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The Head of Nursing and Quality is a senior strategic and operational leader within The Children’s Trust, responsible for delivering the highest standards of nursing, clinical care, safety, and clinical governance across the organisation. Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing and Quality, the postholder provides professional leadership for the nursing and care workforce, oversees the day to day clinical management of the organisation and deputises for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager as required.
This role ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory frameworks, including CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, and national patient safety requirements, while fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and improvement. The postholder will lead on the development of evidence-based practice, ensuring services are safe, equitable, responsive, and aligned with The Children’s Trust’s strategic objectives.
Interview date: Friday 2 January 2026
This role is not open for sponsorship.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Professional Practice
- Provide highly visible, credible leadership to nursing and care teams across the organisation.
- Act as a key delegate and deputy for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager.
- Champion a culture that promotes safe, equitable, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
- Ensure children, young people, and families are meaningfully involved in shaping service delivery and evaluating their experience.
- Lead the development and delivery of organisational initiatives, contributing to strategic objectives, the business plan, and the organisational dashboard.
- Proactively network externally to promote the organisation’s clinical and professional profile.
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Ensure full compliance with CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, NMC standards, and other applicable legislation.
- Lead audits of CQC and Ofsted standards, identifying gaps and implementing robust action plans.
- Assist in the continued development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective organisation-wide clinical governance framework.
- Jointly coordinate the completion of the annual Quality Account.
- Lead clinical policy development, ensuring all clinical policies are evidence-based, current, and understood by staff.
Patient Safety, Clinical Risk and Incident Management
- Lead a culture of transparency, learning, and continuous improvement within the Nursing and Care directorate.
- Implement and oversee the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and annual associated plan alongside the Head of Clinical Governance.
- Ensure timely review and oversight of incident reporting, risk assessments, serious incident investigations, and associated actions.
- Promote and strengthen organisational processes for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring clinical risks.
- Communicate themes and learning from incidents across the organisation.
Workforce Leadership, Development and Management
- Provide professional leadership to nursing, care, safeguarding, respiratory, pharmacy, clinical governance and clinical education teams.
- Line manage: Business Support Manager, Senior Clinical Lead, Lead Respiratory Nurse and three house managers, and associated teams.
- Ensure robust workforce planning, including appropriate skill mix and safe staffing.
- Lead recruitment and retention strategies for nursing and care services in partnership with the People Team.
- Ensure regular, high-quality clinical supervision, appraisal, and professional development opportunities.
- Oversee NMC revalidation processes and compliance with professional standards.
- Build high-performing teams through motivation, recognition, coaching, and consistent performance management.
Nursing and Care Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership for the nursing and care education team and line manager this through the Senior Clinical Lead.
- Ensure a safe and effective education provision aligned with national standards and NMC, and other regulatory requirements.
Safeguarding
- Ensure strong collaboration with safeguarding professionals ensuring safeguarding governance, policy implementation, training compliance, and multi-agency collaboration.
- Provide senior oversight of safeguarding concerns, investigations, and learning in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Quality, and wider safeguarding team.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- Provide leadership for infection prevention and control, ensuring compliance with national guidelines.
- Monitor infection data, oversee IPC audits, and initiate improvement strategies.
- Promote best practice in all clinical and residential settings.
Documentation, Information Management and Digital Systems
- Ensure safe, accurate and secure medical and care records, with regular audit for compliance.
- Maximise use of digital systems to support clinical decision-making, documentation, and governance.
- Ensure clear, consistent standards for record-keeping across all clinical and care areas.
Resource, Budget and Performance Management
- Hold delegated responsibility for staffing and non-staffing budgets across nursing, care, and residential services.
- Lead capital and equipment planning to ensure all clinical environments are safe and fit for purpose.
- Review and ensure effective skill mix and resource allocation.
- Set SMART objectives for direct reports and monitor performance through structured quarterly reviews.
