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Flexible home working, with requirement for travel to BDA Office Birmingham twice a month.
Salary £50,755 per annum - full time 36 hours per week (job share will be considered)
Benefits include: 30 days holiday, working flexibly policy, non-contributory healthcare benefits and a company pension scheme.
Deadline for applications: Friday 23rd May 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 5th June 2025
We are the British Dietetic Association (BDA). We are an award-winning not-for-profit organisation, based in Birmingham, employing dedicated, dynamic and professional staff who deliver services for our membership of more than 12,000 dietetic professionals.
We are the leading organisation of nutrition professionals in the UK; representing the entire nutrition and dietetic workforce across all sectors. Our vision is to improve the health of the UK population by protecting and improving health and care services, developing health and social care policy, improving the impact of dietetics and promoting positive discussion on food, nutrition, wellbeing and health.
Role details:
The BDA is seeking a new Research Manager to work as part of the Education and Professional Practice Team, leading on the research and impact activities of professional dietetic practice. The role will also provide line management within the team.
The role will support the BDA’s Strategic Plan 2024-34 and lead the growth and delivery of the annual Research Symposium. The role will suit a candidate with a sound understanding and experience of the breadth of dietetic practice and research, and the factors that influence it. Working innovatively the post holder will develop and progress research within dietetic practice, building confidence in the dietetic workforce to be research active.
Ideal candidate:
We are looking for somebody who is an expert in research methodologies, and appraisal and is comfortable setting and influencing research strategy. Ideally we would like somebody who has or is studying for their doctorate in dietetics and experience working in a practice setting would be advantageous. This is a senior internal and external facing role working alongside the Director of Education Practice and Research, and the Education and Practice Managers. The candidate will enjoy supporting colleagues and members to engage and deliver research related projects, and demonstrate impact through evidence-based practice.
In return, we offer exciting opportunities to raise the profile of research, innovate, and build purposeful external stakeholder relationships. The BDA have a collection of small departments who all work closely together and have a ‘one team’ ethos. The role will require somebody who enjoys the challenges that come with delivering and reporting on strategic targets and measuring impact.
For full details of the role, please download and refer to the Job Description.
We would strongly encourage any dietitian interested in the role to contact the BDA for an informal, confidential discussion about this post and opportunities for flexible working. Please refer to our website for contact details.
The job advert is shown on the BDA website, and for discussion about the role, please telephone the Birmingham office number and ask for Najia.
Please note: Only applicants who submit a covering letter will be shortlisted for interview.
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Play a vital role to ensure that the voices of lived experiences contribute effectively to the development of policy, research, and services in eating disorders.
We are recruiting maternity cover for a Co-production Officer role at Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity. You will work passionately to ensure that the voices of people with eating disorders and their carers (referred to in the team as experts by experience) contribute effectively to the development of research, policy, and services. This will include projects led by researchers, clinicians, or policymakers that we are supporting with co-production, and projects within Beat.
The role is based remotely and will require evening work for the facilitation of co-production groups and sessions.
Beat offers flexible working across four days/week, more details on the role and how to apply are available in the candidate pack.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, our mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Age UK is recruiting for a Regional Estates Manager to provide a professional comprehensive and cost-effective Regional Estate Management Service on all Age UK Properties.
In this role you will use your professional knowledge and experience to undertake significant problem solving and lateral thinking, providing advice to key stakeholders across the charity on complex estate and asset management issues. By ensuring best professional practice is always observed and complying with the RICS Code of Conduct, the successful post-holder will be responsible for assisting with the preparation of departmental budgets, negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals across Age UK's predominantly retail property portfolio and general day to day property management duties.
Whilst you will be home based, please note this role requires travel across our Age UK estate, so there is an expectation you can travel with some overnight stays; a company car will be provided.
The area this role covers will be dependent on the successful candidate's home location.
Please note: This salary includes a market supplement of £4K up to the maximum of £50K (inclusive). This market supplement reflects the current demand for professionals with skills in this area.
Age UK Internal Job Grade- 5N
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
- Significant post Chartered experience in either a retail property management department or an estate management department providing professional advice and influencing a range of stakeholders in respect of strategic property management. (A, I)
- Experience of working within a geographically diverse team (I)
- Experience of developing, and reviewing policies, procedures and guidance (I)
- In depth knowledge of Landlord and Tenant statute and Case Law in particular the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (A, I)
- Self-Motivated, work autonomously yet work as part of and lead a team.
- Good Organisational Skills (I)
- Ability to write concise letters and reports targeted to varying recipients both internally and externally of Age UK (I)
- Good Computer skills including proficiency in the use of excel, database and word (A, I)
- Able to manage multiple projects at all stages (I)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (I)
- Able to collate, analyse and report relevant management information (I)
- Comfortable with influencing a variety of stakeholders across the organisation. (I)
- Ability to work within a small flexible team of professional/technical staff. (I)
- Sound Knowledge of the Retail property market (A, I)
- Strong negotiating skills (A, I)
- BSc Estate Management degree (A)
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (A)
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an ‘A’ in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please see our website.
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Healthwatch Service Manager will have significant knowledge of health and social care services and community engagement including working with people who use services. Exciting opportunity to manage the Healthwatch North Northamptonshire Service.Our aims and mission are to give voice to the public and engaging communities especially those who are least heard and the most vulnerable. You will also be committed to working collaboratively with communities, VCSE and statutory sector services.
The Service Manager will also be able to lead all the key functions of Healthwatch including:
· Providing an effective Information & Signposting service for the public.
• Priority Research Projects
• Gathering Public and Patient Experiences
• Proactively managing Community Engagement & Outreach work
• Meeting Enter & View requirements
• Promoting and supporting Volunteering
We are looking for someone who is committed to social justice and equalities and able to translate this into practice. We need a confident manager who is credible and can lead an effective work programme relevant to meeting the needs of local communities and informing change to policy and practice of health and social care services.
Service Manager: Healthwatch North Northamptonshire
Background
Healthwatch North Northamptonshire is one of more than 150 local Healthwatch formed in response to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Healthwatch represents the views and experiences of local people and help communities to exercise greater choice over the services they receive.
Healthwatch North Northamptonshire will champion the health and social care needs of our communities, acting as an independent local voice and ensuring that services meet the needs of our communities and remain high quality.
Our vision is to inspire positive change in North Northamptonshire’s health and social care service through effective community engagement and ensure people and communities have a strong voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided.
