Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Education Lead to join Sands’ Training and Education Team. This newly created role is responsible for the delivery of our healthcare education programmes to improve bereavement care for families and help save babies lives. This role will take the lead on building a package of educational resources for healthcare professionals to support their professional development and continued improvements in practice.

The successful candidate will have experience of working clinically in the NHS in either early pregnancy, maternity or neonatal services. Knowledge of relevant guidelines, policy and best practice bereavement care following pregnancy loss or baby death is also a requirement.

With demonstrable experience of creating training for healthcare professionals and students, you will also have experience of delivering training to both online and face to face.

You will have excellent presentation skills, including the ability to write clearly and express complex or sensitive subjects simply and be able to collaborate with a range of stakeholders and subject experts to create educational materials.

An understanding of health inequalities in the UK and the impact on pregnancy loss, baby death and bereavement care is essential as well as having a working knowledge of the National Bereavement Care Pathway.

A highly developed communicator, you will be able to build effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, professional partners and target audiences as well as being extremely well organised with strong time management skills.

Please note: This role is based in the North of England and the Midlands and will involve travel across these regions.

As our Regional Programmes Manager, you’ll inspire and lead our team of remote-based Senior Project Workers and Project Workers to effectively deliver high-quality support services for kinship families across the North of England and some parts of the Midlands. You’ll do this by working in close collaboration with local authority teams across the North and the Midlands who have commissioned our services. You’ll also develop effective partnerships with other local authorities to secure commissions and generate income for services.

Your team will deliver the following programmes:

• Kinship Ready – online workshops to prepare new and prospective special guardians for their role, as well as wraparound one-to-one support
• Kinship Reach – remote one-to-one support and virtual support groups
• Kinship Connected – in-person one-to-one support and support groups in the community

This role is home-based with travel across the North and Midlands, as well as other parts of England and Wales from time to time.

About Kinship

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voices and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

In return, we offer 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension.

For further details about the role, please refer to the attached job specification.

To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities form.

Closing date: 12.00 pm on Monday 30 May 2022.
Interview date: Week commencing 13 June 2022.

Social Worker

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. And you could be a part of the team making it happen.

Social Worker Responsibilities:

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Social Worker to support children and young people diagnosed with cancer and their families digitally, as a member of our Central Support & Social Care team. This is a mixed staff and volunteer team delivering UK-wide digital and phone-based support to children and young people diagnosed with cancer and their families. The team provides an additional point of entry to Young Lives vs Cancer’s services, alongside our local social care teams based in hospitals.

The role is 24.5 hours per week, with 7 of these hours (one working day) providing digital support to families in the Liverpool area. You can be based anywhere in the UK, as long as you have a quiet, private space to work from. The contract will be for a fixed period of up to one year.

Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. We are currently defining our approach to hybrid working. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at interview stage with you.

This role falls under the home-based category. This role is home based and can be based anywhere in the UK with occasional/ regular visits to Young Lives vs Cancer workplaces.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Social Worker Requirements:
Our work is rewarding but also complex and demanding; you will need to be resourceful and resilient. You will also need strong digital skills, and the ability to work at pace across multiple digital channels.

As well as current social care registration you will have:

- Experience working with children, young people and their families/carers in a social care setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Knowledge of child and young people development
- An understanding of the impact of serious illness for children, young people and families.
- It is desirable that you have experience working in an NHS setting.

What we offer:
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.

We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment

Salary: £35,463 FTE per annum
Location: Home-based
Contract Type: Temporary, up to 12 months
Hours: 24.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 5th June 2022
Interview dates start from: 9th June 2022

You may have experience of the following: Qualified Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, NHS, Charity, Young Peoples Social Worker, Child Development, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 132 839

Purpose of Role:

Success looks like:

• Healthwatch Bucks has strong relationships with communities across Buckinghamshire and gathers the views and experiences of these communities in relation to health and social care
• Healthwatch Bucks is seen as the ‘go to’ place for best practice in effective community engagement and involvement
• Local residents know what Healthwatch Bucks does and talk to us about health and social care in a variety of ways