Senior Leadership and Organisational Responsibilities
- Serve as a critical member of the Nursing and Care Senior Leadership Team.
- Participate in the senior site manager weekend rota.
- Communicate organisational messages effectively and relay staff feedback to senior leaders.
- Undertake additional duties aligned with the role’s scope and organisational requirements.
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety regulations and The Children's Trust policies.
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:
- Registered Nurse.
- Leadership / management qualification.
- Master’s degree in relevant subject.
Experience:
- Evidence of recent management and leadership experience at equivalent to Band 8c or above, for a minimum of two years.
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
- Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge:
- Dynamic, passionate, open, collaborative, and supportive leadership style.
- Able to build teams and delegate.
- Able to problem solve and make informed decisions, and take charge of events.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong influencing skills in depth knowledge of all relevant regulatory legislation, with experience of implementing and working to them.
- Demonstrable track record of achievement in quality and patient safety.
- Experience of leading a service and of transformational change.
- Experience managing projects.
- Experience of effective partnership working, with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of managing budgets.
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.
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: Friday 2 January 2026
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.
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An exciting opportunity to join our Community Fundraising team. The Volunteer & Community Fundraising Assistant role is the first point of contact for supporter enquiries, provides administrative support across the team and supports Charity activity through our volunteer programme.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to save the lives of people with cancer, everywhere. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.
From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
We are a very ambitious organisation which has gone through transformational growth over the past five years. Alongside funding an existing programme of world-leading research, treatment and care, the Charity completed its largest capital appeal to date, successfully raising £70 million to build the Oak Cancer Centre at the hospital’s Sutton site, which opened in summer 2023.
With one in two of us expected to develop some form of cancer, it is essential that we go even further in our fundraising efforts to support the essential work of The Royal Marsden. Therefore, we are delivering our most ambitious strategy yet, that will see us raising at least £215m over the 5-year period.
The Charity is committed its biggest fundraising appeal to date, for a new major development project in Chelsea. There is also an extensive portfolio of engaging projects outside of the capital appeals that help to support all aspects of the hospital’s work to improve the lives of cancer patients.
This role is an integral part of the Community Fundraising team, providing support to people raising funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and being the first point of contact for enquiries. Dealing directly with supporters and volunteers, the role requires an effective communicator and proactive individual who is passionate about fundraising and volunteering.
Designed by families, for families, The Ark was opened in September 2019 by the Mayor of London. The grounds offer wheelchair accessible outdoor experiences, including a Woodland Walk through a 7-acre nature reserve, a hydrotherapy pool and overnight suites for families to be close to their loved ones. At The Ark we are able to provide Specialist Care and Nursing for babies, children and young people, supporting their full clinical, emotional, social and practical needs. We have created a space where children who are seriously unwell are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice helps babies, children and young people who are seriously unwell, and their families, make the most of every day. The charity aspires to become a centre of clinical excellence for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
We’ve been on a major upward trajectory in recent years, with more children being supported, more major hospitals being partnered with and more supporters donating. We’ve transformed from being an enthusiastic start-up delivering care in the community, to a serious player delivering major impact both in the community and at our state-of-the-art hospice building, The Ark, opened in 2019.
Philanthropy, which covers Grants, Trusts & Foundations and Major Donor fundraising streams, is pivotal to Noah’s Ark, typically accounting for around 50% of the charity’s voluntary income. This is an area of real expertise for Noah’s Ark, with much scope for further refining. The successful candidate will therefore be instrumental in taking this key income stream forward, add to an exciting portfolio and gain further training and support, working as part of a high-performing and super supportive team, ready for its next development phase.
The Grants, Trusts & Foundations Manager will work closely with and report to the Head of Philanthropy to develop the Trust pipeline, along with instrumental cross-team work on applications and reporting processes for other income streams. Whilst we work towards developing a more diverse funding model and navigate changes to the external Trust environment, sustaining and growing income from Trusts will remain vital.