We hope to ensure that Healthwatch North Northants has a strong presence, with an effective, proactive and independent local voice. We act as a ‘critical friend’ to the commissioners and providers of health and social care services to enable progressive and beneficial decisions to be made.
Job Purpose:
To lead and manage all aspects of the Healthwatch North Northamptonshire service in line with statutory duties, service specification, performance requirements and in line with the values and objectives of Support Northamptonshire.
Our aim is to raise awareness amongst commissioners, providers and other agencies about the importance of engaging with communities, and the expertise and value that individuals can bring to discussion and decision making on local and national issues.
We hope to carry out this work in North Northamptonshire through specific ways:
· By capturing community views through people’s experiences and by understanding and reporting on these experiences to health and social care services.
· By actively promoting community involvement in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of health and social services, giving people and communities a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided within their locality.
· By undertaking community-led research in priority areas to examine the impact of health and social care services, its pathways and make any recommendations for change.
· Healthwatch can monitor and review how local services are planned and run (except for social care facilities for children and young people) and have the statutory power to ‘Enter and View’ premises delivering health and social care services. This enables authorised representatives of Healthwatch to observe the nature and quality of services, report on their findings and make recommendations so that local authorities and health services can exercise their duty to respond.
· By providing Information & Signposting Service to help people understand the services available in their local area and to make informed choices about different health and social care services.
KEY TASKS:
To work closely with the Healthwatch NN Advisory Group and the Support Northamptonshire’s CEO to:
1. Fulfil Healthwatch NN’s statutory purpose, contractual requirements and its strategic and operational plans and objectives.
2. Contribute and challenge at a strategic level, influencing and shaping decisions made by commissioners and providers, in line with the vision and priorities of Healthwatch NN.
3. Implement a project management approach to the design and delivery of all workplan activity and deliver on respective programme areas including:
• Providing an effective Information & Signposting service for the public.
• Priority Research Projects
• Gathering Patient Experiences
• Proactively managing Community Engagement & Outreach work
• Meeting Enter & View requirements
• Promoting and supporting Volunteering
4. Coordinate all statutory functions including enter and view visits, information requests, escalations to Healthwatch England, and the coordination of intelligence gathering from a range of sources including the Information and Signposting function, and the NHS Complaints Advocacy service. ·
5. Work closely with the Care Quality Commission, Experts by Experience representatives, Social Service Quality Inspectors and any other stakeholders that perform a quality or inspection role to ensure coordination of activities and awareness of each other’s workplans. ·
6. Lead on all communications with Healthwatch England, the CQC and other national partners, ensuring the timely distribution of intelligence collated locally, and escalating matters of serious concerns.
7. To lead and undertake research and issue led investigations. in priority areas, provide quantitative and qualitative analysis on key data, ensuring projects and reports are achieved on time and to a high quality and that recommendations are reported and reviewed.
8. To develop a core team of community volunteers who can support and contribute to the work of Healthwatch NN and support them to be proactive and enthusiastic in fulfilling their roles.
9. To represent and promote Healthwatch NN with the NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector stakeholders and
10. Deliver presentations and progress reports at key statutory bodies including the Health & Well Being Board, Health & Care Partnership and Overview and Scrutiny Committee as required.
11. Act as the central point of contact for key stakeholders, commissioners, and service providers and sit on issue led boards and networks and attend such meetings when deemed it could add value to the work of Healthwatch.
12. Ensure effective working relationships are in place with neighbouring Healthwatch, and explore opportunities for cross boundary working and joint utilisation of resources. and ensure appropriate protocols are in place for collaborative working. ·
13. Identify, advance and manage collaborative relationships with key strategic stakeholders and partners to achieve our statutory roles (including voluntary sector, statutory agencies and other local Healthwatch)
14. Act as ambassador for Healthwatch NN, working with other organisations and bodies as appropriate, taking part in external working groups and events to further the work and reputation of the organisation.
15. Lead and develop and maintain productive networks, relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders and other appropriate bodies and organisations.
16. Where deemed appropriate, prepare formal requests for information to providers and commissioners, and keep a record of requests and timelines for responses. Identify appropriate actions when a late or insufficient response has been received, including onward referral to the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. ·
17. Identify gaps in the knowledge of Healthwatch North Northamptonshire about the health and social care needs of local residents and look to address these, particularly working with key partners. ·
18. Assess local strategies and policy documents, to identify gaps where local public concerns are not being addressed.
19. Adopt an effective and shared approach to information management with appropriate sharing of data to avoid duplication, misinterpretation or underuse of data. ·
20. Work with the team to identify gaps in service provision and alert local commissioners of any such gaps.
21. Act as the central point of contact for all incoming press enquiries and be available to provide comments when health and social care related articles appear in the news, or direct enquiries to Senior Management where appropriate.
22. Act as the central point of contact for any complaints made against Healthwatch North Northamptonshire and escalate accordingly to internal policies.
23. Deliver key performance targets and ensure contract monitoring reports are produced in a timely manner.
24. Manage the Healthwatch NN website and social media , production and publication of reports and all external materials and content.
25. Line manage Healthwatch NN staff and carry out supervisions and appraisals in line with Support Northamptonshire policies and procedures
26. Working with the relevant staff ensure the necessary infrastructure, resources and relationships are in place for the effective and efficient management of Healthwatch NN.
27. Ensure compliance with all Support Northamptonshire policies and procedures
The ideal candidate for this role:
· Is passionate about social justice and addressing health inequalities
· Has experience of co-production and best practice in community engagement
· Is knowledgeable about key health and social care services.
· Is an experienced manager who is driven to manage a small team to capture views and experiences of local health and care services and produce recommendations for change to reflect what people tell us.
· Has the skills and confidence to influence change by working in partnership with other organisations and system partners
Please send your CV and a covering letter showing how you meet the detailed job and personal specification.
Date of Interviews: Friday 23 May or Wednesday 28 May
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Package Description:
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Are you creative and passionate about helping individuals develop their skills?
Are you personable and able to coach and develop staff confidence?
Are you driven to help someone reach their potential?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join our therapy team at Inscape House School as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. Our specialist school supports children and young people aged 5 to 19 years with autism spectrum conditions and related social communication difficulties.
