
- Ensure that the Donmar’s corporate partners are receiving the highest quality of service from the Corporate and wider Development team, and other Donmar staff members.
- Manage and report against income budgets for Corporate support, working closely with the Finance team on monthly forecasting of income.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships across the organisation to ensure the ability to identify opportunities for new partnership support.
- Ensure the efficient administration of the Corporate function (including contractual compliance, data management and adherence to all Donmar policies).
- Lead and support at relevant Corporate cultivation and stewardship events.
Line Management
- Effectively line manage and nurture the Senior Corporate Development Manager, ensuring that their work is delivered to the highest standard and that financial targets are met.
- Oversee the professional growth of the Corporate team ensuring everyone works to the best of their ability, collaboratively, and upholding Donmar values.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and we may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.
Person Specification
Essential
- Significant senior experience of managing corporate partnerships in house, ideally in the performing arts, heritage or higher education sector.
- Demonstrable success in securing six figure partnerships from a range of sectors.
- An experienced and strong relationship manager, with demonstrable ability to retain and grow partnerships.
- Experience of developing new commercial opportunities to generate earned income.
- An entrepreneurial and proactive approach to identifying opportunities for corporate partnerships.
- A team player, with experience leading and motivating a team to achieve and exceed targets.
- The ability to work independently to achieve objectives.
- The ability to operate effectively in a fast paced environment.
- Experience of budget setting and monitoring.
- Exceptional understanding of the corporate fundraising marketplace.
Desirable
- Experience of working with CRM databases, preferably Spektrix
- Excellent IT skills, particularly in MS Office packages;
- Ambitious, motivated and results oriented.
- Experience of working with colleagues at a senior level including Senior Management Team, artistic staff and Development Board members.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Would you like to join our small, dedicated, international team to make a difference to the lives of seafarers and their families worldwide by taking the lead on managing our well respected helplines?
ISWAN has recently created this new role, which will be pivotal to further developing our quality service to seafarers. We have seen significant growth in the number and usage of our helplines and now seek to ensure we have a management structure capable of coping with further helpline growth.
As ISWAN’s Head of Helpline Services, you will be responsible for the strategic development, account management and evaluation of all ISWAN helpline services.
We have no preconceptions about where the successful applicant will come from but you will bring experience of managing multi-channelled helpline operations and best practice as well as planning, measuring and delivering user and client service improvements.
You will need to be capable of working effectively within a complex international context and have sound experience of service development. This is a part-time role (21 hours per week) but we are keen to find the right person and therefore happy to discuss flexible working patterns. We are flexible about where the role is based but you will be managing helpline operations in the UK, India and the Philippines so you will need to be a great team player.
Improving the lives of seafarers and their families with services, resources, strategies and advocacy




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As an Administrative Assistant at Creflo Dollar Ministries Europe, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our ministry. Your contributions will support our mission by providing essential administrative support, enhancing our outreach efforts, and facilitating the daily functions of our office.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.
We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving Medical Alert Assistance Dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with NHS Trusts and other researchers and Universities both in the UK and internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease. We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small, but ambitious charity that is a world leader in its specialist, innovative field.
JOB TITLE:IT Operations Manager
LOCATION: Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire
SALARY: £33,000 - £36,000 p/a
JOB TYPE: Permanent, Full Time - 37.5 hours per week (Part-time applications considered)
REPORTS TO: Head of Finance and Resources
MAIN PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THE ROLE:
The IT Operations Manager will ensure the smooth and secure running of all technology systems across the charity. This role provides operational oversight of IT services, suppliers and infrastructure, enabling staff to work effectively while maintaining compliance, security and resilience. The postholder will play a key role in supporting organisational growth through effective systems management, project delivery and stakeholder engagement.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Oversee and coordinate the charity’s technology function, ensuring outsourced services are managed effectively, systems are secure and well-maintained, and projects are delivered on time. The postholder will act as the operational lead for technology, supporting staff and stakeholders and contributing to the ongoing development of the charity’s digital capabilities under the Head of Departments’ guidance.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will oversee and coordinate the charity’s technology function, ensuring outsourced IT services are managed effectively and systems remain secure, reliable, and fit for purpose.
