This role has a strong digital communications bias, and we are looking for someone who can really help ensure that Healthwatch Barnet communications are engaging and maintained to national standards, and are consistent and promote the values and approach to communications by Inclusion Barnet as a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation.
You’ll have an engaging writing and verbal communication style that you can adapt to suit different audiences, and an ability to write accessibly.
You will have a working knowledge of the UK health system and its developments at a national and local level, in order to be able to collate, interpret and disseminate information from a great variety of NHS, Local Authority and community organisation sources.
You will also have some experience and ability to speak with the public through our enquiry line, often many in a vulnerable situation, and sensitively speak with and signpost these individuals to appropriate resources.
We use Canva, Hoot-Suite and Campaign Monitor so experience of these would be highly desirable or experience on similar software.
With a good instinct for what’s on message for the organisation, you’ll be able to capture the attention of our key audiences. At the same time, you’ll be confident using a range of social media, creating engaging content, using ICT and comfortable with updating our website content. Most of all, you’ll share our beliefs in the power of lived experience and the need for society to remove barriers for disabled people.
In return, the successful candidate will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued, and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a remote role, and there is some flexibility on working patterns which will be by mutual agreement. Occasional evening and weekend work may be necessary, for which Time Off in Lieu will be given.
Lived experience of disability, which could include a long-term health or mental health condition, will be needed to successfully deliver the role. We also welcome applications from Black, Asian and other minoritised candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification and how you would use your lived experience to successfully deliver the role.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Using our lived experience of disability to create more inclusive services and communities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about making a difference to how health and social care services are delivered to local people? Are you interested in a varied role, line-managing a small team where your input really matters with an employer who is committed to flexible working?
Healthwatch is all about people - capturing the views of local people on their experiences of using services, taking this feedback to NHS leaders and other local decision-makers to improve care.
In Hampshire, the Healthwatch service is provided by The Advocacy People who would be your employer. The Advocacy People and Healthwatch share core values which are all about people’s voices: empowering people to speak up; amplifying service user voices; enabling people to participate in, and influence decision-making about health and social care; and provide information which helps people make informed decisions.
A bit about The Advocacy People
We are an independent, Human Rights based charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy, advocacy-related and Healthwatch services who make sure people are heard when it matters most.
About the role
In this exciting role you will be
What we need from you
We are looking for someone with the creativity and enthusiasm to engage with people and take their experience of health and care services to help improve and shape services across Hampshire. Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience of working collaboratively in a team in a health or social care role, with great communication and organising skills. The role is home based with frequent travel within Hampshire attending meetings and events.
If this sounds like you, apply today!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
*Community Action Sutton is the host organisation for Healthwatch Sutton. This role is with Healthwatch Sutton*
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work with us to hear from the diverse communities of Sutton and to use their views to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The successful applicant will be able to raise our profile and awareness of our work in the Borough.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about enabling local people to have a voice in the health and wellbeing agenda. You will be a strong communicator, with experience of engaging with a range of people to help identify their issues and concerns.
The ability to be able to capture people’s attention using your flare for designing engaging publicity material and publications will be essential as will the skills to manage our social media and website. You will need to have great IT skills to deliver all aspects of communications and engagement activity. Ability to create innovative, interactive online content is desirable.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills to ensure the smooth delivery of our events, meetings and other activities.
Demonstrating your ability to deliver successful projects is a key part of the role. Problem-solving and influencing others are important skills needed to ensure our projects deliver results.
You will also need to be friendly and approachable to build relationships with our Board, volunteers and members of the public. We would like a person with an enthusiasm for improving people’s lives.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept CVs for this position.
To apply, please click 'Redirect to recruiter'and complete the application form. Please return by midnight Sunday 2nd November 2025.
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th November.
Please note: The government has announced the closure of Healthwatch which will require parliamentary legislation. Current estimates for closure are a minimum of 12 months, potentially longer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive — Help & Care
Location: Home-based within easy reach of Dorset (regular travel across the region)
Salary: circa £85,000 per annum
Contract: permanent, full-time (37 hours per week)
Are you ready to lead a values-driven regional charity and social enterprise that helps people to live the lives they choose?
Help & Care has been supporting communities across Dorset and the south coast since 1985. We deliver person-centred services that promote dignity, independence and connection - from dementia coordination and health coaching to our award-winning Roots gardening programme and social prescribing partnerships. Working with over 25 partners across health, housing and the voluntary sector, we co-produce services that make a real difference to older people, those with long-term conditions, carers and people at risk of isolation.
As our next Chief Executive, you will:
Who you are:
Why Help & Care?
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to speak.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 20th October 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
