Health jobs in barnet, essex

Salary: £28,000 to £32,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Working pattern: Full time over a 4 day working week. Hybrid working with one day a week in our central London office (London Bridge)

Who we are

We are Spinal Research, the United Kingdom's leading medical charity focused on the repair and restoration of the spinal cord. Every two hours someone in the UK becomes paralysed. Globally, it is estimated that 15.4 million people are living with paralysis. It can happen to anyone at any time, changing lives instantly.

We fund groundbreaking research that will cure paralysis, helping to ensure people living with spinal cord injuries will one day receive life-changing treatments.

About the role

We are seeking an individual giving officer to support the development and delivery of our individual giving programme. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our fundraising team, helping to grow income and deepen engagement from our supporter base.

Key duties

• Assist in the planning and implementation of individual giving campaigns that deliver sustainable income growth and long-term donor engagement
• Manage supporter engagement and acquisition across multiple channels including social media, email, SMS, direct mail, and online campaigns
• Work closely with the fundraising, research, and communications teams to ensure successful delivery of individual giving activities
• Oversee data selection for campaigns to optimise return on investment and support testing; ensure data is managed securely and in line with GDPR
• Support reporting and forecasting of financial and non-financial performance across the individual giving programme
• Contribute to the development and launch of a mid-value donor fundraising programme
• Support donor journeys that build loyalty and increase lifetime value through a range of fundraising products

Skills and experience required

• Proven experience managing projects across direct marketing channels, including both digital and print
• Strong copywriting and creative writing skills
• Experience developing fundraising and marketing content based on audience insights
• Confident working with external agencies across creative, print, digital, and media
• Experience supporting the planning and budgeting of individual giving activity
• Familiarity with legacy marketing is desirable but not essential

Benefits

• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Full time hours over a 4-day working week (32 hours, Fridays off)
• Flexible working with core hours between 10am and 4pm
• Hybrid working with one day a week in the office
• Private health insurance cash plan
• Eight percent pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite gym at the office

How to apply

If you would like to apply and join our energetic team at this exciting time, please submit your CV and a covering statement (no more than two pages) outlining your interest in the role and why you believe you are a good fit.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Spinal Research is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. We provide equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

We are currently seeking a maintenance assistant to help keep our centres running smoothly and safely for the animals in our care. You will an important role in maintaining our facilities, supporting our team, and ensuring a clean, secure, and welcoming environment for both animals and employees.

Your role will involve supporting the 3 Battersea sites with general maintenance tasks to allow the site to meet its operational needs.

If you’re practical, proactive, and want your work to have a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What we can offer you

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 6th June 2025. Role may close early if position is filled.
Interview date(s): TBC. Early applications are encouraged as interviews may take place on a rolling basis ahead of the closing date.

All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

About us
Providence Row believes that no one should have to sleep rough and that everyone should have access to the support they need to find a safe place to call home.

We are a, developing organisation working with people experiencing homelessness in the East End of London. We specialise in providing housing advice & support for rough sleepers, working to tackle health inequality & substance use and providing psychological support. 

We take an innovative approach to the work that we do and the services that we run, driving forward best practice to ensure the best possible outcomes for the people that we work with.

Our team and culture are built around our core values of compassion, respect, inclusiveness, empowerment & justice.

About the role

• Be a key point of contact for receiving and processing referrals to the Providence Row, Resource Centre.
• Complete assessments of those referred to the Centre
• Make statutory and non-statutory housing referrals dependant on the persons need and eligibility.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners, including outreach teams, health services, City of London Police and other support organisations.
• Work within the Team Around Me model, engaging closely with the City Outreach Teams and the Navigator service to develop and implement joint action plans for people rough sleeping.
• Connect City clients with essential health services to address tri-morbidity—the complex combination of physical ill health, mental health, and substance use that often affects individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
• Facilitate referrals to training, employability, and volunteering programs to support long-term stability and independence.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension – 5% employer, 3% employee
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme
• Monthly reflective practice
• Wide range of learning & development opportunities

To apply
Please follow the link on the Charity Jobs website and submit your CV along with covering letter. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.  

Research shows some people, especially women and marginalized groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.

Interviews
On a rolling basis

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

Can you help us to support new dads and dads-to-be?

We are recruiting a Dad Matters Coordinator to help us reach more families in Brent. This is a great opportunity for someone with parenting experience to support new dads at a critical time in their parenting journey.