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chief Executive and Engagement Lead to produce an annual communications and public engagement plan. This will include supporting volunteers, staff and directors to contribute to the delivery of this plan
• Work with the Chief Executive and Healthwatch Bucks team to grow the organisation’s reach around engagement and involvement by proactively identifying opportunities for engagement activities within local communities -with a particular focus on those experiencing health inequalities

• Track and report regularly on engagement and involvement activities and stakeholder relationships
• Support the staff team with targeted engagement and involvement opportunities in relation to particular projects or areas of work.
• Identify community issues, needs and areas of concern about Bucks health and social care through engagement and involvement activity
• Work with the Data and Impact Manager to capture and store feedback and data from engagement and involvement activities
• Work with the Communications Lead and Data and Impact Manager to identify and progress engagement opportunities through website feedback and social media channels
• To develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Arrange, prepare and attend engagement and involvement activities to support the communications and engagement plan (including information stands, focus groups and presentations)

The Person

Skills and attributes:

• You enjoy talking to people with the ability to quickly build effective working relationships and good rapport, with people from all walks of life
• An awareness of health inequalities and the current challenges facing health and social care providers
• You can have good communication skills and are able to write in a clear and concise way
• You are computer literate and have experience of using Microsoft Office packages You are an experienced user of Microsoft Office, WordPress, and Mailchimp and will grasp quickly how to use our database
• You can work collaboratively as part of a team – supporting others to deliver and have some experience of working with volunteers.
• You have the capability of planning and delivering engagement plans that successfully engage the public, especially communities who may be experiencing health inequalities
• You are prepared to work flexibly and attend events in the evening and weekend as required.

Motivation:

• Strong and demonstrable belief in improving health and social care services
• You are excited by the challenge this role presents and by developing yourself as part of delivering it.

Fit:

• You feel comfortable working remotely in a small, active team
• You are happy to work principally from home but feel comfortable attending events alone and representing the organisation
• You are helpful and positive in your approach
• You are happy to learn and develop as part of your role
• You will respect the wider work of the organisation and to ensure no activities have the effect of bringing the organisation into disrepute.
• You are entitled to work in the UK
• You are willing and able to travel to various locations across the county as required and are able to transport the equipment needed to run events e.g. gazebo and marketing materials.

We need someone to help consolidate our achievements and contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity.  Our new Fundraising Manager will bring a wealth of fundraising experience gained through working with corporate, trusts, or major donors and be a key part of our strategy for growth going forward.

We are looking for someone to work at least 21 hours a week. The full-time role is 35 hours / week.  The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a dedicated small, but growing, team. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata) , we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff. 

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 

The charity currently consists of six staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.

 We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers: 

·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships

·Professional counselling

·Retail discount collation and aggregation 

·Hospital staff room refurbishments 

·Childcare grants 

and are in the process of expanding the services we can offer healthcare workers.

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

We are looking to recruit an outstanding and people-focused candidate to lead our Bereavement Support Services Team. This is a high-profile role which is responsible for ensuring that all those approaching Sands for support receive an excellent service that meets their individual needs, that the quality of support provided remains consistently high and all team members are appropriately managed and supported. The role provides an opportunity to make real change by driving the organisational and team strategies to make the support that Sands provides accessible to bereaved families from all backgrounds within the community, as well as groups at higher risk of experiencing stillbirth and neonatal death.

With demonstrable experience of delivering and managing bereavement support services at a strategic level, you will possess an excellent understanding of grief theory and bereavement support and be qualified accordingly.  Additionally, you will have experience of working with, and providing services to diverse communities and have a good understanding of their specific needs.

As this role will require you to lead a highly-motivated and diverse team who are all home-based,  you will have excellent people management skills and be able to support your team accordingly.

You will have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be able to develop high quality services which remain responsive to the changing needs of external stakeholders. With excellent relationship building skills, you will demonstrate a high level of empathy in all aspects of your work.

A high level of project management skills is essential, as is the ability to produce complex statistical reports and analyse data and trends. A thorough understanding of safeguarding in the context of baby loss and a commitment to ensuring excellent practice is also required.