The post-holder will manage a Philanthropy Officer (Trusts & Major Donors) and, together, they will be instrumental in taking the Trust programme to the next level, establishing lasting relationships with funders, securing new grants, increasing multi-year gifts and improving both quality and volume of applications and reports. They will also support the Philanthropy Officer, and the wider team, to the same end with their respective portfolios.
ABOUT YOU
You will be a highly organised, dedicated and reliable individual ready to play a significant role in income generation. An exceptional and eloquent communicator, excellent at managing your time and a natural relationship builder. You will have a collaborative mindset, and be willing to engage with colleagues across the fundraising team and wider charity to create the greatest outcomes for the children and families we support.
You will have considerable experience fundraising from grant makers and will be able to demonstrate your success with securing high value gifts and building meaningful relationships. You will have confidence in your ability to make an impact through collaborative lateral thinking. You will also support other team members with their applications, as well as acting as a key liaison with our Care team to obtain latest information about service delivery.
If you have ample experience of fundraising from Trusts, have achieved outstanding success in a short period of time or have held a key position within a Trust programme, including securing numerous significant – ideally six-figure – grants, we would love you to apply.
Please refer to the Job description for further information on this role.
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.
Our diversity council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation. We are a disabilty confident employer and part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
We help children who are seriously unwell make the most of every day



Designed by families, for families, The Ark was opened in September 2019 by the Mayor of London. The grounds offer wheelchair accessible outdoor experiences, including a Woodland Walk through a 7-acre nature reserve, a hydrotherapy pool and overnight suites for families to be close to their loved ones. At The Ark we are able to provide Specialist Care and Nursing for babies, children and young people, supporting their full clinical, emotional, social and practical needs. We have created a space where children who are seriously unwell are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.
Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, the charity has had a sustained period of growth over the last two years and we are looking for high quality employees to come and be a part of that success.
Our expert staff and trained volunteers provide clinical, emotional and practical support for families across North and Central London and Herts Valley. We carefully adapt our support for every child and offer it wherever it is required - whether in their home, their community or at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice building, The Ark, in Barnet.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice helps babies, children and young people who are seriously unwell, and their families, make the most of every day. The charity aspires to become a centre of clinical excellence for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
We’ve been on a major upward trajectory in recent years, with more children being supported, more major hospitals being partnered with and more supporters donating. We’ve transformed from being an enthusiastic start-up delivering care in the community, to a serious player delivering major impact both in the community and at our state-of-the-art hospice building, The Ark, opened in 2019.
Philanthropy, which covers Grants, Trusts & Foundations and Major Donor fundraising streams, is pivotal to Noah’s Ark, typically accounting for around 50% of the charity’s voluntary income. This is an area of real expertise for Noah’s Ark, with much scope for further refining. The successful candidate will therefore enjoy opportunities to manage and add to an exciting portfolio and gain further training and support, working as part of a high-performing and super supportive team, ready for its next exciting growth phase.
The Philanthropy Officer will work closely with and report to the Grants, Trusts & Foundations Manager and Head of Philanthropy to develop the Trust and Major Donor pipelines, along with instrumental cross-team work on applications and reporting processes for other income streams. Whilst we work towards developing a more diverse funding model and navigate changes to the external Trust and HNWI environments, sustaining and growing income from both of these income steams will remain vital.
The post-holder will be key in taking the Trust and Major Donor programmes to the next level, securing new grants, building relationships, increasing multi-year gifts and improving both quality and volume of applications. They will also support the Grants, Trusts & Foundations Manager, and the wider team, to the same end with their respective portfolios.
ABOUT YOU
You will be a highly organised, dedicated and reliable individual ready to play a significant role in income generation. An exceptional and eloquent communicator, excellent at managing your time and a natural relationship builder. You will have a collaborative mindset, and be willing to engage with colleagues across the fundraising team and wider charity to create the greatest outcomes for the children and families we support.
