Volunteer clinical administrator jobs
Job Title: Quality Improvement and Research Administrator
Reports to: Quality Improvement Manager
Line reports: N/A
Contract terms: Permanent 35 hours per week
Salary
£29,895
Location: London-based, with hybrid working
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is a membership organisation and the voice of the profession, with over 4,000 members in the UK and overseas. Our role is to champion the specialty, set standards of training and practice, and influence change to make a difference to the lives of patients with eye conditions.
Job Purpose
The post holder will provide administrative support across several key functions of the department, focusing mainly on clinical job description approval and sourcing of volunteers to attend appointment panels across the UK (Advisory Appointments Committee), quality improvement initiatives, and committee administration.
Main responsibilities
AACs and Job Planning
- Responsibility for administration of the College’s Advisory Appointments Committee and ophthalmologist job planning advice service and Coordinating volunteers to attend Advisory Appointment Committees (AACs)
- Administering the approval process for UK ophthalmologist job descriptions (c. 150 a year), assigning work to relevant Council Representatives and supervision of the progress of approvals to meet the average 3 week turn around
- Providing general advice and guidance to stakeholders on job descriptions in accordance with the agreed job description guidance
- Department document management and archiving including documents on the RCOphth website, managing document status spreadsheet used by department team and comms team
Quality Improvement (QI)
- Support the QI Manager and QI Coordinator in the delivery of the College’s QI workstreams
- Provide administrative support for the delivery of the RCOphth Review Service
- Support the coproduction of guidance documents with members e.g. scheduling meetings, proofreading and formatting documents
- In conjunction with the QI team, support delivery of the National Ophthalmology Database audits by answering queries, administration of the sign-up process for participating centres and invoicing process
Departmental Administration
- Providing support to other members of the team as and when required including responding to queries
- Liaison with other College Departments to ensure members and other stakeholders’ experience of any interactions with the College is proactive, positive, and efficient
- Administering department committees e.g. appointments for chairs and committee members, scheduling meetings, agenda setting, minute taking and following up on actions
- Assisting with other administrative process to support the work of the department team including Database administration including data entry and reporting
Other
- Carry out from time to time and as directed, any other duties as required in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within your capabilities.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience
- Previous administrative experience in a similar role
- Knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Understands the importance of accurate and timely data entry
Skills and Abilities
- Committed to providing excellent customer service
- Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build rapport and work effectively with staff and stakeholders
- Ability to identify issues and solve problems logically
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to contribute new ideas and suggest improvements to ways of working
- Ability to work on own initiative and meet strict deadlines
- Respects and cooperates with colleagues, working effectively with other departments when needed
Personal Qualities (Attributes)
- Commitment to equity and diversity and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
- Committed to own continuing professional development
Other requirements
The post holder may occasionally be required to work some evenings and work away from home in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a Van Peer Coordinator to support our Hepatitis C peer project in the Oxford & Thames Valley area. This role involves driving a van across the region and working with people affected by substance use and hepatitis C.
Peers use their lived experience to raise awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and help people access testing and treatment.
About you
You will:
- Be confident driving a van and travelling long distances
- Have experience working with people affected by substance misuse
- Have lived experience of hepatitis C, or experience supporting someone who has
- Be reliable, compassionate, and well organised
- Have good communication skills
- Hold a clean driving licence (essential)
What you’ll do
- Recruit and support volunteer peers
- Work with NHS hepatitis C teams, drug and alcohol services, and homelessness services
- Coordinate education sessions and community-based hepatitis C testing
- Support people into hepatitis C treatment and ongoing care
This role requires regular travel across Oxford & Thames Valley.
The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an opportunity for someone who thrives being part of a small team and making a big impact.
As Executive Operations Administrator at St Luke's for Clergy Wellbeing every day will be busy and different. The role will be ideal for someone who can use their initiative, has a good eye for detail, and likes a varied workload.
