Member and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
- Part time
- £26,236 pro-rata
- Edinburgh/Home based/blended, with travel in and around Edinburgh
- Closing 19th November 2021
- Advertised from 10th November 2021
- 21 hours per week (flexible, open to negotiation). Permanent subject to continued funding.
Role
Edinburgh Community Health Forum (ECHF) is a very small but influential 3rd sector membership and development body for Community Health Organisations in Edinburgh localities, acting to facilitate collaboration, information exchange and resource sharing to tackle health inequalities.
With member organisations large and small drawn from a diverse range of charitable organisations, ECHF works to develop strategic partnerships and capacity building between the Forum members and public sector bodies.
The Role
We are looking for a highly organised and self-motivated individual to coordinate and deliver the services to our members. We are seeking an individual with excellent communication, IT, organisational and social media skills to join the Forum. This is an exciting opportunity to bring and share your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm with our members. People skills, social media skills, and excellent communication are a must for this role with our members. Working alongside the Strategic Development Manager, you will be responsible for the administration of the Forum, its finance, and to promote the work of the Forum . Building capacity and supporting forum members through regular meetings and training will be key as well as coordinating the evaluation of all our work.
You will be passionate about helping to address health inequalities and have an understanding of community development. Being able to work on your own, you will also need a positive, solution focused attitude and be adaptable to change.
Role Purpose
- To carry out the administration of the Forum, and to promote the work of the Forum
- To build capacity and support the Forum members through regular meetings and training
- To communicate with the membership and key stakeholders effectively and responsively
Key Responsibilities
- To attend Forum and other key meetings, advocating for the Forum including a community development approach to tackling health inequalities
- To keep up to date with the services and opportunities being provided by the member organisations
- To support collective and individual member organisation with current, relevant evaluation tools
- To carry out Governance responsibilities, including member and trustee record keeping, ensuring policies are current, that valid business insurance is held and to liaise with OSCR as required
- To provide administrative support for, and attendance at, Forum Meetings and AGM, to include inviting guests, preparing agenda, booking meeting space (venues and online) and taking minutes
- To develop and maintain the Forum website and social media channels with relevant news and content
- To identify and organise peer support opportunities for members, and also carry relevant evaluation of these sessions
- To administer the Forum’s financial activities including budget setting, paying invoices, monitoring, end of year accounts to the external examiner and liaising with payroll
- To carry out regular communication to members and key stakeholders
- To provide practical support, signposting and advice to Forum Members
- To carry out appropriate marketing and networking to promote the work of the Forum
- To support the coordination of Forum activities to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organisation
- To assist with the co-production of opportunities to tackle health inequalities using a community development approach
Skills
- Organisational and administration
- Interpersonal
- Finance, IT, including Microsoft Office and wordpress
- Communications, marketing, social media / digital
Knowledge, experience and personal qualities
(E, Essential; D, Desirable)
- Experience of administration in a charity, small business or other office environment (E)
- Experience of working in or with the voluntary, charity or community sector (E)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (E)
- Interest in health, health charities and health inequalities (D)
- Good organisational skills, able to juggle a range of roles and challenges (D)
- A confident self-starter and able to work independently (D)
- Knowledge of community development (D)
- Understanding of charity governance and legal responsibilities (D)
- Marketing to include social media (E)
- Understanding of outcome evaluation and logic modelling (D)
- Experience in training and development (D)
Responsible To: Strategic Development Manager
Application notes
For further information about the work of the Forum , please see : echf.org.uk
For a discussion about the role , please email : Stephanie-Anne@echf.org.uk
To apply : please send your CV , with 2 named referees , along with a covering letter of no more than one side of A4 saying why you would like this job.
Your CV and covering letter should be emailed to: Stephanie-Anne@echf.org.uk no later than 5.00pm on Friday 19th November 2021
Interviews, in person, are expected to take place on Monday 13th December 2021, in Edinburgh.
Travel Nurse Specialist
- Part time
- Circa £35,000 pro-rata
- Carberry, near Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 23rd April 2024
We have an exciting opportunity for a part time travel nurse specialist to join our travel clinic team.
If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skills in a small team environment, where you can give more time to each client and contribute to the preventative health care of those travelling overseas for work or leisure, this may be for you.
About HealthLink360
We are a Scottish charity and Scotland’s leading provider of medical, psychological and travel health support to mission and aid agency workers, medical relief teams and volunteers who undertake overseas work in challenging and often hostile environments; as well as those who work within the UK. Embracing our ethos of 'whole person
care’ HealthLink360 provides a unique service offering a comprehensive range of medical, psychological and travel health services. Our clients consist of mission and humanitarian agencies and their personnel, GAP year organisations, those in church leadership, families, young people as well as members of the general public.
We employ an experienced team (a mix of contracted and sessional) of doctors, travel nurses, clinical psychologists, counsellors and operational staff and are regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Our travel clinic based at Carberry near Edinburgh (where this role is based) is open 3 days per week (08.30am – 4.30pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). Complementing our medical and psychological services, our travel nurse specialists provide individual tailored travel health consultations, travel health advice and vaccinations to clients
travelling for both work and leisure.