Position Details:
Hours: 37.5 per week over 41 weeks (term time)
Salary: £43,753 (Pro-rated from £48,022 FTE)
Location: Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport
Reports to: Internal Therapy Lead
Role Overview: Work within a multi-disciplinary team of experienced therapists, advisory teachers, positive behaviour support colleagues, psychologists, and other support team members. Engage in varied activities including assessment, intervention, and monitoring for pupils with autism spectrum conditions, delivering high-quality services to children, young people, and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead clinical supervision and management within the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
- Develop policies and procedures in your area of clinical specialism.
- Manage a caseload of pupils with complex needs, supporting families and carers.
- Conduct initial assessments of pupils' speech, language, and communication skills.
- Develop therapy recommendations at universal, targeted, and specialist levels.
- Provide advice, consultation, and training to pupils, school staff, and families.
- Deliver bespoke support for pupils requiring specialist input.
- Make clinical decisions regarding therapy input and deliver or support others in delivering it.
- Complete referrals to internal and external services as needed.
- Contribute to termly appraisal meetings and service reviews.
- Use data to monitor progress and implement evidence-based intervention strategies.
About You:
- Degree (or equivalent) in Speech & Language Therapy.
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area.
- Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists with completion of NQP Goals and Competencies Framework.
- Current registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate training (e.g., AAC, dysphagia, TEACCH).
- Significant post-qualification experience in various clinical settings.
- Experience working with young people and/or adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions.
- Experience in providing clinical supervision.
- Experience in devising and delivering training and working in a multidisciplinary manner.
- Ability to manage and prioritise your caseload and work autonomously.
Benefits
- Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
- Proud to be a real living wage employer
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.
Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.
Discover the full details of this rewarding role by taking a look at our Job Description. Join us and make a difference!
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
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Dept: Health
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract – 01/06/2026
Location: Remote with minimum of one day a week co-location within Cheshire and Merseyside
Hours: Part Time 30 hours M-F
Working Pattern: M-F equal hours
Grade / Salary Band: Band 4 £29,556 - £32,139 (Pro Rata)
Line Manager: Head of Services
Key Contacts: Health
Travel: Occasional on-site work
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holiday (Pro rata)
- Flexible working
- End of Year shutdown
- Opportunities for Learning & Development
About Standing Together:
Standing Together is a UK-based charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse and creating safer communities. We work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including local authorities, police, and health services, to improve responses to domestic abuse and support survivors. We pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model that ensures the safety of survivors while holding abusers accountable.
Through innovative training, advocacy, and community engagement, we empower individuals and organisations to challenge and change the systems that allow domestic abuse to persist. Our mission is to ensure everyone can live free from violence and abuse, fostering a culture of respect and equality. By leveraging research and best practices, we strive to influence policy and practice, making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by domestic abuse.
Purpose of the role:
This role involves working alongside the Regional Lead to review, analyse, and evidence the work done in establishing a coordinated, supportive, and safe environment across Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. You will support the development of an effective evaluation framework that captures the impact of efforts to address domestic abuse and sexual safety issues.
Your work will help build a solid foundation for understanding the progress made in creating safer environments and ensuring that the initiatives are thoroughly documented. Collaboration with key stakeholders will be essential, as you help shape strategies to continue improving safety and support for affected individuals across the region.
Key Duties – What you will be doing:
Main Responsibilities:
- Work with the Health Team to create a theory of change for the Health Domestic Abuse (DA) and Sexual Violence (SV) response.
- Establish an evaluation framework, including the creation of monitoring tools and outcome measures.
- Engage with a wide range of health partners to ensure data is collected in a timely manner, and communicate timeframes and deadlines effectively.
- Collect, collate, analyse, and clean monitoring data, ensuring the data is presented clearly and concisely.
- Prepare and create reports based on monitoring data findings, ensuring distribution to relevant contacts.
- Develop and deliver presentations, workshops, and webinars related to evaluation frameworks and outcomes.
- Project manage work using project management tools to develop project plans and deliverables, monitor progress, and report on outcomes and resource needs. Coordinate input and support from project partners.
About You – Skills & Experience:
- Strong understanding of domestic abuse and sexual safety concerns, particularly within healthcare settings.
- Experience of health systems, structures, and governance.
- An understanding of the theory of change and its application in a domestic abuse/VAWG context.
- Ability to build partnerships and coordinate networks across multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent organisational skills, with experience in project management and resource development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing/input and presenting to a range of different audiences.
- Proven experience in research and evaluation, particularly in establishing evaluation frameworks and creating monitoring tools to support this.
- Proven ability to collect, analyse, and interpret complex data to extract, summarise, and act on key findings.
- Proven ability to work independently, be flexible to service demands, and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills (including MS Office and Excel), and familiarity with databases and tools for data collection and monitoring.
- An understanding of and a commitment to Equal Opportunities in employment and in service delivery.
Join Us If...
Join us if you're dedicated to creating safer environments, improving health responses to domestic abuse and sexual violence, and driving meaningful change through data-driven evaluation and collaboration across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Right to Work and DBS Check
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and will undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, funded by Standing Together, in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At STADA, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status, or genetic information. Our goal is to create a workforce that reflects society and ensures every employee feels valued and empowered to perform their best. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Information
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Please ensure your CV is no longer than 3 pages and Cover Letter is no longer than 1 page.
Please note that we may close this job advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However, you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.
Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer. Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.
The role
Are you looking for a new challenge? We are currently looking for a driven and self-motivated senior officer for our public health, inclusion and awareness team. This is an exciting time to join as we continue to grow. You will support the development and delivery of the public health, inclusion and awareness team’s work across the UK, which is to empower patients and the public to play a full role in managing their own risk of getting breast cancer, diagnosing breast cancer earlier and improving their quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, thereby reducing the risk of recurrence.
Working closely with the public health, inclusion and awareness manager to deliver public health activities as identified in our strategy and team plans and work across the wider directorate and organisation.
Also supporting the delivery of activities to drive forward our equity, diversity and inclusion agenda to ensure we achieve the pledges, recommendations and actions set out in our plans and champion our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge and address inequality, and help build an inclusive environment for all people affected by breast cancer.
About you
You'll be proactive, highly motivated and have experience in the development and delivery of public health and inclusion initiatives, campaigns and projects. An excellent communicator in building relationships at a local level with external organisations and groups including with those from under-represented communities.
You'll be confident in understanding and explaining equity, diversity and inclusion issues in our public health work clearly and will give presentations as required to community groups and organisations.
You'll also be experienced in monitoring and evaluation of public health activity, including gathering data, producing reports and analysing other statistical information as required.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer, committed to continually developing a diverse workforce.