The responsibilities of this role include:
- finance administration such as processing invoices and preparing monthly management information
- fundraising administration including thank yous for supporters and monitoring legacy income
- facilitating the effective operating of the office at Church House
- supporting the CEO with GDPR, Health and Safety and other organisational compliance areas
This is a key role within the life of St Luke's for Clergy Wellbeing, if this role is working effectively the rest of the organisation will flourish, so that together we can reach our vision for flourishing clergy, healthy church, transformed communities.
We are looking for someone who uses their initiative, models our values and has an eye for detail. The role carries a high level of responsibility and autonomy and so suits someone who is confident taking ownership and supporting others.
We welcome applicants who are in sympathy with what we do, and comfortable working within a Christian charity.
A leading charity in clergy wellbeing and mental health
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Clinical Governance will lead and enhance the organisation’s commitment to delivering high-quality, safe care for children. This role is pivotal in overseeing clinical governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, managing clinical risks, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. The postholder will work collaboratively across teams to promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement, aligning with The Children’s Trust’s strategic objectives. Whilst the post directly reports to the Director of Nursing and Quality, the remit of the role spans the whole organisation and works across all clinical directorates.
Interview date: to be confirmed
This role is not open for sponsorship.
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Governance
- Develop and maintain an effective clinical governance framework that supports safe and high-quality care.
- Facilitate regular clinical governance meetings to discuss performance, incidents, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Ensure that clinical pathways and practices are aligned with best practice guidelines and evidence-based standards.
Patient Safety
- Lead initiatives to enhance patient safety across all services, promoting a culture of transparency and reporting.
- Implement and maintain the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring that learning from incidents is captured and shared.
- Monitor and report on patient safety metrics, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring appropriate action plans are developed.
Clinical Risk Management
- Identify, assess, and manage clinical risks within the organisation, ensuring effective risk mitigation strategies are in place.
- Conduct regular reviews of incident reports and risk assessments to inform organisational learning and development.
- Oversee the management of serious incidents, ensuring thorough investigations and appropriate follow-up actions are completed.
Quality Improvement
- Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and experiences.
- Lead quality impact assessments for new initiatives or changes in practice, evaluating potential risks and benefits and manage the organisational governance in relation to these.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement.
Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and guidelines, including CQC regulations and national safety frameworks.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of regulatory changes and ensure organisational policies and practices reflect these updates.
- Coordinate and draft the annual organisation quality account.
Clinical Audit
- Design and implement a comprehensive clinical audit program that evaluates the quality of care and compliance with clinical standards.
- Analyse audit findings to identify trends and areas for improvement, facilitating the development of action plans.
Incident Management
- Oversee the incident management process, ensuring that incidents are reported, investigated, and learned from effectively.
- Develop strategies to communicate learning from incidents across the organisation to promote a culture of safety.
Professional Standards
- Promote adherence to professional standards and best practices among clinical staff, ensuring high levels of accountability and professionalism.
- Monitor compliance with organisational policies and procedures, implementing corrective actions as needed.
Policies and Procedures
- Develop, review, and update clinical policies and procedures to ensure they align with current best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all staff are trained and knowledgeable about relevant policies and procedures.
Medical Records
Ensure that medical records are maintained accurately and confidentially, supporting patient safety and care continuity.
Medicines Management
- Line manage the lead pharmacist and wider pharmacy team
- Oversee medicines management processes, ensuring compliance with best practices and safe medication administration.
Complaints and Patient Experience
- Manage the complaints process, ensuring that concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately, and lessons learned are disseminated.
- Work to enhance patient experience through feedback mechanisms, ensuring that patient voices are heard and acted upon.
General
- Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
- Act as a critical member of the Nursing and Care senior leadership team.
Health and Safety
Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles and regulations required to perform your role and comply with The Children’s Trust policies and procedures.
Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience
- Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
- Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
- Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.
- Remains organised and focused when under pressure.
- Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
- Motivates self and other.