You will act as the operational lead for technology, supporting staff and stakeholders while driving the delivery of small-to-medium projects such as system upgrades, CRM enhancements, and security improvements.
You will maintain oversight of all systems, integrations and licences, ensuring accurate documentation and identifying opportunities for improvement.
You will also play a key role in governance and compliance, promoting cyber security best practice, supporting data protection measures and maintaining the technology risk register.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and strengthen the charity’s digital capabilities, working closely with suppliers and internal teams to ensure technology enables our mission.
Responsibilities of the Role
Supplier & service management
- Act as the main operational contact for outsourced IT support and helpdesk, charity database, and website providers, ensuring effective communication and service delivery.
- Monitor supplier performance, service level agreements (SLAs), and ticketing systems. Escalate issues and follow up to resolution as needed.
- Maintain the contract register, arrange renewals, and support procurement activities related to technology services and systems.
Systems oversight and documentation
- Maintain an up-to-date map of organisational systems, integrations, licences, and the asset register.
- Manage hardware and software requirements across the organisation, ensuring systems are fit for purpose and aligned with operational needs.
- Identify operational risks, technical issues or gaps in provision and implement quick-win improvements where possible.
- Ensure process documentation and user guides are accurate, accessible, and regularly updated.
Project coordination and delivery
- Lead or coordinate small-to-medium technology projects (e.g. multi-factor authentication rollout, system upgrades, CRM module implementation, data migrations).
- Manage project timelines, stakeholder communications, and supplier delivery to ensure successful outcomes.
Governance, security & compliance
- Support the implementation of IT policies (e.g. acceptable use, backup, remote access) and data protection controls.
- Maintain the technology risk register and report to the Head of Finance and Resources to support compliance with relevant regulations and standards, including GDPR.
- Promote cyber security best practices across the organisation, including coordinating periodic phishing tests and reporting outcomes via outsourced suppliers.
- Track departmental spend, support budget monitoring, and prepare cost forecasts for future technology needs.
- Contribute to business cases for new systems or technology investments, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
Stakeholder liaison & internal enablement
- Act as the bridge between technical suppliers and non-technical staff, ensuring clear and effective communication.
- Communicate outages, system changes and project plans clearly to internal stakeholders. Provide guidance and support to users as needed.
- Deliver occasional training or guidance to staff on systems and processes (not first-line helpdesk).
- Develop and report on departmental key performance indicators (KPIs), including but not limited to
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Reliable with a proactive ‘can do’ attitude and flexibility to adapt the role as the organisation’s needs evolve
- Experience coordinating IT services, suppliers or technology projects within a small to medium-sized organisation
- Strong organisational skills and stakeholder management experience
- Clear and confident communicator, able to translate technical issues for non-technical staff
- Working knowledge of common business IT systems including Microsoft 365, cloud services, CRMs, and basic networking concepts
- Good understanding of information security and data protection principles (e.g. multi-factor authentication, backups, GDPR)
- Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities effectively
- Comfortable working in the presence of dogs
Desirable
- Experience working within the charity or third sector
- Experience of working with Managed Service Providers or outsourced IT support models
- Familiarity with website content management systems and CRM/database suppliers
- Basic experience in budgeting or procurement processes
- IT project management experience
Knowledge & Skills
DESIRABLE
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement in a fast-paced and evolving environment
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across teams
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Good influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to support and guide colleagues in IT-related matters, fostering a collaborative and solution-focused approach
Other Requirements
- A full current driving license
- Comfortable with dogs in the workplace/office
DIVERITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION
We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive charity. Medical Detection Dogs thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Values & Behaviours
Working at Medical Detection Dogs will be a richly rewarding experience.
Our Values & Behaviours encapsulate who we are, what we stand for and what it will feel like to be part of our team:
- We are respectful.
- We stay positive.