At this stage in your career, we would not necessarily expect you to have direct experience of fundraising from Trusts or Major Donors. We encourage you to apply if you consider yourself to have an emphatically strong transferrable skills and experience and believe you could thrive in a nurturing environment.
Please refer to the job description for further information on this role.
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.
Our diversity council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation. We are a disabilty confident employer and part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
We help children who are seriously unwell make the most of every day



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About the Early Years Assistant role
We are seeking enthusiastic bank staff to provide flexible cover for staff absences at our vibrant 59-place nursery, located in the Coin Street neighbourhood centre on London’s South Bank, just minutes from Waterloo and Blackfriars stations. As part of a dedicated team of educators supported by two experienced senior teachers, you will help ensure the smooth running of the nursery by assisting with mealtimes, activities, general care, and safeguarding the welfare of children. Our nursery is part of a wider Family and Children’s Centre, which offers holiday play schemes, activity camps, and a creche facility to support parents in training and development. Using our unique surroundings for real-life learning, we put each child at the centre of their learning journey. Cover will be provided on an ad hoc basis within our shift rota (8am–6pm).
This will be a zero-hours contract which means that there are no guaranteed hours per month - you may be requested to work on an ad hoc basis, and sometimes at short notice.
To be successful you will need to demonstrate the following
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A child-centred approach to teaching using creative and exciting methods to engage and stimulate.
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A can-do and enthusiastic attitude.
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Excellent spoken and written English.
About Coin Street Community Builders
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.
Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.
We promote enterprise, creativity, and lifelong learning whether that is through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise, or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.
From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.
Contract
Casual, Zero-Hours (may include evenings and weekends)
Salary
£14.13 per hour
Extras
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Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff.
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Auto-enrolment qualifying pension for zero-hours staff
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Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions.
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Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs.
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Commitment to training and development.
Closing Date
We will review applications as they are submitted and will contact candidates on a rolling basis.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.



Are you passionate about supporting families and carers of people living with dementia? Do you have the expertise to deliver compassionate, specialist care while empowering those who care for loved ones?
Join our team as an Admiral Nurse (Midlands - Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derby), in partnership with Dementia UK, and make a real impact on those affected by dementia.
You will be joining an established team of Admiral Nurses covering Midlands.
This role involves regular travel within the regions, so we are ideally looking for someone based in or near the area. You will work with clients in the community 3 days per week, with 2 days available to work from home. There may also be occasions when you will need to attend training and meetings at our hubs across the UK.
As an Admiral Nurse, your role will be pivotal in providing expert nursing support to carers, helping them navigate the complexities of dementia care. You will offer emotional and psychological interventions to alleviate the challenges of caregiving, especially at the early stages of diagnosis or pre-diagnosis, and continue supporting carers through the various stages of dementia, focusing on transitions, loss, and shifting relationships.
In this role, you will manage a caseload of clients, conducting home visits to assess their needs and wellbeing, and develop individual intervention plans. You will empower carers by helping them build the skills and confidence needed to support someone with dementia, especially as behaviours change over time. Your work will ensure they can provide better care while also protecting their own mental and emotional health.
Beyond direct care, you will contribute to the continuous development of the service, assisting with the evaluation and improvement of dementia care practices. You will offer clinical guidance to colleagues and external agencies, providing training and educational resources to enhance the quality of care across the board.
This is an incredible opportunity to work in a specialist, highly rewarding role where your skills and expertise will have a profound impact on families living with dementia.
If you are an experienced nurse with a passion for supporting carers and improving the quality of life for those affected by dementia, we would love to hear from you.
What we are looking for:
You will be a qualified RMN or RGN with an accredited dementia qualification, with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience in dementia care. We are looking for someone who has worked in a community setting, providing person-centered care and advocacy for those living with dementia.