The Dad Matters Coordinator will support dads with attachment and bonding, mental health and access to services. You will have the ability to work with professionals and healthcare services to ensure dads are engaged, supported and heard within clinical pathways. Additionally, you will help develop and run group sessions with dads and will be at the forefront of growing our volunteering opportunities.

No formal experience of healthcare, mental health services or children's services is required - you will just need the compassion and skills to enable dads to have those difficult conversations, and talk about how they’re really feeling.

We are looking for someone proactive who is keen to make a difference. Someone with good people-skills, who can build on our existing relationships in the borough. The work requires a regular presence in Brent for visibility, field-based community engagement and training.

We would love to speak to you if you're curious about the role but you're not quite sure whether it's right for you.

The Finance & Administrative Officer role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration and cultural and heritage programming whilst restoring its position as one of the UK’s leading visitor attractions.

We are seeking candidates who have experience working in a finance function and have skills in office management and administration including data processing. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance and Corporate Services, the role provides support in bookkeeping, credit control (inputting of sales and purchases invoices), health and safety and smooth running of the office (ranging from ensuring there is milk in the fridge to ordering stationery as well as IT requirements). As the main point of contact for callers and visitors an awareness of excellent customer service will also be needed. The role is very varied and will suit a candidate skilled at multi-tasking and who has attention to detail. 

The appointment comes at a pivotal moment: in September 2023, after 25 years of community campaigning, Crystal Palace Park Trust took over custodianship of this unique landscape via a 125-year lease from the London Borough of Bromley. We are now working closely with them and a wide variety of other park and community stakeholders to deliver our mission: to protect, manage and improve Crystal Palace Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of park users and of the wider community.

We're looking for an LGBTQ+ drug and alcohol recovery worker to jin our Antidote drug and alcohol service.

London Friend’s Antidote service provides high quality drug & alcohol psycho-social treatment and support to LGBTQ+ people utilising harm reduction & abstinence-based methods.  Antidote is a part of London Friend which aims to support and promote health & wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people living in the London area.

We are working in partnership delivering substance misuse treatment and support in the London Boroughs of Westminster; Kensington & Chelsea; and Hammersmith & Fulham. This is led by Turning Point. London Friend is the LGBTQ+ lead for the partnership.

Recovery support workers will provide support to LGBTQ+ people experiencing difficulties with drug or alcohol use, including supporting those engaged in chemsex, and incorporating HIV prevention initiatives and sexual health support. They will hold a caseload of clients and be responsible for their assessment, case planning, review, and ongoing care. They will deliver group programmes and provide outreach to LGBTQ+ people in community settings including local sexual health clinics.

The postholder will be employed by London Friend and work within a multi-agency team based in the Boroughs and local satellite locations including the local Turning Point service several times a week. They will also assist with the delivery of Antidote’s services, including our walk-in clinics and group programmes, with a priority on identifying and supporting residents of the Boroughs.

The post-holder will take an active anti-discriminatory, anti-racism and trans-inclusive approach around all areas of work and will be an active member of both London Friend and the DAWS Partnership and will support with the aims & objectives of both services.

Due to the nature of the work and in order to provide appropriate access for the clients group the role requires regular evening work and occasional weekend working.

To apply please read the application pack then complete and return both the application form and equalities monitoring form as directed. Please ensure you explain how your experience will allow you to perform this role by addressing all the requirements in the person specification. Please do not send CVs or other documents.

The closing date is 5pm on Wednesday 4th June 2025. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Wednesday 11th June 2025.

Community Development Worker

Closing date: midday on Friday 20th June 2025

• Greater London (Croydon, Sutton and Merton)

• £39,262 per annum (including OLW)

• Full-time 

Are you a Community Development Worker looking for your next career move? 

Off the Record is an award-winning young people’s mental health charity working across Southwest London.  We are currently celebrating our 30th year. Our Vision is Brilliant, Beautiful and Better mental health for all and our mission is to “show up” for all children and young people's mental health in Southwest London. 

We are a passionate, relational, humanistic organization that works hard to provide compassionate and high-quality mental health support at the point that young people need it rather than at the point of availability.  We provide a range of mental health services to children and young people including Talking therapies, online therapeutic support, a young carers service, therapeutic support to young refugees and asylum seekers, young people in the youth justice system and those impacted by serious youth violence.  Since the pandemic we have increasingly focused on ensuring that we are “all back in” and we love working in the communities in which young people live.