- We strive for excellence.
- We communicate and listen.
- We are ambassadors.
- We are one team.
And of course, we advocate for Medical Detection Dogs whenever we get the chance, and we pride ourselves on our role as ambassadors for the charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Location: remote - home based with some travel around your region (East) and regular meetings in London
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- three x basic salary life assurance cover
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash) - access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
- we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
As a Community Fundraising Manager for Dementia UK, you will lead a team of regionally based fundraisers to grow income across community fundraising streams, with a strategic focus on high value supporter acquisition and engagement across regional corporates, organisations and individuals.
You will collaborate with the Head of Community Fundraising and Senior Relationship Fundraising Manager to deliver the community fundraising strategy and develop annual budgets.
You will be responsible for guiding your team to identify and secure community fundraising partnerships, building a strong pipeline of new business and developing exceptional supporter journeys. You will deliver exceptional stewardship for some of the team’s highest value supporters, that drives increased average gifts and long-term support.
Additionally, you will produce regular reports on marketing activities and stewardship performance, monitor financial and non-financial KPIs, and continuously leverage supporter insight data and external trend analysis to identify opportunities for income growth and operational improvements.
To succeed in this role, you will have a proven track record of delivering income across community fundraising streams, and an understanding of effective relationship fundraising techniques. You will be a strong motivator with experience in using a relationship database to support, inform and report on fundraising activity.
This role will predominately cover a defined region including North East England counties, East midlands, East Anglia, London and South East England, but you may on occasion be required to travel outside of this area to meet business need and attending mtgs and training in the London head office.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role, or have any queries, please get in touch with us.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application, contact us.
This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
Job title: Wellbeing Network Admin Coordinator
Responsible to: Wellbeing Network Clinical Manager
Salary: Starting salary is £27,007.50 per year (Full-time equivalent), (SC3-SP17), including inner London weighting.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5)
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 30th June 2027 with potential for extension
Location: Hybrid (12 Orsman Road, London, N1 5QJ and remote work)
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Mind CHWF to join our Wellbeing Network as a Wellbeing Network Admin Coordinator.
You will be immersed in the day-to-day running of Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing services at Mind CHWF and contribute to its smooth running and efficiency under the guidance of its managers. This will include direct client contact and involve the setting up of psychological therapies assessments, allocations, group courses, room bookings and the management of Salesforce. The role also requires initiative in marketing and publicising services, maintaining an accurate timetable of group courses, as well as a keen eye for detail in collecting statistical data using an online database (Salesforce).
This role will suit a proactive, organized and efficient self-starter, seeking a wide range of training and professional development opportunities, working as part of a team to impact on the psychological wellbeing of the communities of Mind CHWF
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more information.
DBS clearance at Enhanced (without Barring) is required for this role.
About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:
We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.
We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.
We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.
Our values are:
Working with Mind CHWF means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney, and Waltham Forest.
Our values are:
Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.
Fair: We strive for equity- no-one's needs should go unmet.
Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new
We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.
We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.
Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.
Value-based Recruitment:
We know that for various reasons, not everybody who can successfully perform in a role, performs their best under traditional interview/selection procedures. We are therefore seeking ways to breakdown further barriers in our recruitment & selection process.
Shorted-listed candidates will be provided with some questions to help them prepare for the interview.
How to apply:
Please check out our website for more information on the vacancy and to apply. Please note that we are unable to consider incomplete applications.
The closing date is by 9th November 2025, however, please do not delay applying as this advert may close before the stated deadline if we find a suitable applicant for the role.
We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please let us know in your application.
Your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- Location: Home-based/Remote but must be based in the UK, Germany, France or Spain
- Please, send your CV and cover letter by Sunday, 2 November 2025 via email at our recruitment email address. Applications without a cover letter will be rejected.