What We Offer:
In return, we offer a competitive salary, an employee assistance programme, and ongoing professional development opportunities. Your growth will be supported by Dementia UK’s comprehensive practice development framework, and we are committed to providing a supportive environment where you can enhance your skills and make a meaningful impact.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. Our support starts after one day of service and continues through



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Location: Aberdeen
Salary: £41,700 - £50,170 per annum + 6% shift allowance (pro rata)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time 37.5 hours per week (3x12.5 hour shifts)
Closing Date: 07/12/2025 23:59
The Vacancy
Exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to work in our growing and developing CHAS at Home team North, delivering care to families in their community, covering Aberdeen and The Shire.
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent
Are you passionate about providing family centred, holistic and compassionate care to children and their families? Are you excited by collaborative working with local health and social care providers? Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Children’s Staff Nurse with a proven track record delivering exceptional care and skill in nursing practice, to join our Aberdeen CHAS at Home Team as a Senior Staff Nurse. In this role you will take responsibility for leading assessment, planning, organising, implementing and evaluating nursing care for children, young people and families. You will be supported to take on leadership and line management responsibilities and will work closely with the Senior Charge Nurses to promote effective teamwork across the service to meet the needs of children, young people and families
Why CHAS?
Working with CHAS provides a unique opportunity to support children and families to make the most of their precious time together; as a team, we make extraordinary things happen every day.
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.
Some of the benefits you can expect to receive from working with CHAS:
- The opportunity to pay into an existing NHS scheme or membership of local government pension scheme
- Salary increments scale similar to NHS
- Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime
- Pay matched to closest current increment with NHS
- Generous annual leave entitlement (matched to current service-based enhanced entitlement with NHS, up to a maximum of 40 days)
- Ability to provide 1:1 nursing care in a more relaxed and homely environment
- Opportunities for further learning and development
- Access to a range of tools to support wellbeing
- The opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team which includes volunteers
- Commitment to support clinical skills to enable development and support collaborative working across all health and social care settings.
- Flexible shift rota, full time staff usually work 3 shifts over a 7 day’s/nights. On call may be required due to the need for a more responsive reactive service – currently in consultation stage.
About you
What we need you to bring
- First level registered nurse, all applicants will need to provide a valid UK NMC pin.
- Highly experienced in a nursing role, working with children, young people and their families.
- Experience of prioritising a busy workload, acting as a role model for the team and demonstrating strong leadership skills
- Commitment to working in partnership and collaboratively with local services
- Commitment to delivering care with empathy and compassion.
- Driving licence and access to a car as this role requires travel across the community.
It would be great if you also had:
- Experience in working with children who have complex or life-limiting conditions
- Up to date mandatory training
Interested?
If this sounds like you, we would love you to hear from you!
Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site to complete your application.
Wellbeing Manager (fixed term contract until 31.12.26 with potential to extend, subject to funding)
Location: Remote or hybrid – can be fully remote or hybrid with option to attend our head office in Redditch, Worcestershire
Employment Type: Part-time (between 14 and 17.5 hours per week). Some evening and weekend work required. Hours to be agreed with line manager.
Salary: £40k (pro rata)
About the Employer
Cavell is the charity that transforms the lives of nursing and midwifery professionals facing crisis and tough times. The need for Cavell has never been greater, and the charity is at its most critical point in its 108-year history as the demand for support is at an all-time high. Cavell is evolving their support offer to offer a Wellbeing Conversations service on a 12-month pilot aiming to help nursing and midwifery professionals to navigate feelings of stress, overwhelm or uncertainty.
The Role
We are looking for a compassionate, non-judgemental and empathetic individual who is experienced at supporting individuals in a Wellbeing role to co-deliver the Wellbeing Conversations Service. The successful candidate will use a blend of reflective listening, coaching-style questions, practical guidance and signposting to help nursing and midwifery professionals explore their stress, develop healthy coping mechanisms and empower them to address personal and work factors which are contributing to their stress.
