Healthwatch Bedford Borough Team

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Find out more about ways you can work with us and any current opportunities with our team.

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People's views come first - especially those who find it hardest to be heard. We champion what matters to you and work with others to find ideas that work. We are independent and committed to making the biggest difference to you. 

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Current Vacancies

Community Outreach and Volunteer Officer 

37 hours per week (may include some occasional weekend working for event attendance.)
Salary: £24,874.50
Location: Hybrid: office / home working with travel throughout the local area.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our staff team as a Community Outreach Officer and Volunteer Officer .

If you are awesome at meeting new people and easily able to start up conversations, then this maybe the role for you. As a Community Outreach Officer and Volunteer Officer, you will use your strong networking and relationship building skills to identify opportunities to get out into the community to gather feedback from the public about their experiences and views on local health and care services.

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Independent Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) Vacancies 

Independent Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) Vacancies 

Joining the Healthwatch Integrated Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) allows you to directly influence local health and social care services. ISAB members act as the voice of the people, ensuring that Healthwatch adheres to core principles and incorporates community feedback. By joining, you can have a real impact on improving the services you use and those available to your community. 

Here's a more detailed look at why joining the ISAB is beneficial: 
 
  • Influence Local Services:
    ISAB members help shape the direction of local health and social care services, ensuring they are responsive to the needs of the community.
  • Represent Community Voices:
    The ISAB provides a platform for residents to share their experiences and concerns, ensuring that their voices are heard and considered when making decisions about services.
  • Improve Service Quality:
    By participating in the ISAB, you can help identify areas for improvement and contribute to the development of more effective and patient-centered services.
  • Stay Informed:
    ISAB meetings provide an opportunity to learn about current issues and developments in local health and social care, helping you stay informed about what's happening in your community.
  • Make a Difference:
    Joining the ISAB is a way to contribute to positive change in your community and ensure that health and social care services are meeting the needs of all residents.

If you would like an informal chat about the roles, please get in touch with Emma Freda, CEO, either by phone, WhatsApp or email

 01234 638 678 

enquiries@healthwatchbedfordborough.co.uk

WhatsApp 01234 638 678

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Youth Ambassadors

Youth Ambassadors

Overview

As a Youth Ambassador you will facilitate communication between young people and health & social care organisation. Collecting views and opinions from other young people about their experiences of accessing services and feeding this back to Healthwatch Bedford Borough.

Why should you be a Healthwatch Young Ambassador?

As a Youth Ambassador you will improve your communication skills and learn valuable skills that can be transferred to the workplace. You will be communicating with your peers, team members and the general public. We need volunteers to help us collect information to help identify gaps or issues in the care being provided to people in Bedford Borough. 

Young people need to have their voices heard about local services and as a Youth Ambassador you will be an integral part of this process and to assist services to change.

Volunteering can count towards placement and volunteering hours for school, sixth form, college or university courses, volunteering roles can also be added to your CV and College/University applications and references can be provided. 

What will the role involve?

  • Collecting views and opinions from other young people within your college or university 
  • Data entry into our database/data collection systems
  • Promote the role of Healthwatch Bedford Borough to your peers and other groups of young people within your school, sixth form, college or university
  • Engage with young people via promotion of our social media platforms, including HBBs newsletters
  • Keep updated and attend training

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Community Engagement and Outreach Volunteer

Outreach Volunteer

Overview

As a community outreach support volunteer, you will play an important role in speaking to people in the community about their views on local health and care services. You will speak to with people via hospitals, libraries, shopping centre stalls, Healthwatch and community events. Online engagement via social media and other platforms may also be part of this role. 

Why should you be a Healthwatch Community Outreach Support volunteer? 

If you like talking and listening to people, this is the right role for you. We have a vital role to play in ensuring people in [insert area] are engaged, listened to and provided with an avenue to tell us their views and opinions. 

By people sharing their experiences with us we can bring these to health and care providers and decision makers in [insert area] to influence services to make them better. You will be an essential part of our team in ensuring people’s voices are collected and heard in the right places. We need you to be the best that we can be. 

What will the role involve? 

  • Working with Healthwatch volunteers and staff team to reach out into different communities to get people’s views on health and social care services 
  • Planning engagement activities with other volunteers and staff members
  • Engaging people using online platforms e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams and/or via phone
  • Keeping a record of people’s experiences and give these to Healthwatch staff members 
  • Holding engagement and information stands in community areas such as hospitals, GP Surgeries and dentists
  • Talking to and gathering views of the public and reporting this back to us
  • Helping us conduct surveys and consultations with local people

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Enter & View Authorised Representative

Enter & View

Overview 

An Enter and View Volunteer listens to people’s experiences of health and care services, including people living in residential homes to understand what is working well and what can be improved. 

Why should you be and Enter & View Authorised Representative 

You’ll be helping to make life better for people by using the insight to make tangible differences to health and care services. You’ll meet a wide range of people who rely on health and care services. You’ll gain valuable experience which may support your job aspirations. You’ll meet new people, be part of the Healthwatch team who act as the public champion for health and care and make a difference for your local community. 

What will the role involve? 

  • You’ll be part of a team which plans Enter and View visits, including speaking to service managers.  
  • You’ll talk to people, including family members, carers and staff to get a full picture about how services are working 
  • You’ll record these experiences and with your team write a report on what’s working well and areas for improvement 
  • You’ll support the Healthwatch staff who talk to service managers about the changes needed 

  • As part of a team, you’ll check back to make sure the changes are making a difference 

    Apply now