Citizen Ambassadors
We’re hiring a Digital Citizen Ambassador
Together with Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership we are currently recruiting for a new Digital Citizen Ambassador. The role of a Citizen Ambassador (CA), is to allow local people to independently influence and improve the development of services and ensure the views of patients, their carers and families are represented at all levels of any proposed changes.
We need a richer understanding of community priorities and perceptions to influence and improve the quality of health and care services in Guildford & Waverley, North West Surrey, Surrey Downs and East Surrey.
‘Putting citizens at the heart of planning, design, implementation and evaluation of health and care services’
Role Summary
Title: Digital Citizen Ambassador
Role: To be a full and active participant in the governance and leadership of a transformation programme at meetings and through related activity e.g. service visits / research projects (by agreement) and reporting back the outputs from active engagement with local citizens. To provide a constructive, alternative and independent perspective on discussions and decisions made within a designated transformation programme.
Responsible to: Healthwatch Surrey
Working Hours: 10 hours per month (to be worked flexibly), contract until February 2021 with the possibility of extension
Salary: £20.40 per hour, plus expenses
Based: Home based, with travel across Surrey
Main Responsibilities:
- Attending Programme Board meetings
- Conducting at least eight engagement events per year to engage with local communities, to develop an enhanced ‘live’ perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the service change
- To report findings from Citizen Engagement and feedback into the workstream
Opening date for applications: 5th March 2020
Closing date for applications: 25th March 2020
Successful candidates will be contacted by: 27th March 2020
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How to apply
Send your CV, covering letter and completed monitoring form (see downloads above) to recruitment@healthwatchsurrey.co.uk
Your application will be shared with the recruitment panel .
Depending on the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to all applicants. However, successful candidates will be contacted by the 27th March 2020.
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