As Scientific and Patient Information Manager, you will work in the Medical Education and Scientific Engagement Team at Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE). Under the Department Head and MPE Leadership Team, collaborating with the Head of Communications, you will oversee the following projects and activities:
Patient information and communications management (Approx. 55%)
A key role of MPE is providing up-to-date, comprehensive, and patient friendly educational materials and tools for our members and the patient community, as well as communicating about scientific advances in myeloma and AL amyloidosis. This role will be responsible for working across MPE to develop a patient information and educational plan and develop and deliver resources. MPE expects the appointed person to:
- Perform efficient scientific watch (monitoring advancements in research and clinical development)
- Lead the development and implementation of a patient information plan based on member and patient needs, scientific advances and cross-department projects
- Monitor the readership and usage of MPE patient information materials, incorporating website user analytics and feedback from users to increase the reach and impact of the department
- Research, write, and develop patient information and educational materials (including factsheets, Q&As, webinars and infographics). Manage the execution of materials from development through to publication in coordination with Department Head, other MPE departments, and external stakeholders (key opinion leaders, industry, researchers, proofreaders etc.)
- Work with the MPE Communications Team to develop website news stories, e-Newsletter and social media content related to clinical and scientific updates. This will include planning new and innovative ways of disseminating scientific and medical information to patients
- Attending (in person and/or virtually) scientific congresses and developing conference and scientific meeting summaries, organising post-conference webinars for patients in collaboration with the Communication Team
European Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis Clinical Trial Navigator Management (Approximately 35%)
MPE has developed an online clinical trial search tool of European myeloma and AL amyloidosis clinical trials for patients and advocates. This role will be responsible for the management, improvement, and promotion of this core MPE programme, with a focus on ensuring the tool and content is patient friendly, including:
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate database of all industry and academic recruiting myeloma, AL amyloidosis, MGUS, and smouldering myeloma clinical trials in Europe
- Write and format lay / patient friendly clinical trial descriptions for the Navigator website
- Liaise with industry and academic clinical trial sponsors, clinical trial sites, and other stakeholders to maintain database up-to-date
- Liaise with web developers to manage the Navigator website, make enhancements, and fix technical issues
- Oversee implementation of translated materials in multiple languages
- Elicit feedback from patients, family members, clinicians and other stakeholders to ensure continued improvement and enhancements
- Manage website news and content
Other 10%
- Staff meetings, annual events, support the rest of the team with clinical and scientific information, answer inquiries from patients, carers and MPE members.
About you
Essential
- A Bachelor’s or a Master’ s degree in a relevant scientific field
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience
- Demonstrable experience (and tested during the interview process) of writing and communicating scientific/complex information for lay audiences across different media
- Ability to understand, critically read and process complex scientific information (from clinical trials, scientific papers, conference talks etc) – and communicating about this in lay, patient friendly language
- Excellent capacity for analysis and communicating (verbally and in writing) clearly for a range of different audiences
- Demonstrable project management experience
- Excellent level of both written and spoken English
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to lead and work independently on assigned tasks and take appropriate initiatives
- Confidence in representing an organisation in meetings with external stakeholders at all levels
- Good networking abilities
- Rigorous work methods and high attention to detail
- Willingness to learn and curiosity
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical development and how drugs are brought to market for patients
- Knowledge of myeloma and AL amyloidosis and/or immuno-oncology or other relevant field
- Experience of working in a non-profit organisation, particularly in a similar role
- Experience of working in European patient advocacy and/or with patients and their families
- Advanced degree (PhD) in a relevant topic
- Clinical or scientific research experience
What we offer:
- A permanent position with flexible hours in a remote setting
- An exciting position in a European non-profit organisation in the emerging fields of patient-centred healthcare and patient advocacy, working together with key patient advocacy leaders across Europe
- An opportunity to integrate in a dynamic and multi-cultural team working from different European cities
About MPE
Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is a pan-European organisation representing 50+ myeloma and amyloidosis patient groups from over 30+ European countries. It is registered as an international non-profit organisation under Belgian Law. A board mainly composed of patients and caregivers is elected by the membership to oversee the strategy and governance of the organisation. A team of 14 staff members runs remotely the day-to-day operations, programmes and services within 4 divisions: Access and Policy, Medical Education and Scientific Engagement, Capacity Building and Advocacy, and Patient Evidence.
