Practitioner volunteer roles
The National Safeguarding Panel (NSP) is seeking to appoint two Independent Members with specialist skills in the scrutiny of children's safeguarding to join its multiagency, multidenominational advisory body.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the safeguarding work of the Church of England by offering expert insight, challenge, and strategic advice on matters relating to children's safeguarding policy and practice.
About the Role
As a panel member, you will:
- Provide independent scrutiny and advice on children's safeguarding matters.
- Participate in up to six panel meetings per year, including fact-finding and scrutiny sessions.
- Contribute to the development and review of safeguarding policies, practices, and priorities.
- Collaborate with a diverse panel including survivors, safeguarding professionals, and faith representatives.
- Help ensure that safeguarding approaches reflect best practice and are informed by lived experience and professional expertise.
Who We're Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who:
- Have substantial experience in children's safeguarding, particularly in scrutiny, policy development, or strategic oversight.
- Can offer independent, constructive challenge and insight.
- Are committed to improving safeguarding outcomes for children within faith-based contexts.
- Are comfortable working collaboratively in a multiagency setting.
Experience may come from statutory services, academia, regulatory bodies, charities, or other relevant sectors. Prior panel experience is welcome but not essential.
Support and Induction
All new members will receive a full induction programme, including:
- Meetings with key panel and safeguarding team members.
- Access to relevant resources and support.
- Ongoing review discussions and opportunities for feedback.
Remuneration and Expenses
A fee of £25 per hour will be paid for attendance at meetings, along with reimbursement for travel expenses. Members are expected to attend six meetings per year and undertake one hour of reading in preparation for each panel meeting. Additional reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with the Church of England's NCI expenses policy, subject to approval by the Chair.
How to Apply
To apply, please email your current CV, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words demonstrating your relevant skills, experience and reason why you are interested in the role to .
Applications close on Tuesday, 18 November. Candidates whose applications are taken forward will be invited for an interview on Tuesday, 02 December.
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Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 22/11/2025
Thank you!
Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 22/11/2025
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.
We are seeking Event Doctors to respond and manage emergency calls/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. Event doctors shall provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the pre-hospital environment. This will mainly involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres.
Successful candidates will be registered registered medical practitioners with the GMC, without cautions or restrictions, and hold a license to practice outside of an approved practice setting.
The closing date for this role is 31/12/2025
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 30/11/2025
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.
We are seeking Event Doctors to respond and manage emergency calls/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. Event doctors shall provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the pre-hospital environment. This will mainly involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres.
Successful candidates will be registered registered medical practitioners with the GMC, without cautions or restrictions, and hold a license to practice outside of an approved practice setting.
The closing date for this role is 31/10/2026
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.
We are seeking Event Doctors to respond and manage emergency calls/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. Event doctors shall provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the pre-hospital environment. This will mainly involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres.
Successful candidates will be registered registered medical practitioners with the GMC, without cautions or restrictions, and hold a license to practice outside of an approved practice setting.
The closing date for this role is 31/12/2026
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.
We are seeking Event Doctors to respond and manage emergency calls/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. Event doctors shall provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the pre-hospital environment. This will mainly involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres.
Successful candidates will be registered registered medical practitioners with the GMC, without cautions or restrictions, and hold a license to practice outside of an approved practice setting.
The closing date for this role is 07/02/2026
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 16th November 2025.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
Please note that this will be a shared role.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 15/12/2025
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.
We are seeking Event Doctors to respond and manage emergency calls/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. Event doctors shall provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the pre-hospital environment. This will mainly involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres.
Successful candidates will be registered registered medical practitioners with the GMC, without cautions or restrictions, and hold a license to practice outside of an approved practice setting.
The closing date for this role is 31/12/2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you committed to driving excellence and innovation? Do you have experience working within practitioners of Safeguarding?
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing a national community of practice. You will focus on specific activities or areas within the community, ensuring that efforts align with national standards and priorities while avoiding duplication.
As a County Safeguarding Officer, you will:
- Support the Community of Practice Lead in coordinating the community.
- Focus on specific activities or areas within the community of practice.
- Assist in delivering impactful initiatives and projects.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen professional engagement.
- Champion inclusivity and provide support to community members.
- Contribute to the overall success and development of the community.
For more information about this role, please see the role description.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 30/11/2025
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about fitness and the positive impact it can have on others? Do you hold a fitness qualification and interested in volunteering your time to support people in crisis? If so, we have the perfect role for you!