Closing date Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 9am
Interview dates in person in our London office Wednesday 21 May 2025
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
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About Equally Ours:
We’re the UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives. Our vision is a just and compassionate society, where we are free from harm and can all contribute and flourish, whoever we are, whatever we believe in, and whatever we do and don’t have. A society that is equally ours.
About the role:
We’re on the lookout for a new Director of Policy and Public Affairs, to protect and advance equality and human rights in the UK, by increasing our policy impact and working collaboratively to harness the power of our network.
The Director of Policy and Public Affairs will play an important role in protecting and advancing equality and human rights in the UK. This role will focus on growing our policy and public affairs capacity so that we can achieve the goals set out in Together for Social Justice, our 10-year strategy.
You’ll develop and deliver high-impact policy influencing strategies on our three big issues of law, climate and investment. This will mean working on vital public policy issues such as embedding equality and human rights in the government’s mission-driven approach, ensuring a strong legal framework of rights protections, improving public awareness of the value of human rights, and creating a work programme to ensure that people’s whose rights are most at risk can lead policy development on climate breakdown.
You’ll have a strong track record of creating innovative policy solutions that influence public policy and secure social change; the ability to forge and nurture constructive dialogue and working relationships across the political spectrum and within civil society, and a deep understanding of how to increase racial justice at systemic level. You’ll be confident communicating complex legal and technical issues in an engaging way that brings their practical impacts to life for a wide range of audiences, including the media. You’ll be skilled at bringing people together and working collaboratively.
We’re a small team whose strength comes from combining our own lived and professional expertise with that of the leading thinkers and organisations who make up our network. We offer flexible working and lots of autonomy within a collaborative and supportive environment where it’s your job to make things happen.
Why Equally Ours?
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Generous benefits including enhanced pension, 26 days of annual leave, health and wellbeing support, and more.
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Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your professional and personal life.
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A collaborative culture that values lived experience alongside professional expertise.
If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skills to drive meaningful social change, we would love to hear from you.
How to Apply:
Please read through the full job pack and then submit your CV and cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria. Please ensure that you address all the criteria, providing sufficient relevant evidence, including examples, to show how your skills and experience match those required in the person specification. Applications without cover letters will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 6th May, 12 noon
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
We can also offer interviews for disabled applicants under our guaranteed interview scheme, subject to fulfilling the minimum of 60% of the essential criteria as set out in the person specification. To request an interview under the scheme, please contact us for a guaranteed Interview Form and submit along with your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Community Link Worker
Location: Ealing
Salary: £26,560 inclusive per annum
West London Crisis Recovery House is Registered Care Home, working in a recovery model. The services are staffed 24/7 and offer support to the residents aged 18 and upwards.
The Role
- To promote independence by supporting service users to move on positively.
- Develop networks across West London to build strong move-on pathways from the WLCH.
- Ensure discharge KPI timescales are adhered to within the WLCH.
Key Accountabilities:
- Collaborate with Team Managers to develop strong community links, ensuring effective housing support for all residents.
- Directly run, manage or supervise groups or activities as appropriate.
- Effectively manage a service user caseload by prioritising workload.
- Organise and provide purposeful one to one service user action planning sessions and reviews.
- Directly run, manage, or supervise activities and groups designed to support residents in the discharge process and their integration into previous or new living arrangements.
- Adhere to the Community service referral procedure.
- Using their processes, provide a needs assessment, risk assessment and risk management plan for each individual service user.
- Where appropriate refer service users to other support services e.g. housing, counselling, CAB etc.
- To increase service users’ independence and self-esteem, promote and encourage access to services that develop personal wellbeing, health, and life skills training
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained as detailed in their Confidentiality Policy.
- Participate in key aspects of the Service as requested by the Team Manager.
General Accountabilities
Administration:
- Maintain appropriate paperwork as required by the organisation and by the Commissioners who fund the day services.
- Provide copies of individual support plans and reviews of same to referrers.
- Accurately contribute to service monitoring systems.
- Maintain accurate service user’s records.
- Observe any written policies, procedures and guidelines for good practice issued by the organisation.
- Provide regular reports as required to the Team Leader.
- Ensure the petty cash procedures are used when money is spent locally on groups/ activities and other resources.
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and their Health and Safety policies and procedures
Liaison:
- Liaise with appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies and provide information as necessary.
- Build and maintain positive and productive relationships with local community groups, resource providers, and partnership organisations.
- Present the Community Link Worker and the Day Service in a professional and positive way to external organisations.
- Attend local meetings and conferences of relevance to the service.
Supervision and Training:
- Accept regular support and monthly supervision from line management.
- Attend training courses and events as required.
- Attend and contribute to staff team meetings.
- Assist as requested in the selection of volunteers.
- Provide personal supervision to volunteers/ or less experienced workers as assigned.
- Assist as requested in the induction of new staff according to their Induction Policy
Equal Opportunities:
- Comply with and implement the organisations Equal Opportunity Policy at all times.
- Show a commitment to providing/working with diversity in the service
Health and Safety:
- Comply with their Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Take personal responsibility for own health and safety and report incidents and potential hazards as necessary.
To Apply
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Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.
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Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?
Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?
Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?
Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Bolton. Your role will require you to travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes across the area to meet with clients and professionals and be home based for administration; therefore, a suitable home internet connection is essential. For work with our children and young people in borough, there will be other settings to visit.
About us
VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.
We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most. For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.
About you
Desirably you will have some experience of working as an Advocate, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or Children and young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.
You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.
How will you make a difference?
You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.
You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.
You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support. You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them. You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard.
Professional Development?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day.
Benefits
· 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time colleagues) rising to 30 days upon 5 years’ service
· 5% employer pension & minimum 3% employee contribution
· Salary sacrifices pension scheme
· Separate Life Assurance Cover (equivalent of two times your annual salary)
· Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays, gym membership etc
· 24/7 Employee Assistance programme
· Access to remote counselling service
· Paid Disability Leave
· Paid compassionate Leave
· Home Working Allowance
Support with continuous professional development
· Access to Clifton Strengths Coaching for development
· Personal Development Plans
How are staff supported to work remotely?
VoiceAbility has a small number of offices. Employees including Team Leaders are homebased for Administration and meetings will be held online as well as in person in the relevant community.
When you need to travel for work, expenses will be paid (mileage or public transport costs).
VoiceAbility offers the usual regular manager one to ones, Staff forums and communities of practice depending on role. Team meetings with a mix of virtual and in person approach.
Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.
VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact us.
How to apply
To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account on our website.
Important Dates:
Closing date for applications; midnight on Friday 9 May 2025.
Interview date: Week Commencing 12 May 2025
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.
Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?
Please visit our webiste
We look forward to hearing from you.
NB: If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training. VoiceAbility will fund this training.
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Reporting to: Director of Policy and Engagement
Direct reports: 1 x Scotland Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Legislative Lead, 2 x Policy and Public Affairs Officers, 1 x England Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Location of work: Home-based. The post holder must be easily and quickly commutable to London and will require frequent meetings in London. The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland to attend events and meetings.
Contract type: Full-time, 35 hours per week, flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £54,500 - £56,500
BACKGROUND
Our work has never been more needed. The latest research suggesting that the number of children and young people at risk of hunger has rocketed to 2.6 million* means that one in five children don't have enough to eat.When a child is too hungry to learn, when they’re aching for something to eat, they can’t concentrate. They can’t absorb information. Big feelings and worries can be impossible to control. They fall behind in their studies.
Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 300,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma. Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK.
This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children as we work to influence both policy implementation, with the national rollout of primary-aged universal school breakfast, and legislative change, through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. There has also been commitment from the Scottish Government for a national breakfast scheme and we are seeking to expand our advocacy work into Wales. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are implemented in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free.
In addition, thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. And for the very youngest, we know that the disadvantage gap begins before they even reach reception. With the Government commitment to another 100,000 places in school-based nurseries, early years is also a critical part of our advocacy work.
Being part of the work of Magic Breakfast is your chance, together with parents, teachers and people across the UK, to demonstrate the power of school breakfasts and to shape the way forward to end morning hunger for good.
*Food Foundation Insecurity Tracker Jan 2025
JOB PURPOSE
The Head of Policy & Public Affairs will review, develop and implement our advocacy strategy and lead a team to influence the devolved legislatures across the UK to address child morning hunger, with a view to the underlying systemic causes of child poverty and hunger, by driving change through policy and legislation. The role operates at our ‘Head of level’ which is the most senior operational specialist level and provides both operational and strategic leadership.
This role will also provide wider leadership across the charity and input into organisational strategy development and planning as part of the Core Management Group. This role will ensure that the Policy and Public Affairs function is aligned to the wider strategic aims and outcomes of Magic Breakfast as well as the internal operational systems and delivery.
The strategic leadership will ensure an external and long term view, with an outward looking and forward thinking approach that builds thought leadership, relationships and partnerships, with positioning to anticipate and build on new opportunities to end child morning hunger for good.
It will require an experienced Policy and Public Affairs professional, with significant experience of high impact and demonstrable outcomes at a senior level in the field. The postholder will lead the policy and public affairs team to influence the Early Adopters Scheme, the national rollout of primary school breakfast provision in England and breakfast legislation in the Children’s Wellbeing Bill (CWB).
They will also develop, guide and lead plans to influence the Scottish government, particularly in the run up to the election in May 2026 and the influencing of manifestos; and will lead Magic Breakfast’s upcoming influencing work in Wales.
In the external leadership that the role provides they will build relationships with politicians, political influencers, special advisors and civil servants to establish long-term, sustainable solutions to child morning hunger in the UK.
As a compassionate, people centric and inspiring leader they will work to enable their team to grow and develop in their skills ensuring they can step away from the detail whilst retaining accountability, build effective resource management and progression pathways. This role may manage external consultants where necessary, and work collaboratively with external organisations to amplify our voice and asks and strengthen our position as a thought leader.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Review and define the advocacy strategy for 25/26 in line both with moving political environment and Magic Breakfast’s influencing agenda, considering the systemic barriers to ending child morning hunger for good.
· Develop and maintain close relationships with the Department for Education and other key departments including Department for Health and Social Care and Treasury, to secure hunger and child focus as key priorities for breakfast provision.
· Develop, monitor and evaluate influencing plans for each devolved nation
· Support the development of influencing plans with coalition groups and organisations to influence school breakfast policy, commitments and implementation
· Review policy positions in Wales and Northern Ireland and define our advocacy approach, gaining external insights and analysing available research and data to shape the plan
· Develop a vision for advocacy beyond current demands, considering political appetite and gaining insight from lived experience communities and relevant sectors, to ensure that we are clear on future asks, and can build the foundation towards them.
· Work with Impact and Insights team to define future research needs to meet our longer-term advocacy plans
· Enhance and establish internal processes and ensure good internal information dissemination
· Work closely with key internal stakeholders to shape advocacy work and support broader organisational objectives
· Embed learnings and develop a fail fast, learn fast culture in the team
· Coach, support and lead direct reports enabling increased professional development, strategic decision making, proactive project management and robust political influencing
· Contribute to and help shape the work of the Core Management Group to ensure ongoing alignment for in year implementation of the strategic plan and create integrated future year plans which meet organisational goals
· Monitor and review KPIs to monitor and measure both team and cross organisational performance, using the results to guide teams and surface learnings
· Assess areas of risk and escalate where necessary and according to policy
· Develop and monitor annual team budgets
General
• Work collaboratively across the organisation, building good working relations and providing ad-hoc support to other teams and members of staff
• Passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.
• Help to maintain a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.
• Share Magic Breakfast’s commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
• Establish and ensure existing Ways of Working are adhered to across team
• Adhere to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures and ensure that all activity is compliant with current legislation, GDPR, data protection and child safeguarding requirements
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
· Strategy development, demonstrating a deep understanding of how to craft, implement, and evolve strategies that align to operational outcomes for the Policy and Advocacy function as well as enabling our organisation strategy in our aim to end child morning for good.
· Stakeholder management and partnership building with extensive experience of engaging, influencing, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including senior political figures, policymakers, funders and sector leaders.
· Ability to confidently and flexibly deal with volatile political environment, anticipating potential developments and adapting to emerging situations to meet aims
· Highly experienced in developing and shaping policy positions, using insights, research and data sets to inform and guide decision-making
· Understanding and experience of the role of the broader external environment to shape policy asks and political influencing, including the implications of a policy ask in one sector on another.
· Experience of influencing key political events such as budgets, national elections and the legislative process.
· Significant experience of coaching, supporting and managing the development of a team, with the ability to make difficult decisions and challenge where needed to deliver the organisational strategy.