MPE is dedicated to improving the treatment, care and quality of life of patients with myeloma and AL amyloidosis. To this end, the strategic goals of the organisation are:
- Drive improvements in access to timely diagnosis, optimal treatment and care
- Lead the development of robust patient research to improve experiences, outcomes and access for myeloma patients and their families
- Strengthen and empower MPE members to best support patients and enhance the impact of advocacy
- Amplify the influence and impact of MPE and its initiatives
Learn more about our programmes through our official page at mpeurope
The deadline for applications is Sunday, 2 November and all applications will be reviewed immediately afterwards. Our hiring team will schedule interviews with successful candidates to take place in the following weeks. We will be in touch following the review period regarding next steps.
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Do you want to use your operational experience to support a mission-driven team? Are you personable, highly organised and entrepreneurial? Then you could be UK100’s new Operations Officer!
You will take the lead on our Business Supporters Network: researching businesses that can support local authorities on their decarbonisation journey, reaching out to them and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships.
You will also be the go-to person internally for keeping our organisation running smoothly. From organising team meetings to developing our CRM’s functionality and ensuring our HR policies and processes are up to date and properly implemented. You will make sure people have everything they need to do their best work.
It’s an exciting time to be joining our team as we will start preparing for the 10th birthday of UK100 in 2026!
Administration of our Business Support Network
- Research businesses that can help local authorities on their decarbonisation journey
- Run due diligence checks on potential business partners to ensure they comply with our Ethical Fundraising Policy
- Set up and minute meetings, coordinate proposals
- Prepare and issue contracts and invoices
- Maintain accurate, compliant data in our CRM
Finance and HR
- Oversee income and expenditure budgets and performance
- Produce and circulate monthly management accounts
- Manage relationships with our suppliers, ensuring we get value for money and pay promptly
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, off-boarding and HR record-keeping
Operations and Governance
- Office management and coordination with our workspace provider.
- Organise team meetings and team socials
- Maintain UK100’s Customer Relationship Management system and support UK100 staff in using the CRM.
- Support UK100’s management of IT systems, ensuring staff are trained and follow best practice guidance
- Develop and improve UK100's policy and procedures, as well maintaining key organisational documents.
Please send a CV (max 2 pages) and a cover letter that sets out how you would take forward the role and what you see as the main priorities (max 1 page).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £28,120.68 per annum. We are an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation.
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)
Location: Unseen’s head office in Bristol with travel to Unseen’s Accommodation Services and Outreach provision across the Southwest of England (Hybrid approach with some working from home days. A degree of flexibility will be required).
Closing Date: midnight on 19 October 2025
Purpose of the role:
This new role will play a key part in delivering Unseen’s fundraising and communications strategy. We’re looking for a passionate, creative communicator to help grow our supporter base and maximise income to support our work to end modern slavery.
- Working with service users (either in the community or within safehouses, depending on the need at appointment of the role) to identify support needs and creating a journey plan to lead them towards recovery and independence.
- Working alongside service users to help them complete the goals in their journey plan, ensuring they are aware of their rights and entitlements and advocating for them
- Identifying and managing risk with service users.
- Supporting staff and clients at safehouses if caseload is based at the safehouses.
- Managing own caseload of service users, ensuring all administrative work is clear, accurate and up to date.
To apply:
- Please complete the application form attached. This includes a personal statement of 500 words outlining your suitability for the role, and;
- Please send a copy of your CV to jobs @ unseenuk. org with reference to the job title.
The deadline for applications Sunday 19th October.
Interviews will likely be held around the week of the 27th October.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive the requisite number of applications. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply early.
As an organisation focused on equality and diversity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and all backgrounds, including those with a lived experience of modern slavery, those from ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community.
Any questions, please contact jobs @ unseenuk. org
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Job Summary:
The Care Quality Improvement Lead will further model and develop our Relationship Centred Care (RCC) practice based within the context of individually tailored care in a homely environment, and seeks to provide the highest quality of evidenced based care with the involvement of all Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members working to support the goals, wishes and independence of each resident.