Education & Qualifications:
- Active NMC membership
- Educated to Masters degree level in a relevant area (or relevant experience), and / or with relevant post graduate teaching or leadership qualifications.
Experience:
- Evidence of significant operational leadership experience at AfC band 8a equivalent or above
- Experience working with children with learning disability
- Experience of working within quality and clinical governance dedicated roles
- Experience within training/education/practice-based education and presenting effectively to a variety of audiences
- Experience managing significant budgets
- Experience writing business cases for service proposals
- Experience of effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
- Management of change
Skills & Abilities:
- Dynamic, passionate, open, participative, and supportive leadership style
- Strong influencing skills
- Ability to develop and deliver innovative training programmes
- Clinically credible in own area of practice
- Able to deliver a multi-faceted service balancing the capacity of each area to meet service needs and priorities.
- Effective communicator
Knowledge:
Strong understanding of:
- Health care educational framework and of developing training strategies
- Clinical and operational audit data and analysis/presentation methodology
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Care of children with learning disabilities
- Safeguarding
- Quality improvement programmes and methodologies
Personal Qualities:
- Commitment to the vision and values of The Children’s Trust.
- Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude to competing commitments in workload.
- Highly motivated and reliable.
- Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
- Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose
Horatio’s Garden is a nationwide charity creating and nurturing beautifully designed gardens in NHS’s spinal injury centres.
The Patient Experience Manager will be instrumental in supporting patients and families use of the garden.
Along with the Head Gardener, you will be responsible for the smooth running of a thriving, vibrant garden ensuring the patient and their family are appropriately supported throughout their time in the spinal unit.
This role requires you to manage a team of volunteers and work closely with the Head Gardener who maintains the horticultural standard of the garden and delivers therapeutic horticulture sessions. You will be managed by the National Patient Experience Lead.
You will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with clinical and non-clinical NHS staff, corporate sponsors, funders, the Fundraising team, the Communications team and the National Patient Experience Manager.
The gardens have been beautifully designed and maintained, and the role of the garden needs to reflect an appropriate environment for patients and their families at all stages of their stay. From the initial welcome, to ensuring the contact and relationship is consistent with activities to suit their needs.
You will be responsible for developing and delivering social activities, supported by the charity’s National Patient Experience Manager and in collaboration with the wider Spinal Injuries team in Cardiff. These activities will mainly need to be held at the weekend or in the afternoons which are critical times in the garden when most patients are available and often have friends and family to visit. Currently the Events programme includes seasonal celebrations and social and craft activities. External facilitators also deliver workshops and live music performances.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, proactive individual who is efficient, well organised and has outstanding communication and relationship building skills. You will need to be adaptable and friendly and confident working with a wide range of people including people with spinal injuries and their families, NHS staff, volunteers and many different teams within the charity.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
People with spinal injuries
· Develop relationships with patients and families to ensure the best experience for them in the garden at every stage of their stay
· Maintain a consistent social and arts activity programme appropriate for the current patient group, liaising with the National Patient Experience Manager and managing the volunteers accordingly
· Organise a programme of seasonal events, reflecting the needs of patients
· Work with the Impact Manager to monitor patient experience and the impact of the garden
· Ensure the garden is managed to allow the correct balance to be in place to benefit both patients and external parties (major donors, trusts, corporate groups and other visitors)
NHS staff
· Develop and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with NHS clinical teams and voluntary services
Volunteers
· Recruitment and training of new volunteers
· Manage the team of volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the garden with patient experience at its core
Fundraising and Communications
· Work with fundraising managers, Head Gardener and volunteers to develop opportunities to generate income in the garden through friends, corporate friends and third-party fundraising
· Support corporate sponsor events and fundraising opportunities
· Represent the garden and charity at key events
· Promote the local social media accounts and provide regular updates for content
· Interviews with press/media as required
Administrative
· Ensure all administrative tasks associated with the role are monitored, completed and maintained
· Manage the garden budget along with the Head Gardener
· Collate and bank donations and manage petty cash
· Assist with ensuring the garden room is kept clean and tidy at all times
· Collate data showing usage in the garden and volunteer hours
Safeguarding
· Comply with all safeguarding policies and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead immediately
· This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check
Assist the Patient Experience Lead with any other tasks as required.
