ERIC, the Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity

Who we are

ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

One in 9 children in the U.K. are affected by a bowel or bladder condition including constipation, soiling and wetting accidents and bedwetting. The impact on their life, and their families, can be devastating.

For 35 years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.

Our mission is to get everyone talking openly about good bladder and bowel health; to empower children and carers with support, information and resources; to contribute to research and policy development and to deliver the best education and advice to all those working with families.

Our services include:

·         A free helpline for parents and carers in need of support

·         Information and resources for families, schools and healthcare professionals

·         Training for education, early years and healthcare professionals

·         A shop selling products for managing continence conditions (with proceeds going back into funding our charitable work)

Visit www.eric.org.uk for more information.

Our culture and values

Our Values are:

Openness: We are open to innovation and change, sharing new ideas and ways of working, to build a better future.

Caring: We listen, we care and strive to be supportive in any way possible.

Equitable: We are fair and promote equality and access for all. We are respectful and act without discrimination.

Integrity: We are clear, open and transparent about our aims and objectives Resilient: We take challenges and change in our stride and bounce back from disappointments. We are resourceful and determined to succeed.

Collaborative: We are one team; we value and support each other and recognise the benefits of working in partnership together and with others to achieve our goals.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are committed to encouraging and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for all staff and job applicants, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

 All staff have a duty to act in accordance with this policy and treat colleagues with dignity and respect at all times, and not to discriminate against or harass other members of staff, regardless of their status