Winston’s Wish is a national charity providing support to children who have been bereaved.

We are currently seeking a part-time Bereavement Support Project Practitioner to take the lead on developing our SEND offer, to ensure that we are reaching as many children and young people with additional needs as possible, and that our services are accessible.

You will provide structured bereavement support directly to children and young people through a range of channels including remote, digital, and face-to-face from our offices, community venues and (when appropriate or required) through home visits across the UK. You will facilitate digital support groups and will be responsible for maintaining records and data relating to the service. 

We welcome applicants with previous experience of working in bereavement or palliative care. Previous experience of childhood bereavement is desirable, however we are more interested in your ability and commitment to engaging and working with children, families and other professionals. 

You should be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic and creative team and you will have excellent interpersonal skills, especially in communicating with children and young people. 

Winston’s Wish is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals who bring fresh perspectives and experiences. Should you require the recruitment pack or application form in a different format, or any other reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know.

Mummy’s Star was born in June 2013 and is the ONLY charity in the UK and Ireland offering cancer support in or around pregnancy, birth, loss and beyond.

We are now seeking an Information and Support Worker (ISW) to join our growing team. This is a home-based job so you will require lots of initiative to work on your own, be highly organised, committed and have good time management skills. You can be based anywhere in the UK

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

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

You will have good IT skills, including Word, Excel and be confident and competent with the internet, social networking sites and email. Occasional travel will be required, therefore driving/having your own car may be helpful but is by no means essential. All travel is remimbursed and overnight accomodation paid for where neccesary. From time to time, you may be required to work weekends or evenings however you will be entitled to TOIL.

Position: Information & Support Worker

Employer: Mummy’s Star

Responsible to Support Team Manager

Location: Home Based (anywhere in the UK)

Equipment: Laptop, Printer and Mobile Phone Provided

Closing date for applications: 4pm Wednesday 18th May.

Interviews: Thursday 26th May 2022 via Teams

A Criminal Record Disclosure will be required. . 

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

We’re searching for a part-time nurse with haematology experience to bring their expertise and passion to our small but ambitious blood cancer charity. The role will be focussed on setting up and managing our brand new Support Line service.

You’ll have experience of managing and caring for people living with blood cancer, and it would be beneficial if you have specific experience and knowledge of caring for people with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM).

Reporting to our CEO, you’ll be responsible for setting up and managing the UK’s first dedicated support line for people living with WM and their friends and families. You’ll be supporting the 4,000 people living with the disease, by helping them to understand their diagnosis, provide emotional support and help them to prepare for appointments.

We’re looking for a nurse who can commit to 15 hours every week, ideally split over 3-5 days, to run the WMUK Support Line. However, there is flexibility for the right candidate.

About WMUK

We’re the only charity in the UK focussed on supporting people living with WM. We provide expert information, a listening ear and support services for patients, their friends and families.

Since the charity re-registered in 2020, it has grown into a vibrant hub of information and support for anyone affected by the disease. In the coming year, we have several new and exciting projects planned, including setting up the UK’s first WM-focussed Support Line, as well as kick-starting healthcare professional education programmes and producing more patient information than ever before.

Please find the full job description and personal specification in the attachment.

The Headway Approved Provider scheme is an accreditation service for units and homes specialising in brain injury care, including rehabilitation or residential units, or transitional or supported living units.

The ultimate aim of the project is to improve standards at all brain injury units while providing survivors and their families with reassurance and assistance in finding suitable, high-quality units.

We’re looking for a brain injury professional with the passion and vision to further develop this important project. Whether you are an OT, SLT, or clinical psychologist, or you work in nursing or social work and have experience in the field of brain injury, we’d love to hear from you.

Managing a small team of assessors, the successful candidate will be expected to promote good practice with the adoption of quality standards, thus improving performance and standards of care.

Now in its 12th year and with over 60 units currently enlisted throughout England, Scotland and Wales, this is an exciting opportunity for the right person to build and expand the AP scheme.