It should be noted that the list above is intended to give an overall view of the position and should be taken as guidance only.
Please see the full Person Specification in the Job Description attached.
Essential
- Flexible and able to work to suit patient requirements
Closing date: 5th February 23.30
The first round of interviews will take place on the 18th February
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO) is seeking a talented and motivated CEO who will deliver our organisational strategy which aims to improve the lives of all those affected by a rare genetically determined disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
The role of CEO at IPWSO is both challenging and rewarding. You can help deliver change for people affected by PWS from across the globe by helping us build solidarity, promoting scientific reasoning and research, helping to foster new relationships, supporting our members, and striving for equality for everyone affected by the syndrome.
You will work alongside passionate volunteers and experts in PWS from across all continents and with a skilled and small staff team based in the UK. We are all dedicated to making a tangible difference!
For the full person specification and the JD, please refer to the attachment below.
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Please see the application pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Apply on the Charity Job website and submit a copy of your CV with a covering letter of no more than two A4 pages, describing how you meet the requirements of the role and the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Include in your covering letter the names, position, organisation, email, and telephone contact of two referees, one of whom should be your current/most recent employer. References will only be sought once your express permission has been granted.
We will be reviewing applications and interviewing applicants on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early, as the advertisement may close before the 19 February 2026.
To unite the global PWS community to collectively find solutions to the challenges of the syndrome.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Birmingham Hospice supports people living with life-limiting illness across the city, helping them live well and with dignity.
QuarterFive are delighted to be partnering with Birmingham Hospice on this search for an Events Manager to lead their passionate and growing events function. You’ll shape an ambitious programme designed to reach new audiences, grow participation and deliver significant fundraising income — all while creating outstanding supporter experiences.
With an expanding portfolio and clear growth ambitions, this is a chance to make a visible impact while developing a diverse programme of mass participation, third-party challenges and gala dinners.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a high-profile events programme at a time of growth. You’ll have the chance to shape strategy, lead a dedicated team, and directly support the care Birmingham Hospice provides across the city. If you’re passionate about events, motivated by impact, and ready to step into a visible leadership
role, this could be the perfect next move.
About the role
As Events Manager, you’ll lead Birmingham Hospice’s events programme end-to-end, combining strategic planning with hands-on delivery. You’ll work closely with the Senior Fundraising Project Manager to shape an ambitious events programme that strengthens Birmingham Hospice’s brand while delivering real financial impact.
You will:
- Act as the events lead within the Income Generation team, sharing insight and supporting colleagues across the charity
- Lead the development and delivery of the annual events plan, creating a dynamic, costeffective programme that inspires supporters and drives income
- Line manage two Events Officers, providing regular 1:1s, development support and inspirational leadership
- Manage a varied portfolio including mass participation, third-party challenges, adrenaline events and special events
- Deliver against agreed income and expenditure budgets, contributing to an overall events income target of around £250k, including a £50k headline event
- Track income and expenditure day-to-day, produce post-event evaluations, and use learning to continuously improve future activity
- Identify new growth opportunities, using market insight and sector trends to expand participation and reach new audiences
- Build strong internal relationships across clinical, retail and corporate teams to promote events and maximise engagement
- Ensure all events meet high standards of health & safety, compliance and supporter care
- Oversee volunteers, apprentices and placements, ensuring a positive and professional experience for everyone involved
About you
You’ll be a confident, motivated events professional with charity sector experience and a strong track record of delivering successful fundraising events. You’ll bring:
- Proven experience delivering fundraising events, ideally including mass participation and third-party challenges
- Experience working in the charity sector
- Experience of line managing one or two staff, with a supportive, confident leadership style
- Strong event delivery skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
- Experience managing budgets and contributing to income targets
- Excellent communication and organisational skills, with a collaborative approach
- A proactive mindset, keen to test new ideas and grow audiences
- Emotional intelligence and resilience, with sensitivity to the nature of hospice work
Employee benefits
The role is Birmingham-based, primarily at Selly Park, with regular working from Erdington. The team typically spends at least two days per week onsite, alongside event delivery. Hybrid working is available but not contractually formalised, and compressed hours are supported. Please ask if you have any questions around flexible working.