Desirable
· Experience of education, food insecurity, child poverty or childcare sectors
Skills and Abilities
• Effective leadership mentality with confidence to step away from the detail and delegate responsibility, enabling others to use judgements, make decisions, learn from failures and continuously improve.
• Analytical and evidence based decision making, with the ability to turn data and analysis into policy and advocacy related recommendations or outcomes for action.
• Effective planning, prioritisation and project management skills. Able to organise self and team to meet planned objectives and strategic direction with the ability to pivot and manage the unexpected.
• Strong, influential and impactful interpersonal and communication skills and to advocate for own specialism, department and Magic Breakfast's mission, effectively conveying the organisation's impact and needs to a wide range of audiences.
• Operational and financial acumen and analysis: understanding and practical application of knowledge as required around funding considerations, budget development and management, risk management, and ensuring systems in place for efficiency by setting and maintaining policy and procedural frameworks.
• An outward looking and forward thinking approach that drives a sense of curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement. Always thinking what can we learn from others, what new developments can be explored and what are the opportunities for the function to improve and grow with others too.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
Please find attached our job pack
APPLICATION PROCCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - w/c 5th May
Interview 1 - 15th and 16th May
Interview 2 - w/c 21st May
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
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Salary: £26,100.00 per annum
35 hours per week
Location - Wrexham
This role will be work from home while the delivery site in Wrexham is secured
Are you passionate about early help, emotional health and wellbeing support for children?
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic practitioner who shares the ambitions and values of both The Children's Society, our partners, and BBC Children in Need to work directly with children aged 8-13 and their families where appropriate. We're looking for someone who has excellent relational skills and who is familiar with ways of engaging younger children and their families specifically in relation to improving children's emotional health and wellbeing.
The funding is going to create a early support programme which will support children aged 8 - 13 years-old across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland with a strong focus on those children and families who are not represented in emotional health and well being and mental health services. Our ambition is to support children and their families as early as possible to help prevent children developing and experiencing and mental health difficulties as they become teenagers.
The programme will offer one-to-one time-limited wellbeing interventions to children and their families. We will utilise solution-focussed approaches to provide children and their families with a toolbox of strategies to help support the child's emotional health and wellbeing and manage their feelings. The direct work with children and families will be supported by digital interventions, through the use of our own wellbeing site “Me Time”.
The role will be responsible for holding an agreed caseload of children who are struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing, working alongside other agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes and recording the impact you've been able to make on children's lives. You will also utilise The Children's Society digital offer as part of this programme.
We view diversity and inclusion as fundamental to achieving social change. To tackle the complex issues facing children, we need access to diverse talent, perspectives, experiences and working practices. Applications from diverse backgrounds and communities are encouraged and we have policies to support flexible, inclusive and accessible employment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable
Emotional Health and Wellbeing services opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours - this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
Benefits: 28 days holiday per year pro-rata (plus Bank holidays), Family-friendly policies, Cycle to work scheme, Pension- employee contributions of up to 8%, Death in service benefit, Discounted health scheme, Free confidential counselling service (further benefit details can be found in the job pack).
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an account of their full work history.
The closing date for applications is midnight 04/05/2025. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we may close this vacancy from the 28/04/24 onwards.
Provisional Interview date 09/05/25 or 12/05/25
Ymarferwr Gwasanaeth Iechyd a Lles Emosiynol - Wrecsam
Cyflog: £26,100 35 oriau lleoliad Wrecsam
Byddwch yn gweithio gartref tra bod y safle darparu yn cael ei ddiogelu
Ydych chi'n angerddol am gymorth cynnar, cymorth iechyd a lles emosiynol i blant?
Rydym yn chwilio am ymarferydd profiadol a dynamig sy'n rhannu uchelgeisiau a gwerthoedd Cymdeithas y Plant, ein partneriaid, a BBC Plant Mewn Angen i weithio'n uniongyrchol gyda phlant 8-13 oed a'u teuluoedd lle bo hynny'n briodol. Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sydd â sgiliau perthynol rhagorol ac sy'n gyfarwydd â ffyrdd o ymgysylltu â phlant iau a'u teuluoedd yn benodol mewn perthynas â gwella iechyd a lles emosiynol plant.
Mae'r cyllid yn mynd i greu rhaglen cymorth cynnar a fydd yn cefnogi plant 8 - 13 oed ledled Cymru, Lloegr, Gogledd Iwerddon a'r Alban gyda ffocws cryf ar y plant a'r teuluoedd hynny nad ydynt yn cael eu cynrychioli mewn gwasanaethau iechyd a lles emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl. Ein huchelgais yw cefnogi plant a'u teuluoedd cyn gynted â phosibl i helpu i atal plant rhag datblygu a phrofi ac anawsterau iechyd meddwl wrth iddynt gyrraedd eu harddegau.
Bydd y rhaglen yn cynnig ymyriadau lles un-i-un sy'n gyfyngedig o ran amser i blant a'u teuluoedd. Byddwn yn defnyddio dulliau sy'n canolbwyntio ar atebion i ddarparu blwch cymorth o strategaethau i blant a'u teuluoedd i helpu i gefnogi iechyd a lles emosiynol y plant a rheoli eu teimladau. Bydd y gwaith uniongyrchol gyda phlant a theuluoedd yn cael ei gefnogi gan ymyriadau digidol, trwy ddefnyddio ein ap lles ein hunain "Me Time”.
Bydd y rôl yn gyfrifol am gynnal llwyth achos y cytunir arno o blant sy'n cael trafferth gyda'u hiechyd a'u lles emosiynol, gan weithio ochr yn ochr ag asiantaethau eraill i gyflawni'r canlyniadau gorau posibl a chofnodi'r effaith rydych chi wedi llwyddo i'w chael ar fywydau plant. Byddwch yn defnyddio cynnig digidol Cymdeithas y Plant fel rhan o'r rhaglen hon hefyd.
Rydym yn ystyried bod amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant yn hanfodol i gyflawni newid cymdeithasol. Er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r materion cymhleth sy'n wynebu plant, mae angen mynediad at dalent, safbwyntiau, profiadau ac arferion gwaith amrywiol. Anogir ceisiadau o gefndiroedd a chymunedau amrywiol ac mae gennym bolisïau i gefnogi cyflogaeth hyblyg, gynhwysol a hygyrch.
Mae'r gallu i siarad Cymraeg yn dymunol
Mae oriau agor gwasanaethau Iechyd a Lles Emosiynol yn cefnogi anghenion y cymunedau yr ydym yn gweithio ynddynt, ac felly mae yna elfennau o oriau anghymdeithasol - gall hyn gynnwys gyda'r nos, penwythnosau, a gwyliau banc.