This position operates as a job-share, and we are looking for someone to join the existing postholder in delivering the role.
Applicants should be comfortable working collaboratively and communicating effectively to provide seamless coverage and share responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
- Deliver Cavell’s Wellbeing Conversations service including conducting triage calls and delivering virtual Wellbeing sessions ensuring high-quality delivery, consistency, and responsiveness to demand.
- Ensure exceptional record keeping, ensuring that all relevant data protection and privacy legislation is adhered to.
- Undertake administrative duties to support the delivery of the service, including data entry.
- Have regular peer supervision with their job-share.
Collaboration:
- Work with the Support Team, wider staff, and external stakeholders to identify common themes, challenges, and emerging issues affecting the nursing and midwifery workforce.
- Engage with referral partners and the funder to maintain effective working relationships.
- Signpost individuals to other services and sources of support, including where the Cavell Wellbeing Conversations service may not be appropriate for their needs.
- Assist the Marketing and Communications team to create collateral, capture case studies and build content kits.
Insights and Evaluation:
- Share insights and learning from wellbeing conversations to help shape and strengthen Cavell’s broader support offer and inform service development.
- Co-lead on the evaluation of the Cavell Wellbeing Conversations service including building surveys, analysing data and creating reports.
- Share knowledge and trends with other internal and external stakeholders.
The Ideal Candidate:
We’re looking for someone who
- Has experience of working in a wellbeing support role.
- Has experience of giving emotional support and practical guidance to individuals who are stressed or overwhelmed.
- Has experience of using coaching-style questions to help people manage stress and develop healthy coping mechanisms.
- Has excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Is fully competent with IT including Microsoft Office.
- Has effective organisation and time management skills.
- Has experience of optimising a CRM database to effectively capture and manage data.
- Has a sound understanding of the mental health support services provision nationally.
- Has an understanding or empathy for the pressures facing nursing and midwifery professionals.
Our ideal candidate will also:
- Have experience of working as a nursing or midwifery professional (desirable).
- Have a coaching qualification (desirable).
- Mental Health First Aid or similar qualification (desirable).
Benefits:
- A flexible, supportive working culture
- 30 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Up to an 8% employer pension contribution
- Access to an employer assistance program
- Enhanced sick pay (after probation)
- Enhanced family leave policies
Application process:
- Please click on the 'Apply' button to download the full job pack
- Submit your CV and cover letter answering the below questions by 12pm on Thursday 11th December
- Why are you interested in the role?
- How do your skills, knowledge and experience make you a successful Wellbeing Manager for Cavell?
- Do you have a current notice period?
For candidates who are shortlisted for 1st interview stage, this interview will be held remotely w/c 15th December 2025 and will incorporate a role play task. There will also be the opportunity to ask the panel questions. There may be an informal chat via Teams after the first interview as part of the selection process.
Supporting the nursing and midwifery family through tough times.
Community Hospice at Home - Clinical Nurse/Paramedic Specialist
- Hours: 37.5 per week (30 hours per week can be considered)
- Location: Base: Bucks Locality (Gillian King House, Chalfont St Giles)
- Salary: Band 7 - £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 09 January 2026 at 12 noon
- Interview date: TBC
What you will do
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community model of care.
- Offer advice, support and education to the primary health care team as part of an interdisciplinary team
- The management of a specialist palliative planned care caseload within a set Primary Care Network (PCN) and cross cover other surgeries as required to maintain our service.
- To work from an interdisciplinary approach to care.
- To engage in the full range of activities consistent with the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Paramedic Specialist.
- Demonstrate specialist skills and expertise in palliative care, the post holder will deliver high standards of personalised care.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinating their care services, and informing and advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness.
- Participate activities such as audits and case reviews to improve the Hospice @ Home service
What you will need
- All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
- We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role, we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
- Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.
- Full, current valid UK driving licence.
- Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
- Car insurance, including business cover:
- Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced Adult and Child Workforce with Adult and Child Barring Lists
- Professional registration (NMC, HCPC)
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
Our commitment to Equality and Diversity
We strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process, and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
If you are disabled and satisfactorily meet the job specification, we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
We are seeking an experienced individual to join our Fundraising team on a temporary 2 year fixed term contract basis.
You will lead and grow our high-value fundraising; overseeing major donor development, mid-value giving, trusts and foundations, corporate and commercial fundraising partnerships.
You will build our approach to engaging high-net-worth donors, business leaders and philanthropic supporters, working with the team to develop tailored engagement plans that deliver significant income and ensuring supportive systems and processes are in place.
The role will also work in close partnership with the Head of Capital Appeal to contribute suitable prospects for the appeal and ensure a joined-up approach across all high-value activity.
At St Elizabeth Hospice, we believe that every moment matters. We’re a local, independent charity, dedicated to improving the lives of people in Ipswich, East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney who are facing progressive or life-limiting illness.
Since 1989, we’ve been at the heart of our community, providing compassionate care, easing pain, and helping people and their families find comfort, dignity, and meaning through some of life’s most challenging moments. Last year alone, we supported over 4,000 patients and their loved ones.
St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ellie Main, Associate Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement
We kindly request no contact from recruitment agencies please.
The hospice offers a generous benefit package, including:
· 27 days annual leave entitlement
· Pension scheme
· Life Cover
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Car Leasing Scheme
· Health Service Discounts
· Occupational Sick Pay
· Blue Light Card
· Employee Assistance Programme
For more details about this role please read the job description and person specification.
Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email. If applying, please keep a check on your emails including your spam/junk folders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Founded in 1681 by King Charles II, the Royal Hospital Chelsea has stood for centuries as a national symbol of gratitude to the soldiers who have served our country, and is home to the iconic Chelsea Pensioners. Today, the Hospital’s job remains to ensure that those who have served are always supported.
We are now looking for a high-performing, delivery-driven Communications and PR Manager - someone who knows how to get stories live in national media, and understands how powerful, authentic beneficiary storytelling drives fundraising and public engagement.
If you’ve worked in PR or communications at a national charity, know how to maximise national moments like Remembrance, have worked sensitively with beneficiaries, and are the person people come to when something simply needs to get done – this could be the role for you.
Where you fit in
You’ll join an ambitious marketing and communications team focused on raising the Royal Hospital’s profile, increasing fundraising income, and building new audiences through strategic, emotive and measurable communications.
Your work will directly contribute to protecting and securing the future of the Royal Hospital Chelsea - helping us reach supporters, donors, and the veteran community with stories that inspire action and demonstrate undeniable impact.
What you’ll be doing
You will lead our press and PR delivery, responsible for an ‘always-on’ approach that generates consistent local and national coverage. You’ll ensure our stories land where they matter - driving donations, admissions, brand visibility and engagement with the veteran community.
We want someone who is:
· A proven PR operator with significant experience in a national charity or large not-for-profit environment
· Exceptional at storytelling, especially beneficiary-led stories, handled with sensitivity and impact
· Good at spotting media opportunities, crafting strong angles, and who knows what journalists want
· Comfortable juggling multiple projects and deadlines without ever dropping the standard
· An experienced line manager or mentor of junior colleagues
If you love bringing powerful stories to life, know how to turn awareness into action, and have the energy and drive to elevate a national institution - this is your chance to do career-defining work.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of up to 500 words.
Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing applications and interviewing candidates throughout the recruitment process.
To provide Army veterans with the support and comradeship they need in recognition of their service to the Nation and to safeguard their historic home


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This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering a full calendar of educational events for a thriving community of Intensive Care professionals. Working at the heart of the Society, you’ll collaborate with passionate clinicians, educators, and partners to bring high-quality learning experiences to practice, from virtual Study Days and webinars to our flagship State of the Art Congress, which attracts over 1,500 delegates each year. If you’re a highly organised project manager who takes pride in creating impactful events that advance professional practice, this role is for you!