Employee benefits include:
- 27 days per annum annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro-rata for those working part-time hours) Previous service with the NHS is taken into account when calculating annual leave entitlements if you move to the hospice direct from the NHS
- Enhanced special leave, includes enhanced compassionate leave and enhanced parental and bereavement leave
- 5.93% employer pension contribution
- Optional healthcare scheme, providing financial support for a range of healthcare costs such as dental, optical, hospital stays and others
- Health Service Discount Scheme and Blue Light Card
To apply, please complete the form below, attaching a copy of your most recent CV, ASAP and by no later than Tuesday 17th February.
Interviews: First interviews are scheduled for w/c 23rd February and second stage interviews are scheduled for w/c 2nd March.
We believe that anyone with a terminal diagnosis deserves to live well and make the very most of the time that remains.


A rare chance to join an incredibly supportive and inclusive employer that values hard work, flexiblity and employee well-being, and recognised by the GM Good Employment Charter! We are a small but vastly experienced team of family support/volunteer Coordinators, delivering highly respected volunteer-led home visiting support to families in the early years.
We are looking for someone to provide direct support to families and also recruit, train and support a team of local parent/carer volunteers who will provide weekly home visiting and community support to families.
You will work with other professionals from universal and specialist services to provide a coordinated response to families’ needs. You will assess need and risk prior to carefully matching volunteers with families or offering direct support, working as part of multi agency support, ensuring information sharing and safeguarding is at the forefront of your work. This will include instigating Early Help assessments, preparing for and attending Child in Need and Child Protection meetings.
You will have an understanding of recruiting, carefully selecting and managing volunteers to ensure they feel supported and fully trained to offer effective support to families in order to get the best outcomes for the family and in particular the children.
You will be experienced in working with families in their own home - skilled in recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns, be apt in completing strengths-based assessments and conversations and have a deep understanding of the issues families can face and the link with childhood development and difficulties they may experience later in life.
Supporting families to give their children the best possible start in life, because we believe childhood can't wait

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Can you help us?
We are seeking a dedicated administrator to join our team and provide essential administrative support to our Specialty Training portfolio. As our Specialty Training Assistant (Exams), you will be responsible for the administration of high-stakes membership examinations, ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the College’s assessment processes. You will manage examination databases and question banks, process candidate applications and requests, and support the coordination of exam-day logistics, including digital platform setup. You will also support governance activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance exam delivery. To thrive in this position, you will need to be highly organised, meticulous, and confident in handling complex processes under pressure, with strong communication skills and proficiency in digital systems to deliver a seamless experience for candidates and stakeholders.
The College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What makes us unique is that we also care deeply about ‘plugging the gap’ for families and young people who are struggling to find the mental health support they need as a result of financial, social or other disadvantage. For this reason, we are a not-for-profit organisation and offer grant and donation funded programmes when we can.
Youth Arts & Health Trust are a registered charity based in Exeter and East Devon who specialise in providing creative therapies and inclusivity-informed arts activities for children and young people aged 5 to 25.
We are in an exciting phase of our development, with new premises in Exeter, growing activities in East Devon, a dynamic team, a supportive and experienced Board of Trustees, and much shared passion to make a difference to children, young people and families.
We provide our services for children and young people via local authorities, organisations, schools and for families directly.
