We are looking to recruit a Conference & Events Coordinator (Programmes) to join our friendly team to help strengthen FIGO’s Events team to develop an expanding portfolio of large-scale and high-profile Congresses and events, and to help develop a long term FIGO Congress and events strategy.  This involves day to day interaction with FIGO Committees and Working Groups, FIGO Member Societies, Regional Federations, Supporting Organisations (e.g. the WHO and UN) and events venues and suppliers around the world.

This is a fixed term appointment (until December 2021) subject to annual performance review.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO’s) vision is that women of the world achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists on a global basis. For over 60 years FIGO has collaborated with the world's top health and donor bodies. FIGO currently has Member Societies in 132 countries/territories. FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and to the reduction of disparities in healthcare available to women and new-borns, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. FIGO pursues its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities, capacity strengthening of Member Associations, education and training.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

General and professional education 

Essential

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent work experience in a related area)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Experience of working on conferences / events (both planning, and on-site)

• Experience of working with event organisers and other event suppliers

• Experience of working with senior academic committees / groups and high-profile individuals

• Experience of working within an internationally focused, membership led organisation

Desirable

• Direct experience of organising international conferences / events e.g. within not for profit, medical, scientific or academic sectors

• Experience of working with international contacts and flexibility with regard to working with contacts in disparate locations and time zones

• Experience in coordinating scientific programme of large events

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Proven ability to work with a diverse and cross-cultural range of stakeholders

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail

• Adept at proactive planning and forward thinking

• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks concurrently

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Excellent marketing and promotional skills

• Confident use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

• Flexible and creative problem solver

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in a second language would be an advantage
• Experience in different accreditation schemes in medical field
• Knowledge of event management software, video conferencing software, virtual events platforms
• Project management skills

Any other requirements applicable

Essential

• Willing to travel internationally as required

BENEFITS (following successful completion of probation period)

•Optional  life assurance &  income protection available

•Pension - Up to 10% employer contribution available

•Season ticket loan available

• Optional dental and health insurance benefits

PLUS

•25 days annual leave (plus Bank and Statutory holidays and any working days between Christmas Day and the first working day in January) & other days e.g. Moving Day.

•Flexible working hours

•Employee assistance programme

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please review the additional documents and then send your CV and  cover letter outlining your experience via the 'Apply with Charity Job' button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered. Please note that only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

•Closing Date for applications :12 noon on Friday 17th July 2020

•N.B. Interviews will take place on 23rd July 2020 via Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION).

Contract until 31st May 2021

These posts are restricted to female applicants only.

Exempt under Schedule 9. Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

1. Aims of the Position:

To address the immediate safety needs of BME women at risk of harm to secure their safety and the safety of their children through a combination of advice, information, signposting and referrals onto appropriate services which will put clients on the path to long term safety.

2. Job Summary 

To provide a range of support services to women and girls across London, with the aim of maintaining their independence by assessing a woman’s needs and enabling them, to have access to other locally available services as appropriate both initially and in the longer term

3. Main Duties

• To provide women with emergency housing and subsidies who are fleeing domestic abuse and who have No Recourse to Public Funds

• To offer advocacy, information, advice, casework and support to women and girls effected by domestic abuse  
• To implement all AWRC policies pertaining to service delivery
• To take and assess referrals in accordance with projects & AWRC Policies & Procedures
• To work with clients within the framework of AWRC risk assessment, key work & support planning systems
• To ensure that all relevant policies and procedures are explained to new service users
• To maintain client and other records in accordance with Project’s systems, policies & procedures

4. Key Work

Where appropriate comprehensive and holistic needs/ risk assessment and safety planning that enables women to recognise their situation and develop and/or build strategies to enhance their safety and that of their children without reducing opportunities or impairing quality of life will be undertaken. This includes using the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), CAADA RIC and providing support and referral to appropriate services.