This role is vital in providing leadership to support the registered managers in both homes, the household Managers/Leads and other Nursing departments, supporting the vision of Nightingale Hammerson (NGH) to become a centre of excellence and a Care Home Education Centre (CHEC).
To ensure that all Fundamental standards from CQC and other Local Authority bodies are implemented and evidenced in practice.
To support the Director of Care and registered managers in overall strategic, operational, clinical and management responsibilities within the 5 year operational plan for NGH.
To be a source of specialist nursing, palliative and dementia care advice to colleagues and staff across all services. To create a culture of innovation, creativity and learning in delivering therapies services across the organisation.
To lead in evidence based practice in rehabilitation, goal attainment, dementia and end of life care whilst providing/facilitating education, coaching and training to staff in NGH.
To liaise, integrate and co-ordinate internal care services with other professionals in relation to admissions, discharges between services and developing care plans to support residents with their wellbeing.
To support and facilitate research projects in partnership with selected universities and care organisations.
To support the implementation NGH’s organisation’s 5 year strategic goals. This will include the Care Home Education Centre, workforce management & development and succession planning.
To promote NGH values whilst contributing to the vision and mission of the organisation.
To fully participate in the implementation and development of the Quality Assurance Framework for the organisation.
Key competences and responsibilities:
1. Principle Responsibilities
To undertake all the required duties, responsibilities and accountabilities in Regulation 6 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 and ensure that the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety 2010 and Care Act 2014 are embedded, adhered to and enhanced wherever achievable in every aspect of the delivery of NGH care services.
To work in direct partnership with the Director of Care Services and registered managers to ensure both homes are covered by senior clinical leads at all times. This may mean covering the Director of Care or registered managers when absent.
To take overall leadership and responsibility, for the assessment, planning and delivery of safe and effective clinical and social care for all residents and their families on the households.
Lead and manage the team of Household Managers.
Lead and support the knowledge and skills development related to caring for those with signs of emerging and diagnosed with dementia.
Ensure that the NGH Care Quality Improvement Board (CQIB) framework is embedded and understood at appropriate levels and all care practises are delivered within this framework
Champion a robust care/clinical supervision programmes and participate as appropriate as both a supervisor and supervisee.
Ensure, in liaison with the HR team and Education & Development Lead, Household Managers, Senior Lead nurses, that a fit for purpose education & development programme is in place, managed and delivered for all care team members.
Ensure that there are appropriately skilled and supported designated NGH care leads for the following:
Ø Safe medicines management
Ø Safeguarding
Ø Infection Control
Ø Deprivation of Liberty
Ø Nutrition, Hydration & Tissue Viability
Ø Falls Prevention
Ø Gold Standards Framework for Palliative Care
Ø Research and development
To act at all times as an ambassador for Nightingale Hammerson and its services.
2. Leadership and Management
a. Effectively lead, and be accountable for the assessment, planning and delivery of safe and effective clinical and social care for all residents and their families.
b. Be accountable through your team for the selection, induction and continuous performance assessment of all care team members, supporting and developing NGH performance procedures. Ensure the NMC Code of Conduct is upheld by all.
c. Take the lead responsibility for ensuring the monitoring of planned performance management is maintained through the supervision process, and where appropriate support or lead the management of poor performance, capability and competence concerns.
d. Take responsibility for the annual proposal of the staffing establishment and skill mix, and the operational escalation and de-escalation staffing policy. Ensure the staffing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met and reported accurately and on time.
e. Ensure that appropriate mechanisms exist for active and effective communication within and across NGH and monitored for effectiveness.
f. Lead by example, proactive liaison with all associated external agencies and stakeholders in relation to the services offered by NGH. Attend external forums as appropriate. Develop and support external forum and professional clinical meeting participation by your senior nursing team.
g. Ensure that the Jewish culture is understood, respected and is observed by all, particularly regarding the Sabbath and other Festivals, food rules and care at the time of a resident’s death.
