Healthcare Fellow on our Health & Justice Fellowship Programme

Three quick questions

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Are you a Christian student or junior healthcare professional looking for a gap year challenge?

Do you have an heart for detainees and other vulnerable patient groups?

And are you keen on delivering offender healthcare globally?

Yes, yes and yes?

Then why not have a think about joining our Health & Justice Fellowship Programme and serving with us in this post? Read the below post description and person specification. If you’d like an informal chat before applying, contact the current incumbent or our Chief Operations Officer. If you’re ready to apply though, press the button on this page and proceed.

Post description

What would we require of you, and what could you expect of us?

Base

  • You will be based at your home, which could be anywhere in the world that has good quality, stable internet.

Duties

  • Your major duties will include:-

    • clinical governance developing - updating our governance and uploading it to our intranet

    • commenting – keeping abreast of relevant newly-released healthcare information and then creating written blogs, news articles, opinion pieces and press releases

    • fundraising - sourcing and writing grant applications for healthcare equipment

    • partnering - growing our partnerships with other healthcare organisations

    • telemedicine consulting – participating in a rota, delivering holistic offender healthcare to detainees in both the Philippines and other countries

    • telemedicine service - coordinating the fellowship’s assistance in the delivery & growth of the telemedicine service

    • writing - creating patient information leaflets appropriate for the prison population

  • Depending on our fluctuating needs and your availability, experience and skill set, your duties may include:-

  • You will be taught any necessary new skills and you will not be permitted to work beyond your competence.

Line management

  • You will be line managed non-clinically by our Chief Operations Officer and clinically by our Chief Medical Officer.

  • Your line management will be supportive in nature and will include regular performance reviews to enhance your performance and professional growth.

Terms & Conditions

  • As a volunteer, you will need to raise your own financial support.

  • You will take six weeks and (if required) one week pro rata of unpaid annual leave and study leave respectively, both pro rata.

  • Your working pattern and other terms & conditions will be subject to negotiation; for example, you may perform your duties alongside locum shifts or a part-time course.

 

Person specification

Read on to find out if this position would be a good fit for you…

Qualifications & Skills

  • Essential

    • competent in Word software

    • enrolled in or graduated from a healthcare course (eg medicine, nursing or dentistry)

    • skilled user of a wide variety of social media platforms

    • GCSE English (Grade C+) & fluency in oral English (1)

    • good communication skills & other interpersonal skills

    • good speed of typing

  • Desirable

    • additional language skills

    • creative writing or journalism skills

    • podcast creation and video-editing skills

Interests & Experience

  • Essential

    • advocacy

    • offender healthcare

    • social media

  • Desirable

    • other vulnerable patient groups

    • video editing

Health & Safety

  • Essential

    • Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced clearance within the last year (2)

    • no history of significant post-traumatic stress disorder or vicarious trauma

    • psychologically suitable for working with offenders

    • willing to undergo in-house induction training, which includes safety awareness

    • willing to perform international telemedicine without medical indemnity, if necessary (3)

  • Desirable

    • breakaway training and other jail craft (though this is included in our induction training)

Personal Attributes

  • Essential

    • active Christian faith (4)

    • adaptable

    • confidential

    • organised

    • respectful of different cultures

    • subscriber to the concept of integral mission

    • team player

  • Desirable

    • personality compatible with being developed as a servant leader

 Availability

  • Essential

    • available for at least six months (four in exceptional circumstances)

    • available in a predictable pattern, at least 25% of full-time (5)

    • available to assist in the delivery of our Health & Justice Track

    • available to attend the Health & Justice Fellowship teaching programme

  • Desirable

    • available for a September start

    • available for one or more years

    • available in a predictable pattern, at least 50% of full-time (5)

 

Notes

And lastly, here are the explanatory notes…

(1) = for non-UK trained applicants, alternatives will be accepted.
(2) = performed after successful interview and at your own cost.
(3) = we will discuss why this is not as daunting as it might sound.
(4) = this is an occupational requirement.
(5) = full-time is regarded as 40 hours/week.