Healthwatch St Helens are looking for a new team member to support our engagement and communication work with local people, patients and partners.
Healthwatch St Helens is your local watchdog for health and social care services, helping people to get the best out of local services, whether it’s improving them today or helping to shape them for tomorrow. Local Healthwatch is all about local voices being able to influence the delivery and design of local services. Not just people who use them, but anyone who might need to in the future.
Working in the voluntary sector with amazing people is so very rewarding and being part of our team gives you the opportunity to make a difference to lots of people across the borough of St Helens.
If this is the first time you’ve thought about working in the community and are interested in one or more of the vacancies, then please get in touch to find out more. Your skills, knowledge or experience could be what we are looking for.
Healthwatch St Helens Engagement & Communications Officer
36 hours a week, £25,286 per annum
In this role you will be engaging with local people to gather their views and experiences of using local health and social care services to ensure their voices are heard, You will be responsible for creating our ongoing social media presence relating to the work of Healthwatch St Helens and be pivotal in organising, promoting and running events in our communities to listen to the views of local people on health and social care issues as well as seeking out opportunities to gather local feedback.
For more information and an informal conversation please contact Jayne Parkinson-Loftus jparkinson@healthwatchsthelens.co.uk. Full Job Description and Person Specification are available by clicking the link below:
Healthwatch St Helens Engagement & Communications Officer
If you would like to apply for one or more of the positions above, please submit your application by Midday on Friday 22nd September 2023
Interviews will take place on Thursday 5th October 2023
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