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Join the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum
The Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland is recruiting new members to the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum.
From feeding into policy consultations, to assisting with the development of College communications and campaigns, members of the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum play a key role in helping to shape the work of the College in Scotland.
This is a voluntary role for a term of up to three years.
You do not need experience of being on a committee or advisory group.
What You’ll Do
· Take part in up to three online Forum meetings per year, offering your insights and lived experience.
· Provide feedback on RCGP Scotland policy papers, consultation responses and strategic documents.
· Act as a sounding board for press and communications activity to help ensure the patient perspective is reflected.
· Represent the Forum at relevant conferences, workshops, seminars or clinical groups (subject to your availability).
· Contribute to wider College activities where capacity and interest allow.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who:
· Understand or are interested in current health and social care issues in Scotland.
· Have an interest in the work and aims of RCGP Scotland.
· Can work collaboratively, respect diverse perspectives and contribute constructively to group discussions.
Interested?
If you want to help shape the future of general practice in Scotland and ensure the patient voice is heard at national level, we would love to hear from you.
RCGP Scotland
The Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland (RCGP Scotland) is the professional membership organisation for general practitioners in Scotland. We represent approximately 5,000 members in Scotland and our purpose is to encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice.
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About the Organisation
SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high-quality community health, sustainable livelihoods; education infrastructure and conservation programmes to support long term, sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication across all of our programmatic areas. We are now looking for entry level interns wishing to gain experience to work alongside our team.
Position Overview
This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with an award-winning international charity on their website, marketing and digital platforms. Working closely with the Communications and Marketing team, your skills will be used to maintain and improve the website, track performance metrics over time, contribute to campaigns and fundraising, and publicise the charity's programmes to an international audience.
This position can be worked from home, has flexible hours and is estimated to require 2-3 hours per week.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Manage updates to website pages via a CMS (Content Management System)
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Publish blogs, press releases and other publications to the website
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Participate in SEED’s small online marketing and PPC meetings once a month
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Monitor and provide feedback on SEED’s website performance using Google Analytics
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Assist in the creation of media campaigns such as Christmas Appeals
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Improve website content for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) rankings
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Work with the Media and Communications Officer to improve marketing and communications
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Work with the Programmes team to design an eye-catching and informative update to how our work is presented
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Proactively suggest and make improvements to keep the website looking fresh and engaging
Person Specification
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Experience of creating or updating a website using a CMS
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Experience using Concrete5, Wordpress or similar
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Experience of basic image editing and graphic design skills
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Previous experience of Google Analytics, HTML and CSS knowledge and/or an understanding of SEO basics would be desirable
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Critical eye for proofreading content according to organisational style and guidelines
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Be fluent in English to a high standard
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Be able to work to and advocate for all of SEED’s policies and procedures, safeguarding those that SEED works with and reporting any concerns appropriately
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Be punctual and be able to work to tight deadlines in an organised manner and to a high standard
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Have a flexible and patient attitude
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Have excellent problem-solving skills
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Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
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The Brand, Communications and Creative Trustee will participate in all areas of the charity’s governance with a special interest in brand strategy, content, communications and creative to support with the Board’s understanding and interpretation.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing CLAPA’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines. You would be joining our board at an exciting time, as we continue to implement our 5-year strategy for 2025-2030.
About CLAPA
The Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.
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