h. To be responsible for the compilation, review and management of trends analysis of accidents, incidents and complaints.
i. To take the lead role in developing and applying the NGH Quality Assurance Framework, ensuring that the audit cycle is fulfilled and the whole team are encouraged, trained and supported to undertake audit programmes as appropriate. Ensure the evaluation of all audits is effectively and objectively undertaken and change of practise is implemented.
j. Ensure through your senior team that the systematic KPI requirements are measured, reported, analysed and actioned appropriately;
k. To be accountable through your team for the maintenance of a safe and homely environment for all residents, staff and visitors, ensuring all NGH Health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to and compliance monitored.
l. To take responsibility for delegated care service budget within NGH ensuring month by month accountability, supporting quarterly forecast and supporting annual budget planning.
m. To take a lead role in the on-going development of the care service development: lead the scoping of new initiatives and practise development, drafting business plans as required, implementing pilot projects/monitor/audit and introduce into mainstream service delivery as agreed with Senior Leadership Team, CQIB and the Board of Trustees. Participate in the strategic planning of NGH care service.
n. To deputise for the Director of Care Services or registered managers during any planned or unplanned absence.
o.To ensure via your team that specialist nursing assessment, advice and support is always accessible to colleagues and staff across all services 24 hours a day with regards to residents care and nursing needs.
3. Clinical Accountabilities
a. To ensure that your immediate senior nursing care team (household managers) maintain an appropriate balance between administrative and managerial responsibilities and clinical practise. Ensuring that opportunities are taken by the senior care team to observe, assess and mentor all elements of care practise within the team including care at night.
b. To be accountable for the timely and clinically satisfactory management of all primary assessments for all new residents, and on-going reviews for all residents.
c. To ensure that your senior team are maintaining their responsibility for the supervision and assessment of all resident’s day to day care needs, and the quality of all care plans, ensuring they are up to date, person centred, accurate and implemented appropriately.
d.To be accountable for the safe admission, transfer and discharge planning for residents for planned, emergency and short stay situations; ensuring that the development implementation and monitoring all documentation and procedures to support this is managed by your senior care team.
e. To be accountable for the standards of record keeping and the management of health records in accordance with NGH policy, NMC guidelines, Relationship Centred Care (RCC) principles, and CQC requirements. Ensure the education of all care staff in relation to care record keeping is maintained.
f. To be accountable for the safe custody and administration of all nursing medications in accordance with NGH policy and procedure, RCC principles, NMC code of conduct and CQC regulations.
g. Ensure that the training and practise of all RNs and trained carers in the safe administration and custody of all medications is maintained and monitored regularly and within the care governance framework.
h. To be accountable for ensuring that all care practises adhere without exception to the NGH Safeguarding Adults policy, procedures and guidelines, in line with that of the Local Adult Safeguarding Board.
i. To be responsible for the overview of the contracts provided to nursing by the contracted medical teams. Ensure a positive and proactive operational relationship is maintained with the contracted GPs and ANPs by your senior care teams and the RN’s
j. To work directly with the Head of Activities/Therapies to ensure that effective relationships are maintained with the Therapy, Activities, Volunteers and Care Teams in order to maximise the life opportunities of all residents, and developing of all care staff in the delivery of the activities programme.
k. Be accountable for the development of the multidisciplinary team in promoting effective communication for the continuous delivery of high quality person centred care.
l. To foster through your senior team and leading by example, supportive, open and honest communication with all residents and relatives enabling them to be involved in decision making wherever possible, and adapting communication methods as required. Mentor your team to be competent at first line communication with residents and relatives.
m. Be responsible for ensuring all requirements and regulations, training and support relating to the assessment of mental capacity of residents is adhered to.