We are inspired and energized by young people themselves and continue to develop and shape our services around the ever-changing mental health needs of young people. We are 100 % committed to diversity and inclusion in these challenging times.  We are currently looking for a range of dynamic and passionate professionals who can work thoughtfully and sensitively with young people in our diverse team of experienced and committed professionals.

One final thing you should know. Theres lots of research that shows how marginalized groups may not apply for jobs unless they meet 100% of the qualifications. We also know that mental health practitioners come from a wide range of backgrounds with rich personal and professional experiences that might not seem standard and that's okay! We really value people who bring unique perspectives and add new knowledge to our team.

ID: 1461 Toy Appeal Campaign Assistant 

Service: External Engagement (Fundraising and Comms)

Salary: Grade 1 Point 10: £23,493 FTE per annum + Inner London weighting

Location: London. Hybrid. Two days per week in Central London with the other three days home working if desired.  Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time) 

Contract: Temporary 24-week contract 

From early/mid July through to mid January 2026  

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. 

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the 

importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today. 

The Toy Appeal Campaign Assistant plays a vital role in helping to coordinate Family Action’s Christmas Toy Appeal campaign, liaising with companies, groups, our services and partner charities to ensure the timely delivery of over 10,000 toys and gifts to disadvantaged children and young people.   

If you are an enthusiastic individual who works well under pressure and wants to make a significant difference to thousands of children over Christmas, then this role is for you! You will gain experience in being involved in a large project and work across multiple teams including fundraising and marketing.     

Main Responsibilities:

1. Acting as a first point of contact for the Toy Appeal, responding to enquires from organisations wishing to take part in the appeal, as well as internal colleagues receiving gifts for service users.   

2. Responding to all enquiries in a timely and professional manner.  

3. Matching gift requests with pledges from donors and preparing information on gift requests.  

4. Maintaining a live list of all requests for gifts from approx. 60 services and projects, and over 100 companies and community groups, updating as matches are made and requests are filled.   

5. Building positive relationships with corporate donors through written and verbal communications, including email, telephone and occasionally meetings/visits where appropriate.   

6. Co-ordinating deliveries of gifts from donors to projects, ensuring needs and requirements of both parties are met.   

7. Accurately creating and maintaining donor and donation records on Family Action’s Salesforce based CRM system.  

8. Assisting the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Fundraising Administrator with donation processing and administration.   

9. Stewarding Toy Appeal fundraisers, encouraging the use of fundraising platforms such as JustGiving, providing fundraising materials and sharing the impact of their fundraising.

10. Researching to find suppliers for gifts that need to be purchased using donated funds.   

11. Supporting the Marketing and Communications team by providing regular information and updates about the appeal.   

12. To ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your role) of, and comply with Family Action’s procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

13. To be able to evidence Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by: 

• Being ‘people focused’  

• Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach  

• Striving for excellence in everything we do  

• Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services  

14. Embrace and implement Family Action’s Equality & Diversity Policy in every aspect of your work and positively promote its principles amongst colleagues, service users and other members of the community.   

15. Comply with Family Action’s Health and Safety and Data Protection policies and protect your own and others’ health, safety and welfare.  

16. Work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.    

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

Essential  

1. Ability to work effectively under pressure and juggle multiple tasks  – we have a tight window to coordinate thousands of presents!   

2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills – you’ll be the main contact for companies, community groups and our services and will need to communicate effectively over the phone and by email, representing Family Action in a professional manner.  

3. Highly organised – we’re looking for someone who can handle a big excel spreadsheet and is confident with organising logistics.  

4. Passion, enthusiasm and a love for all things Christmassy!   

Desirable  

5. Experience in an office environment  

6. Experience coordinating fundraising or donations campaigns  

7. Experience using a CRM system  

To Apply:

• Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form

• Closing Date: Monday 9th June 2025 at 23:59

• To learn more about Family Action: Careers

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 16th- 24th June 2025 in-person or virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available. 

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: katrina.fritsch (full email address available on the advert document).

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

Treasures Foundation provides housing and support for women recovering from addiction, trauma, and involvement with the criminal justice system. We help women rebuild their lives through safe housing, access to essential services, and programmes focused on rehabilitation and long-term recovery. Our mission is to empower women to thrive in their communities and build a brighter future.

We are now seeking an experienced Waking Night Keyworker to oversee all aspects of our first stage housing during the night, based at our Newham, East London homes from 10pm to 8am. The main role is to support the residents in daily living activities of an evening and morning and be available for support throughout the night. Staff will also be expected to maintain professional development through online training and maintain the monitoring system ensuring it is up to date.