We know that exercise releases happy endorphins that support us to improve our mood. It also helps us to get out in the world, reduce feelings of loneliness, isolation, provides an opportunity to connect with others and build friendships. Volunteering with us at Hestia, will mean you will play a vital role in supporting people’s overall wellbeing!
We are recruiting volunteers to coordinate and facilitate fitness and general wellbeing sessions at our services.
What you will be doing
- Design session plans which will enable group members to increase fitness and their general well-being
- Able to recognise the needs of beginners and mixed age/ability groups
- Ensure that everyone taking part has completed a health and wellbeing form, which includes referring those with existing health issues to their GP
- Keep a record of attendees, provide feedback, and report any concerns to the staff team
The skills you need
- A skilled and qualified Fitness Instructor
- Good communication skills
- Ability to provide a supportive, and inclusive atmosphere that encourages learning and participation
- Calm and patient approach
- Willing to participate in supervision and to liaise with Hestia staff as required
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We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.
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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!
Medaille Trust is one of the leading providers of support to survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK. We are working to provide refuge and freedom for survivors and fighting to see slavery in all its forms become a thing of the past. The need for this work has never been higher, there are more than 50 million estimated victims of modern slavery worldwide, and over 120,000 potential victims in the UK.
We operate ten safe houses and five outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.
This role is based in the Thanet area.
We are looking for an educational volunteer who can help empower service users in the safe house environment through informal English language support. Tasks will include:
•Listening to service users read
•Play games such as scrabble and wordsearches to help them learn in an informal and relaxed way
•Work through every-day scenarios like booking a GP appointment, communicating in a shop, purchasing train tickets
•Offering a safe and comfortable experience for all service users, showing awareness of service users’ varying physical and mental well-being needs
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have a wide range of experience and motivations for wanting to volunteer with us. Whatever your reason for deciding to volunteer, we want to make sure you enjoy your time with us and know just how much we value your support.
This role requires maturity, and an ability to engage with adults in a trauma informed way, while working alongside staff members to deliver the activities in line with agreed procedures and systems
Volunteers need to:
•Be at least 18 years old
•ESOL or TEFL qualifications would be advantageous
•This role requires a regular commitment- weekly
•Be able to get to the venues which is in Thanet
•Be computer literate and have a good standard of spoken and written English
•Be willing to have an enhanced DBS check
•Have an understanding of the importance of professional boundaries in the role and ability to maintain confidentiality is essential
This role is restricted for females under the Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 and is subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service checks.
Registered Charity
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Medaille Trust's mission is to provide refuge & freedom from modern slavery. One of UK's leading providers of support for survivors of modern slavery.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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National Clinical Lead (Nursing) – Volunteer Role
Location: Wales-wide
Time Commitment: Minimum 25 hours per month
Expenses: Reasonable travel and subsistence costs reimbursed
Tenure: Initial 3-year term, extendable by approval
St John Ambulance Cymru is seeking a dedicated and experienced nursing professional to take on a strategic volunteer leadership role as our National Clinical Lead (Nursing). This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical care across Wales and make a meaningful impact in communities through expert guidance, collaboration, and innovation.
About the Role
As the Clinical Lead for Nursing & Midwifery, you will:
- Provide national clinical leadership and support the implementation of clinical strategies.
- Develop methods to recruit, retain and support the work of nurses, midwives, health visitors, nursing associates, associate practitioners, and students within St John Ambulance Cymru - including integrating them into frontline practice.
- Lead on infection prevention and control, regulatory compliance, and clinical governance.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive quality improvement and best practice.
- Participate in senior clinical advisory duties and contribute to forums, reviews, and consultations.
- Line manage healthcare professionals and support their professional development.
You’ll work closely with the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer and other National Clinical Leads, ensuring our services remain safe, compliant, and of high quality.
What You’ll Bring
- NMC registration and NHS equivalent experience at Band 8 or above.
- Proven leadership in clinical settings, with experience in regulatory compliance and risk-based management.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to influence change.
- Commitment to safeguarding, health and safety, and the values of St John Ambulance Cymru.
What You’ll Gain
- A key role in modernising clinical practice within a national charity.
- Opportunities to influence strategic direction and improve volunteer satisfaction.
- The chance to make a lasting impact across Wales.
- Development of transferable leadership and operational skills.
- Connection with a diverse network of professionals and volunteers.
Support and Training
You’ll receive ongoing support from the Clinical Director and National Headquarters staff, along with access to statutory and mandatory training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.