4. Education, Learning & Research
a.To ensure the role of Senior Lead Nurses, Education & Development is supported. To ensure that planned and regular reviews with the HR Department are maintained in order to identify areas for practise development and the adherence to mandatory training is monitored and maintained.
b. Ensure through your senior nursing team is compliant with all mandatory education is achieved and appropriate resource planning is fostered to achieve this. Act as education facilitator as appropriate.
c. Ensure that the development of a mentorship programme at NGH is implemented to facilitate student placements. This includes liaison with the universities or third parties, planning placement dates, contracts and evaluation.
d. Lead by example and ensure the practise of giving and receiving clinical supervision, specifically for Assistant Practitioners and RN’s, and regular supervision with all care staff according to NGH policy is achieved.
e. To take responsibility for your own personal and professional development to maintain your registration with NMC and the CQC and to ensure the care service at NGH remains current, of a high quality and adheres to the principles of RCC.
f. To proactively develop a professional and supportive network within and outside NGH, to continue to develop leadership skills and maintain your knowledge through current research and evidence relating to our field of care, and in particular to the developments in caring for people with dementia and palliative care.
5. Professional
a. To always lead by example, behaving in a manner that is professional, positive and meets this senior position, ensuring confidentiality is paramount and professional boundaries always assessed and applied.
b. To always act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct with particular reference to ensuring the limitations of competence, conduct and personal accountability are fostered throughout the care service.
c. To be accountable for ensuring the adherence to NGH policies, procedures and guidelines produced by NGH in relation to care practise and more general issues.
d. To ensure that the Director of Care Services for NGH is kept fully informed of any areas of concern in care practise and service across NGH.
e. To ensure at all times the confidentiality of all information, paper, electronic and verbal relating to all residents, their families and the business and employees of NGH is safeguarded.
f. To ensure and lead by example the non-discriminatory practises and behaviour of all and to all residents, their families, employees and visitors to NGH. Discrimination relates to ages, religion, race, sexual orientation and disability.
6. Strategic
a. To take the lead in practice and strategic development projects to ensure our services are delivered to the very best standards. Applying this to the mental health and disability service as well as ensuring good care practice which delivers to current best practice.
b. To lead discussion and negotiations with CQC and other health and social care stakeholder organisations to ensure NGH continues to be both innovative and delivering best practice in all its services.
c.To contribute to the development of departmental and organisational strategy and to the development, review and improvement of policies and procedures to ensure organisational needs are met.
d. To strive to be innovative in developing ways to deliver organisational strategy and objectives. This includes the implementation of the Care Home Education Centre.
e.To work closely with other organisations to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for service users.
7. General
a. Good IT knowledge and skills in order to be able to lead on the use of the electronic medical records, email and other IT equipment.
b. Act in a professional manner and in accordance with the NMC and Nightingale Hammerson policies.
c. Such other duties, within the competence of the post-holder, which m
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ay be required from time to time.
Everything we do is with a ‘Residents first’ approach.
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Age UK Lewisham and Southwark (AUKLS) is a local, independent, self-funded charity that exists to improve the lives of older people in Lewisham and Southwark. AUKLS enjoys an open and participative working environment. We work to our core values which include being fair and equal as a service provider, employer and partner. Teamwork, collective responsibility and delegated authority are central to this process. A key element of all roles is to develop and maintain the organisation’s working ethos and culture.
As part of the Happy Feet Team, you will work in partnership with community organisations, health and social care and statutory services to coordiante the delivery of a toenacil cutting service for people aged 50 and over,living in the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Southwark. The role will be based at our Stones End Day Centre.
We are looking for a passionate person who enjoys a varied working day and is passionate about supporting older people to maintain their wellbeing and independence.
Employee Benefits:
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Additional day's leave for Birthday
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme, including access to helpline for partners and dependents
- Flexi time scheme allowing the claiming back of additional hours worked (where appropriate to role)
- Other flexible working options, including working from home (where appropriate)
- Generous contractual sick pay scheme, allowing staff to recover without the worry of loss of income
- CycleScheme members – enabling employees to save 25-39% of the cost of a new bike & accessories whilst also spreading the cost
- TechScheme members – enabling employees to purchase tech through AUKLS and spread the cost from their salary
AUKLS is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.