The role is home based with regular travel. The post holder must be a car driver with access to a vehicle.

• Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week)
• Salary: £38,000 pro rata
• Location: Home working or office based (Nottingham) if preferred
• Closing date for applications: 3 June 2022
• Interviews: w/c 6 June 2022

Download further details and apply below on our website. We look forward to hearing from you!

​TechVets is a non-profit established in March 2018 and now a programme within RFEA - The Forces Employment Charity. TechVets provides opportunities for veterans, Service leavers, reservists and their families to join our amazing community, to learn and train using leading resources and to receive valuable employment support.

We have created an online community of more than 3,170 members across 12 active regional hubs throughout the UK. This provides a safe community environment with like-minded tech-curious veterans to support them in transition/resettlement concerns, tech advice and support, learning and development as well as training collaboration, and local physical meetups to maintain their Military family. The community, growing at an average of c.100+ new members per month, offers to…

• De-bunk the resettlement and cyber/tech myths to improve decision making

• Provide pastoral support through a complex, challenging time

•  Leverage expertise of those veterans who are experienced cyber practitioners​

We are now seeking a motivated Community Lead, passionate about tech and the Military community, to join our small but growing TechVets team as we continue to deliver the UKs leading support for veterans and service leavers into information technology careers. This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic disruptor reshaping the way our veterans and service leavers enter technical careers, and changing thousands of peoples lives for the better. 

Is this role for you?

The online community is hosted on our Discord server but our community should be extended to the entire British Military community and for us to retain our community as the best throughout the word, we are seeking the right person to deliver the following:

Outreach to the Forces community

Conduct outreach activities to extend TechVets reach further and wider into the veteran and service leaver community and their families. This will help us to ensure that our services are accessible to many more that may benefit from enhanced digital skills or that may wish to pursue a pathway into an IT career and the benefits that can bring.

​Support the development of the online community platform

The online Discord server is the home to our community and therefore it needs to provide an exceptional mechanism for support that our members deserve. The Community Lead will work with Director TechVets and the (volunteer) Discord Technical Support to enhance our community platform.

Coordinate & lead community engagement activities

Coordinate targeted activities within the community to improve the user experience, to enhance the interactive nature of our community forum, and to increase the levels of accessibility and engagement across the entire membership.

Reporting

​The Community Lead will collate the necessary data and provide regular reports to the TechVets Director. The Community Lead will be expected to verbally (virtually and / or physically) present results to TechVets Director as well as the RFEA Senior Management Team.

Ideally you have the following skills & experience...

• UK Military experience (any rank, any service).
• Experience developing, managing or coordinating an online community.
• Good understanding of the tech sector and information technology careers.
•  Good technical knowledge with ability and passion to learn new systems with ease.
• Capable of working remotely to targets and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and passionate about people and the military community.
• Effective team player but also able to self motivate and operate independently.
• Uses initiative and drive to navigate both internally and externally to achieve results.
• Highly organised, good attention to detail and works with pace.
•  Enthusiastic, adaptable and willing to learn.
• Adept at using basic productivity software (ie...Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

It would be even better if you had the following skills & experience...

• Currently a TechVets member.
• Proficient user of Discord.
• Familiar with using CRM software.
• Familiar with basic project management software.

​This is a full time fixed term contract working 35 hours per week until April 2023. You will receive an competitive salary of £28k-30k (depending on experience) along a generous annual leave entitlement and other benefits. 

The role is remote based, however, candidates will be expected to travel to our Head Office in London and to other events around the UK as and when required. 

Please apply with a CV and Covering Letter. The closing date for the position is 3rd June 2022 with interviews expected to commence the following week. 

Dementia Adviser

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Community Based
Salary: £20,872 - £22,143 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 31 May 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom/Teams)

They reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

There are no elements of care duties for this role, it is purely advisory, guidance and support role

Have you had extensive experience supporting with people affected by dementia?

Are you an enthusiastic, inspiring and resilient individual looking for a varied and rewarding career?

Do you consider yourself highly organised, with outstanding people skills looking for a supportive and passionate team to be a part of?

