Professional development manager jobs

Permanent

Part time, 21 hours per week

Grade - FN

Pro rata Salary:  £18,509.26

Location: Hybrid, 2 days per week at our Warrington Office

(Travel to meetings and events in the region as required).

Close Date: 6 July 2025

Interview date: 15 July 2025 (Virtual Interviews)

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care for the 1 million that visit their family doctor every day.

We are recruiting an enthusiastic and energetic events and administrative specialist to develop and deliver both local and regional member support initiatives and events.

The College is unique in having a federal structure of local ‘Faculties’ that enhances engagement with members. Faculties are groups of local members that develop and deliver initiatives to support fellow members and further RCGPs’ vision.

This role will focus on supporting RCGP’s North West England’s Faculties, as well events across the North England region. These Faculties have over 3000 members and an active and engaged group of Faculty Board advocates.

The role will support the Faculties to understand the demographics and needs of their members and develop an annual Faculty plan comprising engagement, wellbeing and support activities. The role will interact with colleagues in the professional development and membership teams to ensure that national activities compliment local plans to provide a rounded member offer.

You will work closely with volunteer members of the Faculty Boards, providing administrative support to run their quarterly Board meetings, an AGM and administer awards to local members as agreed. You will also manage Fellowship applications on behalf of the Faculty. You will share our aspirations around equality, diversity and inclusion and support a welcoming work place and inclusive environment for all our staff and members.

The post will support Faculty communications to local/regional members, including email campaigns and through social media, making use of the RCGP member database to interrogate and understand member communities and market activities accordingly, and working with local partners to increase engagement with the Faculty and RCGP more broadly. You will manage the open and inclusive appointment of members onto the Faculty Board and ensure records are updated in line with RCGP’s governance guidance.

You will have experience of delivering vibrant and engaging events, both face to face and online, and be able to market events effectively to members, and where appropriate non-member groups. You will have excellent communication and customer service and skills to manage delegates and stakeholders.

You will be joining a vibrant and supportive team, and the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

Please download the Candidate Pack with the Job Description for the full list of responsibilities, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions and great working environment.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

To apply, please follow the link and complete the application form.

                                     ~ Building a sustainable future for general practice ~

This is National Lottery funded role in a growing charity representing children and young people affected by the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS. 

The purpose of this role is to work closely with our established Youth Board to ensure that the voices of young people affected by PANS and PANDAS are heard, valued, and reflected in our work.

The successful applicant will support the Youth Board in identifying, developing, and delivering one or more youth-led projects that align with their priorities and lived experiences. 

See the job description and the recruitment pack attached for more informaton.

Lead Fitness Instructor
Harrogate, North Yorkshire

12-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.

About Us

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

The Benefits

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Lead Fitness Instructor, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.

The Role

The Active Together Programme is designed to prepare people with cancer for, and recover from, treatment quickly and to assist them to maintain healthy lifestyles after their cancer diagnosis. Further, the research evidence shows that exercise, part of the Active Together Service, can improve survival and quality of life of cancer patients.

The charity will be delivering the Active Together programme through our new Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre at Hornbeam Park, Harrogate. The service is open to patients in Yorkshire. 

Reporting to the Head of Active Together, as Lead Fitness Instructor, you will be responsible for establishing and delivering the physical activity component of the Active Together programme; training and managing a team of  Fitness Instructors who deliver the Active Together service; supporting and advising on a range of fitness activities / services to develop and deliver a rehabilitation service for adults with a cancer diagnosis; working collaboratively to deliver a multidisciplinary, inclusive and responsive service, ensuring customer service excellence and responding to service user diversity.

Specifically, you will:

Service delivery and operations

• Lead a team to deliver the Active Together service in the charity’s first bespoke cancer centre in Harrogate.
•  Manage and train the Fitness Instructors delivering the Active Together, Harrogate service.
• Implement evidenced based updates to the Active Together Service as provided by the AWRC to ensure the Active Together Programme is implemented correctly ensuring treatment fidelity and to ensure evaluation data is collected.
• Ensure the Active Together service provides advice, guidance and support to adult service users affected by cancer, adhering to service standards; providing high quality care and support.
• Ensure the services can cater to service users who may have difficulties relating to the complex emotional, psychological and physical aspects of their cancer diagnosis.
• Prepare for and confidently conduct initial appointments / assessments with new members and support the Fitness Instructors to independently deliver initial appointments/assessments.
• Create, evaluate and reassess individualised and group exercise plans to formulate a specialised programme of care for service users.
• Deliver group, and individual, exercise sessions as part of the Active Together Service.
• Provide in-depth guidance and support for a diverse range of queries; maintain confidentiality and treat sensitive issues with appropriate tact and diplomacy.
• Support or lead, where appropriate, specific projects/schemes/areas of work and evaluate the impact and effectiveness.