• Casework will be provided to women presenting with VAWG issues as appropriate.  At the initial referral contact, an initial assessment of risk and safety planning will be carried out with each client. High risk cases will be referred to the MARAC (multi agency risk assessment conference). All immediate safety issues will be dealt with at this point
• To work with clients to assess the level of risk and discuss the range of suitable options. Develop safety plans ensuring that the survivor’s perspective and safety is at the centre of any multi agency proceedings
• To work closely with partner agencies to manage risk appropriately, deliver co-ordinated and comprehensive support packages and to make appropriate referrals to other services as required including the MARAC, Police, CSPU, Adult and Children’s Services, mental health, drug and alcohol services, counselling and therapeutic services etc
• To undertake CAADA DASH RIC and safety planning that enables victims to enhance their safety and that of their children without reducing opportunities or impairing quality of life
• To represent clients at different Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) as required.
• Advise/signpost to assist in maintaining the safety and security of the home including referral to Sanctuary for  the installation of additional security measures
• Advise/signpost women to maximise their income and to avoid and address rent arrears and other debt through welfare benefits advice and referral to specialist agencies as required
• Provide advice and signpost around housing, legal and financial options and assist women to access a range of services that will enhance their safety and that of their children

• Provide advice and signpost women to identify and address any health needs and/or social care needs through health promotion, access to health and adult and children’s social care services
• Provide advice on safety including the criminal justice system, civil justice system, Prohibited Steps & Residence Orders, Child Contact, the role of CAF, CAFCASS including court reports, the role of Islington Children’s Social Care, information on Children’s Centres, home shelter, housing transfers, homelessness, immigration, sexual health and immigration issue
• Promote access to and participation in recreational activities, education, training and employment (as appropriate) and assist women to gain skills in English as a second language and make referrals accordingly
• To keep detailed case notes of all work undertaken with users
• To provide appropriate emotional support for users
• Facilitate groups and service user consultations
• To facilitate service users to access a range of specialist agencies
• Support with duties delegated by the director

Brokering access to other services and partnership working

• Prioritise effective partnership working arrangements in order to co-ordinate the work of local services and provide a robust package of support.
• To attend case conferences and Team around the Family and Child meetings, where necessary.
• To ensure adequate communication and information sharing protocols are in place including with the police, housing, health, adult and children’s social care services so that prevention and early intervention can stop a serious problem from developing.
• To ensure that service users have access to required primary healthcare services and health promotion information when addressing disclosure of sexual assaults as appropriate
• To broker access (surgeries) to statutory and voluntary services. This includes mainstream and specialist counselling and therapeutic services, legal services, educational services, training and employment opportunities, organisations meeting specific cultural needs etc
• Support women who have no recourse to public funds
   

Quality and Performance Management

• To ensure the framework of quality standards
• To develop and maintain performance information, and set-up systems to record and monitor performances in accordance to funders requirements
• Maintaining appropriate records and statistics of AWRC service users and implementing and monitoring systems to ensure that AWRC projects are meeting the requirements of its funders

General

• To undertake own administration. e.g. typing, filing
• To ensure office is covered and telephones answered
• To record and distribute mail
• To participate in external meetings, forums, etc. as appropriate
• To collect and record information for monitoring purposes
• To attend staff meetings, staff training and supervision / appraisals as required
• To facilitate user meetings and activities for users as appropriate
• To liaise with external agencies (e.g. DSS, social services, police, housing) in accordance with   AWRC confidentiality policy
• To abide by and implement all AWRC policies, including the Equal Opportunities Policy
• To carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by your Line Manager or the Director of AWRC

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. Relevant experience:

• Extensive experience of work within community-based services providing support services To BME women and girls including gender violence services, housing and welfare benefits
• Experience of working with other voluntary or statutory Voluntary Agency providers of Support Services

• Experience of managing complex and lengthy projects

• Experience of monitoring and managing quality and performance

2.  Education and training:

In the absence of formal qualification, candidates must be able to demonstrate significant relevant experience with support providers and gender violence