Key Responsibilities

The Waking Night Keyworker will report directly to the Specialist Support Manager and will play a critical role in maintaining the effective running of Treasures Foundation’s supported housing. The core responsibilities include:

Beneficiary support

· Support beneficiaries in the evening, communicating with them about their day or any difficulties that have arisen for them

·Take a holistic approach to support beneficiary needs, seeking and highlighting opportunities for change at the individual’s and project level

· Remain awake for the entirety of the shift, aside from a two hour break, ensuring you are available for beneficiaries to approach if needed

· Interact with the beneficiaries in the morning

· Verbal and written handover to staff in the morning

Reporting and Compliance

· Use on call if needed in an emergency

·  Ensure our monitoring system Lamplight is up to date

· Complete online training

· Gather data for monitoring and evaluation

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a passion for working in the charity sector. They will be proactive, solution-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities in a sometimes challenging environment.

Essential Skills and Experience:

·  Flexible attitude with the ability to understand and implement policies and procedures, keeping the beneficiary at the heart of the work

· Demonstrable experience of lone working in a similar environment

· Excellent organisational and time-management skills

· Strong communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to other staff members

· IT literate

Desirable Skills and Experience:

· Evidence of trauma informed qualifications or experience

What We Offer

· The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of women recovering from addiction and trauma.

· A supportive and passionate team dedicated to creating lasting change.

· Opportunities for professional development through training and teaching.

· Therapy for staff

· Regular Supervision

M&E Compliance Manager

We are seeking a dedicated M&E Compliance Manager to lead on the delivery of statutory compliance and planned safety programmes across housing stock, working with a charity committed to providing safe, compliant, and well-maintained homes.

Position: M&E Compliance Manager
Salary: £55,695 per annum
Location: London / Hybrid
Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 29th May

Interview Date: 5th June – to be held at head office in Stoke Newington

About the Role
This pivotal role will manage, and coordinate inspections and remedial works related to gas, electrical safety, water hygiene, asbestos, fire safety, and lifts. You’ll lead a small team and work closely with delivery partners, ensuring that all compliance activities are effectively scheduled, completed, and auditable in line with legislation and sector best practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering planned compliance work programmes and overseeing contractor performance.
• Leading statutory inspections and managing compliance records via property databases.
• Providing assurance that IDS meets the standards set by the Regulatory Framework for Social Housing and other regulatory bodies.
• Managing and developing a small team of Compliance Officers.
• Promoting a strong culture of safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.

About You
You’ll bring a strong background in property compliance, a working knowledge of building safety legislation, and the leadership skills to drive performance and improvement.

You will have:

• Proven experience in managing statutory M&E compliance in a housing or property context
• A relevant technical or compliance qualification (e.g. NEBOSH, IWFM, HNC/HND in Building Services)
• Strong knowledge of H&S legislation, the Building Safety Act 2022, and CDM regulations
• Demonstrable success managing contractors and compliance systems
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong analytical and reporting capability using system-based compliance data
• A values-led approach and the ability to thrive under pressure

If you’re looking for a high-impact role in a values-led organisation that genuinely cares about its residents and team, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Organisation
The organisation manages over 1,400 homes across London and Hertsmere, with a legacy of providing quality housing for over a century. Committed to safety, inclusivity, and innovation, the team works to create vibrant communities and maintain homes to the highest standards.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Compliance Manager, Building Services Manager, Fire Safety Manager, Health & Safety Compliance Officer, Contracts Manager, Technical Services Manager, or M&E Manager.

Team Leader Social Care

A growing charity are seeking a dedicated and experienced Team Leader (Social Care) to oversee supported accommodation services, ensuring high-quality care and operational excellence.

Position: Team Leader (Social Care)

Location: South West London

Salary: £24,400 per annum (FTE: £30,500, inclusive of London Weighting)

Hours: Part Time – 30 hours per week with option to take on 1 x keyworker shift at £13.85/hour

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 1st June 2025 

The Role

This is a part-time permanent opportunity, working 30 hours per week on a rota basis across Monday to Sunday, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Team Leader to join our new supported living service in the London Borough of Sutton. You will work closely with your team to provide support for adults with enduring mental ill health and complex needs.

In this key role, you will also act as Deputy to the Service Manager, leading on care quality, compliance, team performance, and service delivery. You will support your team through trauma-informed approaches and take a hands-on role in delivering support sessions. Additional hours as a Support Worker are available at £13.85/hour.

