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Hospital advocate

Locksbottom, Greater London (Hybrid)
£25,000 - £29,500 per year
Part-time (15-25 hours per week - specifics by agreement )
Permanent

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!

Job description
  • Join a small, supportive and passioante charity to help make a real difference in peoples' lives.
  • Work in an efficient and proactive team advocating for hospital patients through thr discharge process.  

Advocacy First has a simple purpose, about which we are all passionate, and hope you will be - to help our clients leave hospital in the way and to the place they wish, with all issues resolved and an aftercare plan in place. . 

If you care about helping people, are a good listener and organised with mountains of common sense, then you will enjoy working with us. 

  • The role involves working closely with hospital patients. You will be listening to the patient's issues that need to be resolved before they are able to leave hospital, taking action with hospital staff and other organisations to put solutions in place and communicating clearly with all involved and of course the patient to ensure their wishes and needs are met. 
  • More specifically, you will be making dure patients are aware of their rights, empowering them to make their own decisions, and advocating for a discharge plan that is in accord with their wishes.
  • You will be representing them and speaking up as if you were them on their behalf. ,
  • In this role, you would work with other hospital services and local charties and other organisations to resolve the patient's issues.
  • If you want a job where no two days arethe same, then this is for you. 
  • If you are living in Bromley or a nearby Borough then you are far more likely to be able to join us. 
  • A full job description is avaialble on request. 

How to apply 

Click on quick reply on the job page. 

Interviews will be held di=uring April 2025.

Closing date April 12 2025 

 

You would report directly to the CEO, and day to day to the Senior Advocate.

 

Person requirement:

If you have many of these slkills then we would like you to apply 

  1. Great listener
  2. Ability to explain complex information simply
  3. Experience in health or Social care, or Advocacy, negotiation and /or research
  4. Good at solving problems 
  5. Adaptable
  6. Experience of confidentiality and safeguarding.
  7. Confident IT and paperwokr skills 
Posted by
Advocacy First View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Posted on: 27 March 2025
Closing date: 22 April 2025 at 12:51
Job ref: Advocate 001
Tags: Advice / Information, Social Care / Development, Advocacy, Customer Service, Health / Medical

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