Communications

•  Assist with communications and the promotion of activities/services following an established set of protocols and principles, in collaboration with other areas delivering the Active Together programme as required.
• Support the development of online and public-facing resources and proactively ensure information is kept up to date and accurate e.g. social media channels, designated websites.

Key working relationships

•  Lead the team of Fitness Instructors by supporting them to develop their skills and knowledge.
• Allocate work and deploy resources to ensure they effectively manage their caseload of Active Together members ensuring staff work within relevant framework and to agreed service standards.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• To have a CIMPSA endorsed Level 4 qualification in Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation.
• To have evidence of continued professional development relevant to the role purpose and level.
• To have experience of operating as a Lead Fitness Instructor.
• To have experience of confidently and professionally delivering safe and effective exercise classes and individual exercise programmes to people living with cancer.
• To have experience of carrying out risk assessments, exercise assessments and contributing to ongoing evaluation of services. prescribing personalised exercise programmes.
• To have in-depth knowledge of the benefits of exercise rehabilitation for people living with long term conditions including people living with cancer.
• To have outstanding customer service manner and customer service skills.
• To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills for delivering a service and working directly with Active Together members. 
• To be proficient at using Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel with the ability to input and interpret data, to ensure reliable analysis and informed decision making.
•  To have the ability and willingness to regularly travel across the Yorkshire region.
• To have flexibility to deliver weekend and evening classes as required.

Application

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 27 June 2025. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website. 

The school will support up to thirty learners,
with social, emotional and mental health needs, providing a broad and balanced 
curriculum alongside bespoke support to improve pupils’ positive mental health and 
wellbeing. Driven by a fully-inclusive philosophy, we want to empower our learners 
through: 
• real-world experiences 
• outstanding learning and teaching 
• rigorous and high–quality critique and feedback of pupils’ work 
• dynamic leadership – including staff and pupil leadership 
• a culture of respect 
• pathways to post-16 education, employment or training.

About Olive AP Academy – North View

Just forty minutes from central London by train, OA – North View is a brand new SEMH provision, which is due to open in September 2025. This school will support up to 30 learners with social, emotional and mental health needs, providing a broad and balanced curriculum.

Alongside this, we will also offer bespoke support for our pupils’ mental health and wellbeing and help for pupils to understand themselves and their emotions. We will be driven by a fully-inclusive philosophy and we want to empower our learners to realise their full potential so that they can take their space successfully in the wider community. We will:

• give pupils real-world experiences

• deliver outstanding learning and teaching

• offer rigorous and high–quality critique and feedback of pupils’ work

• develop dynamic leadership – including staff and pupil leadership

• maintain a culture of respect

• create a pathway to post-16 education, employment or training

This is your chance to improve the education, and lives, of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Tilbury, Essex. If you have the experience and enthusiasm to make a lasting difference to the pupils we support, we would love to hear from you.

Thank you for your interest.

Kerry Geary 
Head of School, OA-North View  

HOSPICE NURSE
Permanent Contract
Location: Harrogate Based
Hours: 22.5-30 hours per week (24 hours shift pattern)
£41,179.14 per annum FTE (45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours)
Brand: Saint Michael’s Hospice
Closing Date:  15th July 2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
Interviews will take place in Harrogate within two weeks of closing date
 
Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve. You can help make that a reality.
 
We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen, whether that’s as a counsellor, nurse, receptionist, fundraiser or one of many other essential roles.
 
About the role
 
An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with a minimum of four years clinical experience (palliative care experience desirable but not essential) to work on our specialist 10-bedded inpatient unit within Saint Michael’s Hospice. You will work alongside our experienced MDT specialist practitioners to deliver excellent standards of care to our inpatients. We offer a robust induction period with clinical competencies required, and you will also benefit from regular training and education on our in-house study days to support your clinical knowledge & development. 
 
What you’ll be doing:
·        Planning and delivering patient-centred care, working closely with patients and their families.
·        Acting as the ‘shift’ coordinator, overseeing high-quality team nursing care and coordinating wider team care that puts patients at the heart of what we do.
·        Acting as the key worker for a designated caseload, showing nursing leadership by providing care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
What we offer you:
·        Competitive salary
·        Generous 35 days of annual leave (pro rata)
·        8% employer pension contribution
·        Wide range of discounts on high street brands and local shops
·        Cycle to work scheme
·        Recommend a friend bonus
 
How we look after you
·        We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
·        Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
·        Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
·        A supportive and caring environment
·        Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
 
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
 
Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via [email protected] to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.
 
