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Healthwatch Enfield
Healthwatch Enfield is the health and social care champion for the borough of Enfield.  We are hear to listen to the views of Enfield resident in regards to their health hand social care services. We have the power to make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers listen to Enfield residents feedback and improve standards of care. We are also here to support local people to find…
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  Why we need you? 

Healthwatch Enfield exists to ensure that needs of local people are at the heart of health and social care. We listen to what Enfield residents like about services, and what could be improved, and share it with those with the power to make change happen. Healthwatch Enfield is here to: 

 

  • make it easier for local people to find and use the health and care services they need. We do this by providing up-to-date information via telephone, on our website, through attendance at events, presentations, pop-ups and via our newly launched Guides 

  • make it easier for local to raise your concerns about health and care services they receive. We do this by: providing information on complaints processes and through using individual’s feedback to raise concerns at decision-making and strategic forums which influence the quality of service provision 

  • make it easier for local people to get the best quality health and care services. By listening to individual’s experiences, we make it our job to secure improvements that matter to local people 

Duties

As a Communications Assistant you will work closely with the wider team at Healthwatch Enfield to help us develop clear and accessible communications materials to raise local people awareness of our brand whilst helping us to deliver our ambitious strategy. This will include reviewing current communications materials, generating content for our newsletters, social media and website and helping us deliver activities aligned with our communications strategy.  

 

  • To keep up to date with local health and care initiatives and news headlines 

  • To draft and distribute materials for the press and other media, where appropriate 

  • Working with the wider team at Healthwatch Enfield, to write content for our newsletters and website 

  • To help maintain our social media accounts  

  • To contribute to the development of other communication materials including leaflets, guides and reports  

Who will the volunteers be working with?
Volunteer will be working alongside the Healthwatch Enfield team
Training
We provide an induction training.

There may also be opportunities to attend other training in areas such as dementia.

Time commitment

This is a flexible role and time commitment will be agreed with you depending on your availability however we would ask that you commit to 1 day per week, as a minimum.

Application deadline

This organisation is one of our community partner organisations.

Like all volunteer recruiters we work with, they have signed up to our service standards, agreeing to abide by our policy on partnership working to keep you safe and supported whilst you volunteer.

You’ll never be out of pocket for volunteering through us – with in-London travel expenses to and from your volunteering guaranteed.

In addition, the team here at Students’ Union UCL Volunteering Service is here to support you throughout your volunteering journey – you can get in touch with us at any time.