3. General and special knowledge:

1. An awareness of national policies that relate to gender violence, housing and support services
2.  A knowledge and commitments to equal opportunities and an awareness of their impact on service delivery
3. Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to gender violence, housing and welfare benefits

4. Skills and abilities

1. Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing including producing reports
2.  Ability to review and evaluate services and service performance including performance against service target
3.  Ability to liaise and negotiate with other agencies, funders, staff and service users
4.  Ability to set up working relationships/projects with other organisations
5.  Ability to make presentations and communicate with groups
6. Ability to work on own initiative prioritising workloads and meeting targets /deadlines
7. Ability to work with IT systems

5. Any additional factors

5.1 Willingness to continue further training and personal development

'We are an award winning training provider bringing life changing expert support to individuals and businesses' Finchale has 80 successful years of supporting local communities to make positive changes to their lives. The charity is a specialist in providing education, training, employment and welfare support services to veterans, those in military service and their families and individuals with multiple barriers to social inclusion. In 2019 the charity began to deliver these services to a wider market including young people through an alternative education offer. From Summer 2020 the charity will be delivering NEETs programmes, a range of Apprenticeships and a full prospectus of professional training courses including Strategic Leadership and Management. These are aimed at individuals seeking career development and businesses seeking to improve their workforce development offer. We wish to recruit trustees who are passionate about our charity's work. We are proud of the progress we have made and are seeking individuals who can support the charity onto the next phase. Ideal candidates will have can-do attitudes and strong networking skills and act as an ambassador for the charity during a critical period of transition, your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to its success. We are specifically looking for applicants with experience in the following areas: Education and Training Marketing Construction Military / Veterans Charity / Business Development Finance The role of Trustee is voluntary but you would be part of an innovative and forward-thinking charity. Finchale is developing fast and you will play a key part in its progress. All reasonable expenses are reimbursed and you should be able to commit to attend meetings at least six times a year, keep yourself up to date within the sectors we work in and think strategically. We are particularly keen to achieve a more diverse Board of Trustees and welcome applications from all from all communities. Please submit a CV to Patrick SMith at Broster Buchanan in the first instance or contact him for further details. Interviews will be held with Finchale in mid July. Finchale Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The Proud Trust is recruiting!

The Proud Trust is a lifesaving and life enhancing organisation that helps young LGBT+ people empower themselves to make a positive change for themselves and their communities. We do this through youth groups; one-to-one support; managing the LGBT+ Centre for Manchester; delivery of training and events; campaigns; undertaking research and creating resources.

Youth Work Manager

We are seeking a capable and experienced Youth Work Manager to join our team.

This vacancy is for:

• 30 hours per week 12 months fixed term (with potential to extend the role, funding dependent)
• At a rate of £31,024.50 pro rata full time equivalent, plus pension contributions

You will be joining a caring and dedicated team, passionate about opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans inclusion and equality, and to safeguard all people we work with.

You will Manage the Youth Work Programme including a team of Coordinators who deliver youth groups across Greater Manchester and Cheshire; session youth workers; volunteers and placement students. The team also delivers outreach, detached work, projects, events and trips (including residential trips).

You will be responsible for programme management, health and safety, quality assurance and safeguarding for the youth work programmes and projects.

Due to the nature of the wide geography of this post, it is only suitable for someone who can drive and has a car.

Successful applicants will need to be legally allowed to work in the UK, will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check and will need to provide references.

The Proud Trust wants to draw from the widest possible talent pool and is always keen to receive applications from people from under-represented groups within the LGBT+, youth work and voluntary sector. These groups include but are not limited to Black people and other People of Colour; minoritised ethnicities; trans and non-binary people; LGB people; and those who consider themselves to have a disability.

Interview date for shortlisted candidates Tuesday 28th July between 9am and 5pm and will be done digitally. This will likely consist of a Strategic Panel and an Operational Panel, as well as practical exercises and a presentation. Young people will be involved in the process.