How to apply:
·        Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our website, where a full job description is available (via the ‘Document Available’ button at the top of the advert).
·        Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application. If you don’t, we’ll have to automatically reject your application.
·        Have you been recommended to this role by a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.
 
Our values:                              
·        We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
·        We are caring and compassionate
·        We are personal and supportive in our approach
·        We engage positively
·        We are responsive
·        We are driven to do better
·        We are fair
·        We are professional
·        We work collaboratively
·        We are accountable
 
Living out our values
·        Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
·        We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.
·        We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind.  Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website: https://saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement/
·        If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing [email protected]
·        We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.
 
For more information on the role, please contact us on [email protected] or on 01423 200 145 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the team.
 
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).

About IAPO 

A unique global alliance, we are committed to improving the lives of patients from all around the world. We nurture relationships with members, partners and all those involved in healthcare, and build dialogue with decision-makers around the world to promote patient-centred healthcare.
IAPO’s almost 300 members are patients’ organisations working at the local, national, regional and international levels to represent and support patients, their families and carers. We define a patient as any person with a chronic disease, illness, syndrome, impairment or disability.
These patients’ organisations work in many disease areas, from cancer, heart disease and diabetes to endometriosis, narcolepsy, and depression. Many are founded and governed by the patients themselves and are diverse in terms of their capacity, budget and influence.

Since its inception, IAPO has become recognized as a crucial alliance for the patient sector globally. Our membership is increasingly developing, and we are able to provide a range of resources and information to a wider community of patients’ organisations in all regions of the world, enabling them to be well-informed and effective advocates at every level where healthcare decisions are made.

About this Role

The Marketing and Communications Officer will play a crucial role in enhancing and promoting IAPO's mission and initiatives through effective marketing and communication strategies. The Officer will be responsible for developing and delivering advocacy campaigns and engagement activities, creating compelling content, managing social media channels, and amplifying IAPO's online presence and visibility within the global health community. The role requires creativity, strong communication skills, and a passion for non-profit work. The post holder will report to IAPO's Chief Executive Officer and work closely with all staff members.

The post holder must be prepared to work collaboratively in a relatively small team. They should be prepared to contribute to the friendly, positive and mutually supportive atmosphere that has been developed at IAPO. The post holder is expected to model IAPO’s values and to take an empowering approach to their work with IAPO’s members, within the staff team, and with other stakeholders.

It is essential that the post holder has experience in a related role such as communications officer, or other relevant position, for at least 3 years.

We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our team to administer the financial affairs of the District. This role will include working closely with the District Secretary and Treasurer to implement financial policies and controls, assisting with preparing budgets and accounts, managing payroll, processing receipts and payments and maintaining appropriate accounting records. 

Role Purpose and Objectives

To administer the financial affairs of the District including preparing budgets and accounts, managing payroll, processing receipts and payments and maintaining appropriate accounting records. 

Responsibilities

Financial Controls and Policies

• Support the District Treasurer to implement proper financial policies and controls, ensuring appropriate accounting codes for churches and charities are complied with.

Budgets and Accounts

• Assist the District Secretary, Treasurer and Resourcing Mission Committee to prepare budget and circuit assessments for the District with reference to the District Mission Plan.
• Work with the District Secretary and Treasurer to prepare annual accounts for the District, including liaising with the auditors and helping to draft the Trustees’ Annual Report, particularly with regard to accounting practice and policies.
• Support the District Secretary as needed to ensure compliance with the Methodist Church and Charity Commission requirements, including supplying the information for HMRC P11D forms.

Payroll

• Ensure District employees’ and ministers’ payroll information is correct and liaise with the central Methodist payroll bureau so that staff are paid on time.

Administration of Bank Accounts

• Monitor cash flow and administer transfers between bank accounts.
• Set up approved payments in online banking and liaise with signatories to authorise these for payment.
• Liaise with the Treasurer and/or District Secretary on transactions with the Central Finance Board and Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, preparing paperwork to facilitate drawdown of funds.
• Administer changes to banking mandates.
• Administer changes to Direct Debits and Standing Order instructions.

Receipts and Payments/Book-keeping

• Check invoices and expenses claims for accuracy, before sending to authorised persons for approval.
• Record all bank transactions for all bank accounts on a monthly basis.
• Produce monthly fund summaries, with detailed analyses.
• Provide monthly ‘sub-accounts’, where required, for specific projects

Other key tasks

• Manage the District’s Financial Record systems, including archiving information as necessary
• With the District Secretary, review and renew the District’s Insurance Policies. 
• Maintain the District’s Asset Register.
• Other duties commensurate with the role as agreed with the District Secretary.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Lisa Murphy, District Secretary. To apply, please complete the application form and submit by the closing date and time. CVs will not be accepted. 

Interviews to take place during the week beginning 7th July 2025.