We are looking for someone with vision and passion who can lead and nurture our highly capable and ambitious team to build further upon our compassionate, inclusive and trauma-informed services for children, young people and families.
This is a 0.7 - 0.8 post (25-30 hours per week) with terms to be agreed with the successful candidate. We are open to flexible working arrangements with the right individual, whether that’s flexitime or compressed hours, or some other agreed arrangement.
It is expected that the post-holder will work within our premises for 1-2 days a week depending on service needs, and the remainder of hours worked from home, in the community at meetings or events or working on a hybrid basis.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- To develop and deliver our strategy including a business plan and regular progression reports for the Board to ensure the charity is financially robust.
- To develop existing and new income streams to secure the future of the charity and enable us to meet our charitable objectives of benefitting children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties through arts therapies and arts activities. This is likely to include grant fundraising, exploring procurement and commissioning routes, philanthropy, appropriate business sponsorship, training delivery and pathways for private purchasing of our service.
- To line manage, support, and collaborate with our Operations and Clinical Director who oversees our team of therapists and practitioners in ensuring all staff are adequately trained, registered, supervised and supported to provide an excellent service to our clients.
- To provide leadership for the charity both internally in regards to a positive and nurturing culture and externally in regard to reputation, partnerships and opportunities.
- To ensure all relevant policies are implemented effectively, developed and reviewed as required.
- To act as one of three Designated Safeguarding Officers and ensure policy is implemented effectively.
- To ensure the charity fulfils all its statutory obligations, working alongside the Board to achieve this.
- To ensure the charity has appropriate systems in place for the management and mitigation of risk.
- To ensure the charity meets its obligations under health and safety law.
- To lead on the development of innovative arts therapy programmes, in collaboration with our Operations and Clinical Director, our staff team and stakeholders.
- To ensure evaluation and impact data is collected and utilised for our learning and to provide evidence for the effectiveness of YAHT’s services.
- To act as an ambassador for the charity.
- If relevant, to carry a small caseload of children and young people to remain practising as an Arts Therapist or other registered mental health professional (if relevant, see desirable criteria).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a Support Manager to provide clear leadership, coordination and oversight of our support services during a period of growth. This role is pivotal in ensuring our services are safe, sustainable, well-governed and responsive to patient needs, while supporting staff and volunteers working in emotionally demanding environments. You will work closely with the Director of Research & Programmes and collaborate across the organisation to align support services with wider strategy.
This is an ideal role for someone with experience managing support or community services in the charity or health sector, who values clarity, collaboration and compassionate leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Service Leadership & Oversight
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Provide operational oversight of Make 2nds Count’s support services, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery.
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Embed clear processes, boundaries and decision-making routes across support activities.
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Monitor service activity, risks and capacity, escalating issues appropriately.
Safeguarding, Risk & Quality
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Act as the operational safeguarding lead for support services.
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Ensure safeguarding, incident reporting and crisis procedures are embedded, understood and followed.
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Support a culture of emotional safety and reflective practice.
Team & Volunteer Support
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Line manage and support staff within the support team.
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Work with the Director of Research & Programmes to ensure appropriate supervision structures are in place.
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Support volunteers and facilitators through clear guidance, training pathways and escalation routes.
Planning & Collaboration
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Contribute to service planning, improvement and prioritisation.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues across the charity, including fundraising and communications, to ensure joined-up delivery.
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Support the evaluation and development of services based on insight and learning.
About You
Essential
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Experience managing or coordinating support, community or health-related services.
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Strong understanding of safeguarding in sensitive or high-risk environments.
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Experience supporting staff or volunteers in emotionally demanding roles.
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Ability to bring structure, clarity and consistency to complex service delivery.
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Confident communicator, able to navigate sensitive conversations with care.
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Comfortable working remotely and managing your own workload.
Desirable
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Experience in cancer, health, mental health or lived-experience-led services.
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Knowledge of governance, data protection and information management.