Fantastic opportunity to work within a fun, engaging and highly motivated Fundraising Team.  Based in Runcorn, Cheshire,  we have a vacancy for a part time Fundraiser.  The job holder will need to be able to work flexibly, be mobile and have experience of networking and active engagement within their local community, supporting events and running fundraising initiatives.

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a confident communicator with great team spirit and a flair for marketing, fundraising and engagement.

Halton Haven Hospice provides palliative care to the community across Widnes, Runcorn and surrounding areas, as well as comprehensive support for the families of patients. The Hospice aims to relieve the symptoms and improve quality of life in anybody that has a life limiting illness. Our vision is that people in Halton, facing life limiting illness, will have quality of life and dignity in death. Our mission is to care for people living with life-limiting illness by providing safe end of life care and support and, also to support their families. We will lead and inspire excellent care wherever people chose to die

To be successful in this role you will be honest, full of passion and confident in yourself and also in our cause. You will be creative and constantly willing to learn about new ways of connecting with people, asking what you need and why?  Able to paint a picture through positive 'story telling' but be able to prepare and present a commercially astute business case.  Strong IT skills with a focus setting goals and achieving results. 

If you are a 'go-getter' and feel you are up to this exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Closing date for this role is 17th July, 2020. 

An exciting new management role to support our eight Social Prescribers based in Haringey Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and to liaise with the PCN Clinical Directors to ensure the service meets their needs. To work with the Reach and Connect Programme Manager and Volunteer Co-ordinator to develop and facilitate a training plan for our large team of volunteers who provide support for our portfolio of projects and to manage the volunteer database on our CRM system. You will be an active member of the Public Voice management team and actively contribute to the development of new business.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Interviews will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 14th July 2020 between 9am to 12pm for successfully shortlisted candidates.

We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and is at the heart of all that we do.  We are on a journey, taking all possible steps to ensure that our churches and worshipping communities are truly a place where all are safe and can flourish. 

The Diocesan Safeguarding team plays a key role in promoting a culture of safeguarding across the Diocese of Guildford through our communications, management of incidents and cases, training and DBS activity. 

We are seeking a Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor to join our team. The primary purpose of the role is to advise on safeguarding issues, cases and incidents, ensuring that all advice is in line with the law, government guidance and the Church of England safeguarding policies and practice guidance.

The role is a busy and varied one, in which every day is different. It is for 28 hours per week with some out of hours support and will require travelling around the diocese to support parishes and their teams.

Our salaries are competitive within the charity sector with a generous non-contributory pension provision. Due to the Covid pandemic, we are currently able to work remotely from the safety of our own homes, but once we are able to return, we have an attractive, open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford (with free parking available).

If you have extensive safeguarding experience and a passion to join us in our journey to promote a safe environment for all, we would like to hear from you. Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for interest, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 12 July 2020, midnight.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:

• Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
• Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
• Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
• Learning and Evaluation Lead
• Data Insight Analyst.

Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)

We are looking for a Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects) who will work with a team of program and impact leads to build a strongly connected lifelong community of Senior Fellows and Program staff. This involves the design and facilitation of programs and the delivery of convenings, workshops, on-line engagement and learning opportunities underpinned by critical and inclusive pedagogy. You will also support the development of a network of contacts with the University of Oxford and beyond, who can serve as speakers and facilitators.

Core competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:

• Effective leadership skills, ability to motivate, support and engage a community of purpose in an agile and complex environment
• Significant experience, ideally at least five years, in critical and transformative curriculum design and adult teaching and learning (including co-design and narrative change)
• Strong intellectual capability with the capacity to engage with senior academics, business leaders, government officials, other leaders in a range of settings
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent is essential. The successful candidate will ideally have a post-graduate qualification in a thematic area relevant to the Atlantic Fellows mission, public sector or business management.

Terms of appointment

Subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months, this is a permanent role.

To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.

Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:

• Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
• Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
• Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
• Learning and Evaluation Lead
• Data Insight Analyst.

