Three quick questions
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 empowering others through training?
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:-
advocating – helping to deliver and develop our advocacy service
moderating – maintaining and growing our social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Twitter and YouTube
partnering – growing our partnerships with other advocacy organisations
podcasting – creating engaging podcasts on advocacy issues
tracking - along with our advocacy fellow, coordinating the fellowship’s assistance in the delivery of our Health & Justice Track
videoing – creating engaging YouTube videos on advocacy issues
writing – creating written blogs, news articles, opinion pieces and press releases about advocacy issues
encouraging - developing our prayer diary and engaging supporters in praying for vulnerable groups and our organisation
Depending on our fluctuating needs and your availability, experience and skill set, your duties may include:-
cross-covering – deputising for the fellows serving our other services
telemedicine – participating in a rota, delivering holistic offender healthcare to detainees in both the Philippines and other countries.
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), law course, social work course or other course that intersects with the health & justice arena
GCSE English (Grade C+) & fluency in oral English (1)
good communication skills & other interpersonal skills
good speed of typing
Desirable
additional language skills
Interests & Experience
Essential
offender healthcare
training
Desirable
other vulnerable patient groups
medical education
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.