This role is not remote – we are looking for someone who can be present on site to lead by example and support their team in person.

About You

To be successful in the role of Team Leader, you will need:

• A Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or related subject
• Proven experience of leading a team and managing performance
• Experience delivering support services to vulnerable adults, including conducting needs and risk assessments
• A strong background in working with adults with comorbidities such as mental illness, autism, Asperger’s, and substance misuse
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce reports

We also highly value lived experience of mental ill health and welcome applications from individuals who bring this insight to their professional practice.

About the Organisation:

As an established charity which provides high quality accommodation and support for adults living with enduring mental health conditions and complex needs.  Our purpose is to help people on their journey to mental wellness, purpose, and independence.  Supported housing provides crucial help to some of the most vulnerable people in our country. It can have an enormous positive impact on an individual’s quality of life: from their physical and mental health to their engagement with the community.

Other roles you may have experience of could be Residential Team Leader, Residential Manager, Housing Services Manager, Care Services Manager, Supported Living Team Leader, Supported Housing Manager, Care Services Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Social Care Manager.

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

Our client is a charity transforming lives through hospital air transfers for children. They are the UK’s international and domestic aeroplane ambulance charity dedicated to ensuring that children and babies who have a medical incident are safely and swiftly returned to their local hospital or home location within the UK. They also provide a tailored support service for families to help them through crisis, creating improved outcomes and lasting change.

Our client has recently expanded internationally, assisting families by repatriating children with medical issues back to the UK, often collaborating closely with British embassies abroad. They ensure that any British citizen can get home to NHS care - even when crisis happens overseas.

Chief Executive Officer
Location: Flexible within the UK, with weekly internal and external meetings in London/ Biggin Hill
Salary: £78,000 to £90,000 per annum

Supporting families is a key part of what differentiates our client from other charities. Assisting families - before, during and after transfers - is a key element in why families consistently advocate for the organisation. They are always there when families feel they have no one else to turn to.

The charity is entering a significant growth phase, with more demand and opportunity than ever before. With a number of opportunities open to the organisation, the CEO will lead strategic objectives and growth, including:

• Addressing the NHS’s demand for domestic child medical transport
• Significantly expanding their international service
• Continuing to enhance the Family Support Service that is a core part of our proposition

The CEO will lead the dramatic expansion of the service to allow the organisation to help more families than ever before, ensuring they have the structure and resources to achieve these goals. They aim to continue to broaden our overall service proposition with expanded comprehensive pre- and post-transfer support services such as counselling, and reviewing their operating model and services provided to ensure they meet both existing and new community needs.

Our client are looking to appoint a passionate and ambitious leader who brings:

• Experience of operating at strategic level (CEO or senior director) in the charity sector, with inspirational leadership skills.
• Experience of implementing successful fundraising strategies that grow income.
• Experience of building relationships with senior stakeholders, including donors, and of leading on profile raising.
• A passion for the vital support the charity provides for families.

Our client actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, recognising that embracing diversity and fostering inclusion directly contributes to innovation, creativity, and organisational excellence. The charity is committed to equity and fairness in recruitment and employment, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, socio-economic background, or any other characteristic. They are a Disability Confident employer and welcome you to disclose any disabilities as those meeting the minimum criteria for the role who disclose a disability will be progressed to interview.

For further information and to access the full Appointment Brief, please click ‘Redirect to Recruiter’.

Recruitment Timetable:
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 24th June 2025.
Interviews with Prospectus: 30th June - 8th July 2025.
Engagement meeting with client: w/c 7th July 2025
Interviews with client: w/c 7th July 2025

Working Hours: 15 hours per week (ideally spread across 3 days).

Ruils is run by, and for, disabled people. We exist to remove the barriers that prevent disabled people from living independent lives. Our vision is a society where all individuals have choice and control to live independently. We provide information, advice, advocacy, befriending and activities to our clients and their families.

Our services are funded by multiple sources including the NHS, social services and some of the larger Trusts e.g. The Lottery and local trusts. Our community fundraising programme includes participation events e.g. the London marathon, social events e.g. our rugby dinner, corporate and individual donations.  In this role you will be working with our fundraising manager to deliver our community fundraising programme. This programme enables us to fund key services e.g. counselling and befriending services and to subsidise services to increase their outreach or capacity.