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Experience working in a small charity or resource-constrained environment.
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Understanding of trauma-informed or compassionate practice.
Why Join Us?
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Be part of a mission-driven, patient-led charity making a real difference.
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Work with a supportive, values-led leadership team.
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Flexible, home-based working.
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Annual leave enhancements over Christmas and New Year.
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Opportunity to shape and stabilise vital support services at a key moment.
How to Apply
Please submit:
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A CV (no more than 2 pages), and
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A supporting statement outlining how your experience meets the requirements of the role and why you are interested in working with Make 2nds Count.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment and welcome applications from people with lived experience of cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a centre-based role with some travel to other animal centres, branches and adopter’s homes. There will be a requirement to work with diverse teams and in potentially dangerous (due to the animals they may encounter) and emotionally demanding situations.
Role Purpose
Responsible for assessing and monitoring the behaviour and welfare of dogs, cats and small animals (depending on need and competence) in Danaher’s care. This will include devising behavioural plans, and carrying out or overseeing environmental and behavioural and training interventions in agreed circumstances, to maintain high standards of welfare, support successful rehoming and reduce return rates. The post holder will also be required to support and train other staff and volunteers in the care, management and behaviour modification of the animals in their care.
Behaviour, welfare and training plans for dogs and cats (other species depending on RSPCA need and professional competence). Decisions to escalate animals for RCAB attention (according to agreed criteria). Sign off of staff/volunteer competency to handle dogs with more complex behavioural needs (according to agreed criteria). Record-keeping.
Harris Hill are partnering with Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to recruit for a Legacy Giving Manager in order to strengthen, grow and champion the charity legacy and in-memory giving programme.
Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will lead the charity legacy and in-memory fundraising, ensuring gifts in wills continue to fund our life saving service for generations to come.
This is a strategic and hands on role, offering the freedom to shape and develop a high-performing legacy programme while delivering exceptional supporter care.
As a Legacy Giving Manager you will:
- Delivering and evolving a legacy giving strategy to grow future income
- Managing the administration of legacy gifts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Stewarding legacy pledgers and in-memory supporters with empathy and professionalism
- Growing and promoting our Free Wills programme, working with local solicitors and partners
- Developing engaging campaigns and materials that reflect our mission and local impact
- Monitoring performance, trends and risks across legacy income
- Keeping up to date with sector developments and changes to probate or fundraising practice
- Working collaboratively with fundraising, marketing, supporter care teams and volunteers
- Line managing legacy or in-memory giving staff or volunteers where required
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Proven experience in legacy and/or in-memory fundraising
- Strong understanding of legacy administration, probate law and regulation
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
- Confident using CRM/database systems
- Empathy and sensitivity when working with bereaved supporter
Desirable:
- Experience working with solicitors or funeral directors
- Professional fundraising or marketing qualification.
- Experience managing lotteries and raffles.
Salary: £38,000- £43,000 per annum
Location: Wellington, Somerset, hybrid working (flexible)
Contract: Permanent, full time or part-time
Closing date: Monday 16th February at 8am
Interview: w/c 23rd February
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
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Team Leader – Walsall
Location: Walsall
Contract Type: Field-based
Hours: Flexible shifts (Evenings & Weekends)
Salary: £26,457 pro rata 25 hours for actual salary of £18,897.85
About the Role
Are you passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives? We’re looking for a Team Leader to join our dedicated team at the Walsall Mental Health Hub. This is a safe space for people and their carers who need support or are in emotional distress during evenings and weekends.
As Team Leader, you’ll lead a team of up to six Mental Health Recovery Workers, providing supervision, mentoring, and training. You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality, person-centred service that empowers individuals and promotes recovery, independence, and social inclusion.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and inspire a team to deliver exceptional out-of-hours mental health support.
- Work collaboratively with NHS clinical teams, partner agencies, and local services.
- Ensure continuous improvement through coaching, training, and service development.