You can read more about us on our website at healthlink360.org
About the role
We are looking for a registered nurse to join our growing team. Authorised to practise in the UK, with travel, occupational health or practice nursing qualifications and experience, we offer a friendly working environment, a competitive level of pay and an interesting and varied role. We are situated in the beautiful grounds of Carberry Tower just outside Musselburgh, Edinburgh so own transport is necessary. Personal experience, knowledge or understanding of working overseas in a cross-cultural context is desirable. A job description and person specification are available via our website at: healthlink360.org/vacancies
Food Train is a Scottish Charity established in 1995, supporting older people to eat well, age well and live well, through the provision of volunteer led community support services focused on food access. Since 2017, Food Train has led a national malnutrition pathfinder project called Eat Well Age Well Funded initially by National Lottery, and now via Scottish government, the project is in the final phase, focusing activities on malnutrition screening, training and implementation of a new national framework for malnutrition. Food Train holds the largest volume of data collection demonstrating risk and prevalence of malnutrition in older people in the community, in Scotland.
This role will focus on maintaining and growing awareness of the prevalence in, and risk of, food insecurity, malnutrition and loneliness among older people across Scotland. The policy officer will drive momentum and add context to relevant national legislation, policies and frameworks, bringing the voices of Food Train members to the fore, supplemented by evidence gathered over many years by the charity. The policy officer will also communicate all available, high quality and relevant impacts and evidence in the most effective way to ensure the needs of older people and their right to food is represented. The role has its focus in preventative work to support older people access good nutrition and hydration and will involve research and evaluation and policy into practice. The Policy Officer will work collectively with Food Train’s Dietitian to promote and evidence the impact of malnutrition in older people and the need for action to be taken at all levels, from individual to family, friends and carers right up to elected members and Government ministers. This role requires a collaborative, flexible and motivated person, who wants to action change to improve the lives of older people across Scotland.
Finance Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £23,376 – £25,552
- National Office, Paisley, and home based (Hybrid)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Work for Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) and join a vibrant, values-led organisation founded by families for families impacted by Huntington’s disease (HD).
We are looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join our small but busy team based at our National Office in Paisley. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to share and develop your skills while contributing to our mission to ensure that every person in Scotland who is impacted by Huntington’s disease has access to the specialist care and support they need when they need it, regardless of where they live.
Your duties will include a range of finance-related processing tasks, such as income, expenditure and expenses.
With at least two years’ experience in a similar role, you will have a good working knowledge of SAGE Accounts or similar financial software packages. Although no formal qualifications are required, the candidate must have a clear understanding of accountancy principles including journal entries and the prepayments/accruals system. An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, Outlook, Word and Teams is also essential.
Training and a full induction programme will be provided, and you will be supplied with a laptop to support hybrid working.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance Officer is accountable for delivering an accurate trail of company income and expenditure and is responsible for a variety of activities.
The Finance Officer is a key team member in the operation of our Finance department, based at our National Office in Paisley. After induction and training is completed, the successful candidate must be competent working with minimal supervision in either office or working from home environments.
Key attributes for this position are excellent attention to detail, ability to follow SHA processes/procedures and skills to effectively prioritise workload whist working both methodically and accurately to meet tight deadlines.
About Scottish Huntington’s Association
It is an exciting time to join Scottish Huntington’s Association, now in the second year of Standing Tall:
A Strategy For Growth 2023 - 2028 to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in research and clinical trials.
People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.
Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.
We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with front line staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease. Scottish Huntington’s Association plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease. At Scottish Huntington’s Association you will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support. Our services are delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors and Financial Wellbeing Officers. We offer a flexible working environment, contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and annual incremental pay increases to top of designated salary scale.
If you wish to apply to join a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors and Financial Wellbeing Officers, please follow the application notes below.
Join us in a pivotal role that blends money and energy guidance with compassionate support, right at the heart of our mission to assist kidney patients across the South West. We're introducing a vital position within our Patient Support Services Team, focusing on providing targeted money and energy advice to those navigating the financial challenges of living with kidney disease.
In this home-based, full-time position, you'll be a member of a team dedicated to making a tangible difference. The role involves delivering bespoke money and energy guidance—via phone, video calls, and occasionally in-person—to address the unique financial obstacles faced by kidney patients. Your role will encompass everything from offering practical advice and assessing financial needs to connecting patients with broader specialist support networks.
This role demands at least 2 years of experience in advocacy, social work, or a related field within the health and social care sector, with a particular focus on financial and energy support. For those yet to achieve a Level 3 qualification in Money and Energy Advice, we're here to support your professional development in this area. Applications from those with experience of living with CKD in a personal or professional capacity are particularly welcome. The role is a two-year contract initially. We can consider applications for a split role or job share, please indicate the hours you are seeking.
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