Data Insight Analyst

We are seeking an experienced Data specialist who will be responsible for the capture, analysis and presentation (including info-graphics) of community-wide data to inform decision-making, responsive program development and impactful reporting to stakeholders.

Reporting to the Associate Executive Director of Operations and Organisational Development, you will manage the development and implementation of the Institute’s data strategy, transforming data into readable, goal-driven reports and ensuring the Institute’s data management processes exceed regulatory compliance, are demonstrably ethical, and most effectively serve the Atlantic Community’s vision and mission.

Core competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:

• Masters’ degree or equivalent in a discipline with a substantial quantitative analytical component (e.g. statistics, economics, management science/operations research, finance or data analytics, social research methods) and relevant experience working as an analyst.
• Demonstrable expertise in deploying a range of software packages especially (and not limited to) MS Excel, and other analytical packages such as R, Python and SQL to manipulate and analyse data.
• Ability to listen deeply and communicate well with colleagues, with an expertise in explaining complex information to internal and external audiences.
• Ability to tell a story with data using data visualisation skills (Power BI / Tableau / Qlikview / QlikSense).
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks).
• Familiarity with CRMs, with Salesforce experience desirable.

Terms of appointment

Subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months, this is a permanent role.

To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.

Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.

Working in a small dedicated team, you will provide support to London services. The role will involve the provision of advice and support to a diverse range of young LGBTQ+ persons aged 16-25 who are homeless, vulnerably housed or in a hostile environment. Our main focus is in maintaining our ability to provide the highest service possible giving our young people the opportunities they need to realise their own life plans and to reach their own goals and objectives. Overall, we aim to get young LGBTQ+ people into accommodation and work or education so they can end their period of homelessness.

Job summary:

• To assess the needs of young LGBTQ+ people who are homeless, vulnerably housed, or in a hostile environment, and to carry out casework on their behalf.
• Identifying young people’s support needs and assisting them developing a detailed support plan for short-term intervention with each young person on your caseload.
• Finding accommodation for these young people and being creative in sourcing new accommodation routes and building relationships with accommodation providers in cooperation with the Services Manager.
• Providing weekly keywork sessions for residents of our LGBTQ+ supported accommodation scheme Purple door.
• Carrying out day-to-day housing management tasks, including carrying out health and safety checks
• Attending appointments with young LGBTQ+ people when needed including providing advocacy with statutory services i.e. Local Authorities.

Job Title: Children and Families Bereavement Therapist x 4
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Accountable to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: Therapy Services Coordinator
Salary: £21,589 (pro rata)
Location: Based at Gaddum’s Salford Hub (King’s Court) with travel
across Salford
Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Job Summary:
To work as a member of Gaddum's Therapeutic Services which includes counsellors and play therapists. You will manage your own caseload and will need to travel throughout Greater Manchester as required.

Job Purpose:
To provide therapeutic support to children and young people who have become stuck in their grieving process following the bereavement of a significant other. This will include one to one and group work which will usually take place at Gaddum House, the child's school or home. Effective working relationships with parents, carers and other professionals is a crucial element of the role.

Qualifications and Experience
Therapists must possess as psychotherapeutic qualification and have experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting.

To apply, please fill out the application form and demographic form below and return to the email address upon it.

Closing date:Noon, Monday 13 July

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 21 July 2020

The DBS and Safeguarding Coordinator will be responsible for providing administrative support to the safeguarding advisory team and for managing the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) process for the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance (GDBF) and Guildford Cathedral (staff and volunteers) and for 161 parishes (staff and volunteers). The role is busy and varied - see the attached application pack for full details of the Job Description, Person Specification, more about what we do as an organisation and how to apply for the role.

We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and is at the heart of all that we do.  We are on a journey, taking all possible steps to ensure that our churches and worshipping communities are truly a place where all are safe and can flourish. If you feel that you meet the criteria we are looking for in the person specification and the desire to support the aims of our safeguarding team, please do get in touch.