The Intensive Care Society (ICS) is the heart of the UK’s intensive care community, bringing together doctors, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who dedicate themselves to saving and transforming lives. Our mission is to foster groundbreaking research, elevate care standards, and deliver the best outcomes for patients and their families.
To apply: please send your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
- Closing date: applications must be received by 9am on Monday 8 December.
- Interviews: scheduled to take place on Friday 12 December.
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
- Hybrid working with a minimum of two days in the office in London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: up to £50,000 depending on experience and qualifications
40 hours per week including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Contract: Permanent
Location: East Croydon (Sanderstead Station)
We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as a Deputy Manager for our new specialist Children’s home in Croydon. You will work alongside the Registered Manager to lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by Team Leaders, experienced Residential Practitioners, as well as our Wrap Around and Education Teams.
Visit our website to watch our short video to gain an insight into our working life here at St Christopher’s
About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
About the Role
As Deputy Manager, you will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by a Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, Team Leaders, and the team of residential staff.
Key aspect of the role:
- To assist the manager in safeguarding and ensuring every child and young person receives high quality care as measured by Ofsted in the social care common inspection framework.
- To assist the manager in the management of the home, including the staff, external relationships, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building.
St Christopher’s Academy
Our 'St Christopher’s Academy' ensures our staff is continually developing. We will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please visit our website
The successful candidate will have:
- A degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, Youth Work etc)
- A willingness to undertake a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, if possessing only a Level 3 qualification relevant to the role
- At least 2 years’ experience in residential children’s homes
- At least 1 years’ experience of staff supervision and management responsibility.
- Ability to develop appropriate one-to-one relationships with young people and employ mentoring skills that empower young people to achieve their goals.
- Numeracy skills to manage budgets efficiently and contribute to the budgetary process.
- An understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of residential services for children and young people.
- Awareness of issues facing young people such as bullying, gangs and exploitation and how these impact on behaviour.
- An understanding of trauma informed practice
- Ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays and undertake sleep-ins.
- Ability and willingness to be part of an on call rota overseeing multiple Homes.
In return we offer:
- Starting salary up to £50,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications
- Opportunities to develop your career and become a Registered Manager.
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programs.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Recruitment Process:
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website. CV’s will not be accepted.
For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact us via our website.
Please note:
- This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.
- It is illegal to apply for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.
- All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.
We are a leading charity for children and young people, providing fostering, children's homes and leaving care services across the UK and Isle of Man



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a permanent, full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, across 4 days out of a 7-day rota.
Please note that we are currently only able to consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Work with the Head Chef to deliver the catering services within the care home
- Prepare food for residents according to nutrition, hydration, and dietary guidelines
- Maintain a high standard of food provision and service to the residents, staff and visitors
- Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as needed
- Ensure all health and safety records and monitoring adhere to statutory requirements
As a Chef, you will have a NVQ Level 3 Preparation and Cooking or equivalent, City & Guilds 706 (1&2) Food Preparation or equivalent and an intermediary food hygiene certificate.
In addition, you will have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of maintaining standards within a catering department according to Health & Safety and Food Safety Act and good IT skills are essential, as well as experience working in a care home or similar setting.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Employee benefits include:
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%, subject to eligibility
- Additional rates for nights, bank holidays and overtime
- Affordable and quality meals at reduced cost
- Free on-site parking
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Uniform provided at no cost
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Exclusive retailer discounts on popular brands
Lister House is one of six care homes, set in the historic city of Ripon, North Yorkshire. A place where ex-servicemen and women and their spouses can feel completely at home, providing care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. We offer Nursing Care, Residential Care, Dementia Care, and Day Care. The home also features a chapel and is supported by a dedicated team. As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and personal development.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.