Then they’d love you to be part of their team!

About the company

Our client is a leading charity. They are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia. They provide help and hope.

Dementia can devastate lives, but they won’t stop until they improve everyone’s experience. By 2025, 1 million people will be living with the condition in the UK, and many millions more carers, partners, families and friends are affected.

They provide help - they support people affected by all types of dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times. Whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to them for practical advice, emotional support, and guidance to the best next step.

They provide hope - they are, and they empower people affected by dementia to be, a leading force for change - using cutting edge research and influencing?to push for breakthroughs that’ll change the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future.?

Together, they will make sure people living with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

About the role

They are looking for an experienced and compassionate individual to hit the ground running with a deep understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers. Your ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential in providing a valuable and worthwhile service.

They strive to help people to maintain independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. They promote a person-centred service so that their support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs.

About you

- Have excellent non-judgmental communication skills
- Excellent communication and listening skills will be essential.
- You will be speaking to people at all levels across the area so great networking and influencing skills are essential.
- Strong organisational skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
- Good organisation and facilitation skills
- Be committed to putting people affected by dementia at the heart of everything we do,
- Strong IT skills and the ability to embrace occasional changes in IT tools,
- Be able to travel independently throughout Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Your personal statement in your application will help them to understand how your skills and experience make you perfect for the role and it is the key piece of information they use to shortlist, if you feel that you demonstrate the qualities outlined then please let them know how you do it in your personal statement.

Their employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. They are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. They also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with them.

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.

Ref: 133 048

Speech and Language Therapist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist with a specialist interest in the area of communication disabilities post stroke within the community and social setting.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator – Speech and Language Therapy

Location: Homebased, Northern Ireland

Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week

Salary: Circa £21,840 per annum (FTE circa £27,300)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 29 May 2022

Interview Date: 10 June 2022

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

The demand for the service is high and we are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and committed speech and language therapist to join the SLT team working throughout Northern Ireland.

As part of the SLT stroke pathway this role involves working closely with NHS SLTs in delivering structured SLT group programmes across Northern Ireland to stroke survivors living with a communication disability post stroke and their families. You will be responsible for training SLT Stroke Association volunteers to support you within the group environment. Alongside providing structured SLT programmes there is also the opportunity to get involved with additional projects being devised and delivered within the charity such as the Aphasia Online Peer Support group and working.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering a structured Speech and Language programme to stroke survivors living with aphasia/a communication disability as the result of stroke.
• Training and liaising with colleagues in the statutory sector.
• Act as an ambassador for the association with the aim of creating awareness of stroke and aphasia / communication disabilities post stroke, and encourage referrals to our services.
• Extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings.

About You

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who is creative, innovative and flexible when working within the charity. You will also need to have good time management skills; be able to work independently as well as within the team and work closely with the SLT manager and senior management team.

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To full fill the role you must abode within the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Speech Therapist, Language Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Therapist, Stroke Therapist, Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Support Coordinator

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Haringey team, reporting to the London Service Delivery Coach Team.

Position:  Stroke Association Support Coordinator (x2 roles available)

Location: Home based - Haringey, London with regular travel across the service area

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £24,370 per annum, (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live) 

Contract: Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March, 2023.

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 29 May 2022

Interview Date: Week commencing 5 June 2022

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges.

The Role

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator provides stroke survivors, carers and families with personalised support throughout the stroke recovery journey.

The purpose of the role is:

• To work with stroke survivors to identify and establish their personal communication and social goals
• To plan and deliver meaningful activities to address identified communication support needs and goals in a variety of ways including both individual sessions and small group sessions.
• To work collaboratively with a range of organisations, clinicians and other professionals to create meaningful networks, providing the best possible support throughout the stroke pathway and into the community

About You

You will be/ have experience/have a proven record of:

• Ability to communicate effectively face to face, in writing, by email, on the telephone with stroke survivors and carers needs
• Interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively with service users, colleagues and partner agencies
• Experience of providing person centred support to vulnerable people

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

To full fill the role you must abode in the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.