Buddion: 28 diwrnod o wyliau y flwyddyn pro-rata (yn ogystal â gwyliau banc), polisïau sy'n ystyriol o deuluoedd, Cynllun beicio i'r gwaith, Pensiwn - cyfraniadau gweithwyr o hyd at 8%, Buddion marwolaeth mewn gwasanaeth, Cynllun iechyd gostyngol, gwasanaeth cwnsela cyfrinachol am ddim (mae rhagor o fanylion am fuddion yn y pecyn swydd).
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw hanner nos ar 04/05/2025. Os byddwn wedi derbyn digon o geisiadau ar ôl 14 diwrnod, efallai y byddwn yn cau'r swydd wag hon o 28/04/24 ymlaen.
Wrexham - Dyddiad Dros Dro Cyfweliad 09/05/25 neu 12/05/25
Mae Cymdeithas y Plant wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu ac amddiffyn y plant a'r bobl ifanc rydym yn gweithio gyda nhw. O'r herwydd, mae pob swydd yn destun proses recriwtio fwy diogel, gan gynnwys datgelu cofnodion troseddol a gwiriadau fetio. Rydym yn sicrhau bod gennym gasgliad o bolisïau a gweithdrefnau ar waith sy'n hyrwyddo arferion gwaith diogelu a mwy diogel ar draws ein gwasanaethau.
Felly, bydd gofyn i ymgeiswyr sy'n gwneud cais am waith yn ein Parth Effaith Ieuenctid gwblhau cyfrif o'u hanes gwaith llawn.
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Band 7 Counselling / Clinical Psychologist
Reports to: Clinical Lead, Dose of Nature
Job Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative psychologist to join our warm and friendly team at our Dose of Nature hub in Surrey. Dose of Nature is in an exciting phase as we continue to receive funding to expand our reach, particularly increasing accessibility to our service for clients living in the Waverley area.
We are seeking a psychologist with passion for the natural world and there is great potential for the psychologist to lead on areas in which we seek to develop and expand. The post-holder would be closely supported by the psychology team, as well as the wider team, to do so.
Dose of Nature is a mental health charity whose objective is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of individuals through increased engagement with the natural world. Our work is rooted in a wealth of scientific evidence that demonstrates the physiological and psychological benefits of spending time in nature. We deliver ‘Nature Prescriptions’ to adults (aged 18+) referred by their GP with a wide range of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction.
Our Dose of Nature Prescription is overseen by psychologists and is a genuine alternative to both medication and more traditional psychological interventions. Through a combination of education, first-hand experience, and practical and motivational support, we aim to encourage a greater connection with nature and inspire lifestyle changes that will have a significant and lasting impact on mental wellbeing. Dose of Nature is a fun, supportive and lively organisation that encourages creativity and independence, as well as a strong sense of working together as a team.
The nature of the role requires occasional evenings and weekends to cover monthly volunteer training evenings and social events as necessitated by the needs of the charity.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To carry out psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, to reach a psychological formulation of the client’s difficulties and understand their wider contextual needs, and to support those clients throughout their journey with Dose of Nature, offering ad-hoc support where needed.
- To subsequently pair clients with an appropriate volunteer Nature Guide who then delivers the Dose of Nature Prescription.
- To review clients at the end of their Dose of Nature Prescription and ensure that those clients who would like to and / or need to, maintain connection with Dose of Nature by attending groups, social events, and through ad-hoc support.
- To maintain relationships with GP practices and other referrers, and to inform them of client progress.
- To support the Clinical Lead to offer workshops and presentations to other agencies, professional colleagues and in the wider community.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, staff members and volunteers contributing to a client’s recovery.
- To undertake risk assessment, formulation, and management of clients and to provide advice to the Dose of Nature team on psychological aspects of risk assessment, formulation, and management.
- To actively promote client involvement in their recovery and service development.
Teaching, Training, and Supervision
- To receive and provide regular clinical supervision.
- To gain additional experience and skills relevant to the Dose of Nature model.
- To provide clinical placements for trainee counsellors and / or trainee psychologists where needed and if appropriate, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills and experience to contribute effectively to client recovery, utilising the Dose of Nature model.
- To provide advice, consultation and training to staff and volunteers.
Management, Leadership, Recruitment, Policy and Service Development
- To participate in identifying and implementing the development of a high quality, responsible and accessible service.
- To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit
- To participate in the management of psychological resources available to the team.
- To manage the workloads of assistant and trainee applied psychologists.
- To be involved, as appropriate, in the short listing and interviewing of assistant psychologists
and other staff. - To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance
standards both individually and as a team.
Research and Service Evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence-based literature, and research to support practice.
- To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research
- To undertake project management, including service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision.
This job description sets out the main responsibilities and duties of the post, but is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and the postholder may be required to undertake such other duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected of an employee of this grade.
*If you do not fit all the criteria but have relevant skills and experience that could make you a good fit for the role, then we would love to hear from you. You do not need to have done this exact role before. Apply today by sending your CV and a short cover letter (no more than one A-4 page
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our Mission and Values on our website.
“We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
About You
The Policy and Engagement Manager is responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of the Society’s growing policy and engagement programme.
This role will report to the Head of Engagement and Storytelling, with managerial responsibilties for the Policy and Engagement Officer, and will have responsibility for leading the development and coordination of key strategic policy and engagement activities, including progressing external scientific and higher education policy for the Society and promoting the importance of engaging in policy-making to members of the Society.
Suitable candidates will have experience in developing evidence-based policy, including in research, innovation and higher education policy. They will also have excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to manage and build effective relationships with key stakeholders engaging in the Society’s activities.
Please note that the organisation operates a hybrid working policy.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website.
Our generous benefits package includes;
• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
• 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
• Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
• Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Salary: £26,100.00
35 hours per week
Location - Newport
This role will work from home while the delivery site is secured
Are you passionate about early help, emotional health and wellbeing support for children?
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic practitioner who shares the ambitions and values of both The Children's Society, our partners, and BBC Children in Need to work directly with children aged 8-13 and their families where appropriate. We're looking for someone who has excellent relational skills and who is familiar with ways of engaging younger children and their families specifically in relation to improving children's emotional health and wellbeing.