You may currently be:

• a parent looking for flexible work within school hours
• a student looking to work whilst studying
• approaching retirement and looking to reduce your hours
• recently retired and looking for part time work
• considering a career in fundraising or events management and looking for an opportunity to gain key skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the fundraising inbox, responding to queries
• Supporting Ruils participation events by booking event places, sharing key information and supporting fundraising for participants
• Providing admin support for fundraising events by creating and updating attendee lists, sharing details of events, logging dietary requirements, sourcing and logging prizes and creating all the required paperwork
• Supporting the fundraising manger with tasks such as booking Ruils champion meetings, keeping the supporter database and the fundraising pages up to date and general admin.

What we can offer you:

• A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different
• An experienced and supportive leadership team
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
• A cycle to work scheme
• An employee assistance programme (EAP).

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.

To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the key requirements for the role (as outlined in the person specification) to our Fundraising Manager, Carolyn via the apply button. 

Closing date: 13 June 2025.

Interviews will take place on 23rd June 2025.

Job Title: Senior Press Officer

Salary: £36,000

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time (35 hours).

Location: We fully support flexible working, from our superb offices in Holborn and from home. We do require staff to spend 20% of their time in the office. This is subject to role requirements. 

About us 

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients. 

About the role 

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Press Officer to work in our fast-paced press office, helping run it to the highest standard. RCS England is one of the most high-profile health commentators in the UK. You will regularly see us advocating for patients and the surgical workforce in the national press. Candidates should have experience of successfully pitching stories to national media and know what makes a good health story. You will have a fluent writing style and be confident working with senior stakeholders to brief them before interviews.

Responsibilities 

·Handle incoming enquiries and provide accurate, timely and appropriate responses, briefing journalists in line with RCS England key messages and priorities.

·Participate in an out-of-hours rota for media enquiries. Time off in lieu is offered for significant out-of-office hours worked.

·Research, write and distribute press releases, features, letters and other editorial material.

·Draft articles, quotes and opinion pieces on behalf of RCS England spokespeople.

·Provide press office support to the Faculty of Dental Surgery and its Dean, as required.

·Brief the President, Council Members and senior managers on issues arising in the media.

·Act as the press lead for key projects such as RCS England guidance or campaigns. Devising and implementing communications plans, sharing project updates with the wider communications team, and maintaining a good understanding of surgical and wider health issues.

·Horizon scan for media opportunities and develop your own ideas for health coverage based on data, insights or RCS England priorities.

·Brief, support and prepare RCS England spokespeople for media interviews.

·Establish and maintain professional and trusted relationships with national and trade journalists.

·Represent the RCS England at internal and external meetings, and maintain professional relationships with press and communications leads at stakeholder organisations.

·Monitor daily media coverage relevant to surgery and the RCS England. This includes pulling together the team’s daily press cuts to be shared with Council members, Trustees, and key RCS England staff by 10am (subject to urgent media enquiries).

·Maintain and update the media sections of the RCS England website, working with the web team to develop rich digital content. Actively participate in developing our social media profile using Twitter, Facebook, and commissioning and editing relevant blogs.

·Produce evaluation reports of media coverage and communications activity.

·Undertake such duties appropriate to the grade, as required by your line manager.

About you 

• Degree educated or proven extensive experience that can demonstrate the essential criteria below.
• At least two years’ experience of working in a press office.
• Experience of writing and editing for a variety of media including print and the internet.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages.
• Demonstrable experience of placing stories in the media.
• Rigour in researching and reviewing content: able to identify key points, summarise findings and report data and conclusions accurately. 
• Excellent writing skills: able to write fluent, compelling copy free from grammatical or other errors.
• Excellent telephone manner: diplomatic and persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Able to prioritise effectively and deliver work to deadlines.
• Demonstrable understanding of journalists’ needs and priorities.
• Ability to understand policy documents and formulate a media response.
• Collaborative and inclusive approach to build relationships with colleagues across the organisation, to encourage timely information sharing with the press office.
• Diplomacy and persuasiveness, to foster the trust of senior spokespeople you are briefing and advising.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and integrity, to protect the College’s reputation for providing accurate and reliable information to the media.
• Strong prioritisation skills and a flexible approach to respond to changing priorities and needs and manage reactive queries.
• Enthusiasm and creativity to seek out interesting stories and pitch them. 

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• Variety of learning and development opportunities 
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

Interested Candidates: 

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please email your CV together with a cover letter 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact us

Closing date: Sunday 15 June 

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. 

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