Our salaries are competitive within the charity sector with a generous non-contributory pension provision.Due to the Covid pandemic, we are currently able to work remotely from the safety of our own homes, but once we are able to return, we have an attractive, open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford (with free parking available).

If you wish to apply, your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 12 July 2020, midnight.

we look foward to hearing from you!

Challengers seeks a highly skilled individual looking to work with a ambitious team of fundraising and communications professionals. This role will be an excellent opportunity for the candidate who is seeking a role which will challenge and extend their skills, allow them to work with a great team of people in an inclusive and supportive environment, whilst being given autonomy to change and develop new strategies in a growing organisation.

You will be responsible for both the fundraising and communications strategies for the organsiation. A cultivator of income, support and followers, prepared to support the organisation to the next level of growth. Must be able to build great relationships both internally and externally and have a proven track record of income generation.

The North Southall Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit a social prescriber to support the residents of North Southall to take control of their health and wellbeing, gives time, focuses on ‘what matters to me’ and takes a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing.

This role will be employed by Ealing GP Federation on behalf of the North Southall PCN. 

Social prescribing link workers will also work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

The successful candidate will work to develop and engage a Network-wide patient participation group, aiming to deliver lifestyle promotion talks and activities such as walking groups, gardening clubs, etc, as identified by the Network members, with a view to enriching the lives of patients and improving their health and wellbeing.  In recognition of the size of the network, we accept that a hub-based model for the delivery of these services may be necessary.

Key Responsibilities

1. Working under supervision of the core network member practices i.e. the GPs, practice managers and the network manager, take referrals from the network practices.
2. Provide support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
3. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Take a holistic approach, based on the person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health.
4. Work with patients to produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
5. Proactively identify and arrange locality-based wellbeing events to improve the general health of patients in the North Southall Network.  Have the ability to think laterally, to offer suggestions in discussion with the core group, as to lead at such events.
6. Refer people and/or introduce them to appropriate organisations in Ealing and nationally (where appropriate) e.g. voluntary, statutory (local authority) and local NHS organisations.
7. The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role – e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
8. Social prescribing link workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within The Network’s multi-disciplinary teams on what services are available in the local area and how and when people can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance.
9. Provide progress and performance reports to the North Southall Network Core Group e.g. caseload monitoring reports, outcomes seen within people and families any cross-organisational barriers experiences and other reports as determined by The Network.

Key Tasks

Referrals

• Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.
• As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
• Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
• Provide referral agencies with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
• Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies.
• Be proactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.

Provide personalised support

• Where the Network anticipates that much of the work will be group based, to physically introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services. The social prescriber may be required to arrange such well-being events, where they do not already exist, in conjunction with local services and VCSEs.
• Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
• Be a friendly source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches.
• Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
• Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
• Work with individuals where necessary to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person’s health and wellbeing needs – based on the person’s priorities, interests, values and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Seek advice and support from the GP supervisor and/or identified individual(s) to discuss patient-related concerns e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health, referring the patient back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required.
• If necessary assist/facilitate a GP appointment for the delivery of healthcare and attend with the person/family if appropriate.
• Make home visits where appropriate within organisations’ policies and procedures. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a person’s assets.

Support community groups and VCSE organisations to receive referrals

• Develop supportive relationships with local VCSE organisations, community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.
• Work collectively with all local partners to ensure community groups are strong and sustainable
• Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
• Encourage people who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, building their skills and confidence and strengthening community resilience.
• In the long term develop a team of volunteers within your service to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

General tasks

Data capture

• Work sensitively with people, their families and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
• Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the person they are referring. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the people they referred.
• Work closely within the MDT and with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that the social prescribing referral codes are inputted into clinical systems (as outlined in the Network Contract DES), adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.

• Professional development

• Work with your supervising GP and/or line manager (if different) to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
• Work with your supervising GPs, practice managers and network managers to access regular ‘supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Miscellaneous

• Work as part of the healthcare team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.