The funding is going to create a early support programme which will support children aged 8 - 13 years-old across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland with a strong focus on those children and families who are not represented in emotional health and well being and mental health services. Our ambition is to support children and their families as early as possible to help prevent children developing and experiencing and mental health difficulties as they become teenagers.
The programme will offer one-to-one time-limited wellbeing interventions to children and their families. We will utilise solution-focussed approaches to provide children and their families with a toolbox of strategies to help support the child's emotional health and wellbeing and manage their feelings. The direct work with children and families will be supported by digital interventions, through the use of our own wellbeing site “Me Time”.
The role will be responsible for holding an agreed caseload of children who are struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing, working alongside other agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes and recording the impact you've been able to make on children's lives. You will also utilise The Children's Society digital offer as part of this programme.
We view diversity and inclusion as fundamental to achieving social change. To tackle the complex issues facing children, we need access to diverse talent, perspectives, experiences and working practices. Applications from diverse backgrounds and communities are encouraged and we have policies to support flexible, inclusive and accessible employment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable
The closing date for applications is midnight 11/05/2025. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we may close this vacancy from the 29/04/24 onwards.
Newport - Provisional Interview date Wednesday 14th May / w/c 19th May
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an account of their full work history.
Ymarferwr Gwasanaeth Iechyd a Lles Emosiynol - Casnewydd
Cyflog: £26,100 35 oriau lleoliad Casnewydd
Byddwch yn gweithio gartref tra bod y safle darparu yn cael ei ddiogelu
Ydych chi'n angerddol am gymorth cynnar, cymorth iechyd a lles emosiynol i blant?
Rydym yn chwilio am ymarferydd profiadol a dynamig sy'n rhannu uchelgeisiau a gwerthoedd Cymdeithas y Plant, ein partneriaid, a BBC Plant Mewn Angen i weithio'n uniongyrchol gyda phlant 8-13 oed a'u teuluoedd lle bo hynny'n briodol. Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sydd â sgiliau perthynol rhagorol ac sy'n gyfarwydd â ffyrdd o ymgysylltu â phlant iau a'u teuluoedd yn benodol mewn perthynas â gwella iechyd a lles emosiynol plant.
Mae'r cyllid yn mynd i greu rhaglen cymorth cynnar a fydd yn cefnogi plant 8 - 13 oed ledled Cymru, Lloegr, Gogledd Iwerddon a'r Alban gyda ffocws cryf ar y plant a'r teuluoedd hynny nad ydynt yn cael eu cynrychioli mewn gwasanaethau iechyd a lles emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl. Ein huchelgais yw cefnogi plant a'u teuluoedd cyn gynted â phosibl i helpu i atal plant rhag datblygu a phrofi ac anawsterau iechyd meddwl wrth iddynt gyrraedd eu harddegau.
Bydd y rhaglen yn cynnig ymyriadau lles un-i-un sy'n gyfyngedig o ran amser i blant a'u teuluoedd. Byddwn yn defnyddio dulliau sy'n canolbwyntio ar atebion i ddarparu blwch cymorth o strategaethau i blant a'u teuluoedd i helpu i gefnogi iechyd a lles emosiynol y plant a rheoli eu teimladau. Bydd y gwaith uniongyrchol gyda phlant a theuluoedd yn cael ei gefnogi gan ymyriadau digidol, trwy ddefnyddio ein ap lles ein hunain "Me Time”.
Bydd y rôl yn gyfrifol am gynnal llwyth achos y cytunir arno o blant sy'n cael trafferth gyda'u hiechyd a'u lles emosiynol, gan weithio ochr yn ochr ag asiantaethau eraill i gyflawni'r canlyniadau gorau posibl a chofnodi'r effaith rydych chi wedi llwyddo i'w chael ar fywydau plant. Byddwch yn defnyddio cynnig digidol Cymdeithas y Plant fel rhan o'r rhaglen hon hefyd.
Rydym yn ystyried bod amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant yn hanfodol i gyflawni newid cymdeithasol. Er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r materion cymhleth sy'n wynebu plant, mae angen mynediad at dalent, safbwyntiau, profiadau ac arferion gwaith amrywiol. Anogir ceisiadau o gefndiroedd a chymunedau amrywiol ac mae gennym bolisïau i gefnogi cyflogaeth hyblyg, gynhwysol a hygyrch.
Mae'r gallu i siarad Cymraeg yn dymunol
Emotional Health and Wellbeing services opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours - this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
Benefits: 28 days holiday per year pro-rata (plus Bank holidays), Family-friendly policies, Cycle to work scheme, Pension- employee contributions of up to 8%, Death in service benefit, Discounted health scheme, Free confidential counselling service (further benefit details can be found in the job pack).
Mae oriau agor gwasanaethau Iechyd a Lles Emosiynol yn cefnogi anghenion y cymunedau yr ydym yn gweithio ynddynt, ac felly mae yna elfennau o oriau anghymdeithasol - gall hyn gynnwys gyda'r nos, penwythnosau, a gwyliau banc.
Buddion: 28 diwrnod o wyliau y flwyddyn pro-rata (yn ogystal â gwyliau banc), polisïau sy'n ystyriol o deuluoedd, Cynllun beicio i'r gwaith, Pensiwn - cyfraniadau gweithwyr o hyd at 8%, Buddion marwolaeth mewn gwasanaeth, Cynllun iechyd gostyngol, gwasanaeth cwnsela cyfrinachol am ddim (mae rhagor o fanylion am fuddion yn y pecyn swydd).
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw hanner nos ar 11/05/2025. Os byddwn wedi derbyn digon o geisiadau ar ôl 14 diwrnod, efallai y byddwn yn cau'r swydd wag hon o 29/04/24 ymlaen.
Dyddiad Dros Dro Cyfweliad 14/05/25 neu wythnos yn dechrau 19/05/25
Mae Cymdeithas y Plant wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu ac amddiffyn y plant a'r bobl ifanc rydym yn gweithio gyda nhw. O'r herwydd, mae pob swydd yn destun proses recriwtio fwy diogel, gan gynnwys datgelu cofnodion troseddol a gwiriadau fetio. Rydym yn sicrhau bod gennym gasgliad o bolisïau a gweithdrefnau ar waith sy'n hyrwyddo arferion gwaith diogelu a mwy diogel ar draws ein gwasanaethau.
Felly, bydd gofyn i ymgeiswyr sy'n gwneud cais am waith yn ein Parth Effaith Ieuenctid gwblhau cyfrif o'u hanes gwaith llawn.
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