- Support recruitment and staff development.
- Provide hands-on support when needed and lead by example.
About You
You’ll bring:
- Experience: At least 3 years working with people affected by mental illness and previous line management experience.
- Skills: Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
- Flexibility: Ability to work evenings and weekends and travel within the region.
- Values: Passionate, empathetic, and committed to making a positive impact.
Desirable: Mental Health First Aid qualification, experience delivering training, or lived experience.
Why Join Us?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in hope, openness, and expertise. You’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. We offer:
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
- A supportive, inclusive environment.
- The chance to make a tangible difference every day.
Apply today and help us lead the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have big ambition, and our organisation strategy reflects this. As Senior Trust Fundraising Manager, your role will focus on securing five- and six-figure gifts from grant-giving trusts and foundations. You will provide exceptional stewardship to those trusts with whom we have existing relationships, whilst researching and cultivating new prospects to maximise income, value, and influence for The Children’s Trust. This role will be key in enabling us to strengthen long term financial sustainability, through multi-year funding relationships and to drive restricted and unrestricted income to realise the strategy for 2030.
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This role is not open for sponsorship.
Skills and Responsibilities
To develop relationships to secure gifts and grants from Corporate Foundations, Trusts and statutory grant makers to achieve income targets. Responsibilities include:
Prospect Research:
- Identify and develop a pipeline of opportunities from grant-giving trusts and foundations.
- Use internal database, online resources, desk research, and contact mapping to identify new funder opportunities.
- Review trusts’ and foundations’ funding criteria to grow the prospect pipeline.
- Develop a thorough understanding of our work and future developments to identify new funding opportunities.
Submitting grant applications:
- Create compelling and persuasive funding appeals.
- Complete grant application forms and follow application processes as required.
- Work closely with colleagues across the Directorate and the wider charity to articulate our work and build strong funding propositions.
Leadership & Relationship Management:
- Lead and manage the Trusts and Philanthropy Executive by developing skills, conducting appraisals and overseeing ongoing development.
- Lead & steward a portfolio of existing charitable trusts and foundations, and cultivate new potential donors, ensuring their support is recognised and celebrated.
- Ensure funders are thanked promptly and that grant terms and conditions are applied.
- Provide progress reports and manage all formal reporting requirements on time.
- Build relationships in person, by phone, email, or virtual meetings to secure long-term commitment.
- Identify opportunities for funders to meet key staff and attend events and site visits that strengthen their relationship with the charity.
- Implement the High Value Donor Stewardship Plan.
- Take a proactive role in developing assets such as appeals and cultivation events.
- Work with colleagues across the charity to monitor and evaluate funded projects, producing reports that demonstrate impact.
Administration and Reporting:
- Manage trust prospects and donors on the CRM database, ensuring records are accurate and compliant with fundraising regulations.
- Budget management, cost control forecasting and taking corrective action to achieve budgets.
- Use the CRM database to manage task “actions”, prioritise and evaluate opportunities, and record funder interactions.
- Manage and develop a portfolio of high value relationships.
- Liaise with colleagues to ensure grant applications are coordinated across the organisation.
Education & Qualifications:
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience:
- Significant experience and track record in trust fundraising.
- Experience of writing compelling proposals and appeals.
- Proven experience of working as part of a team to deliver ambitious income targets.
- Experience in undertaking prospect research and creating a pipeline of prospects through to cultivation, ask and stewardship.
- Experience of securing and managing statutory funding desirable.
- Demonstrable experience of using fundraising or relationship management databases.
Skills & Abilities:
- Exceptional skills with excellent attention to detail and proof-reading ability
- Excellent research skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills whether on the phone, virtually, in person or in writing
- Excellent relationship building skills.
- Professional, positive, and committed
- Results focussed with strong analytical skill.
- Adaptable and flexible, tenacious, and persuasive
- Financially astute, with the ability to understand project budgets and read the accounts of grant giving trusts.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
