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Addaction is one of the UK's leading charities working across mental health, drug, alcohol, prisons, primary care and young people’s services.  Last year we helped over 140,000 people across England and Scotland. We believe that everyone can change and we support them to do it. What you’ll be doing We’re looking for a Content Writer for a ten month period to improve the content and information that our staff need to use every day. You’ll contribute to the implementation of the People and Culture strategy by designing and delivering clear content across key areas including online learning material, people policies and resources, induction tools and welcome sites for new services.  This has been identified as a priority to help our 1600 staff spend as much time as possible focused on supporting clients. We need to give people user-focused, clear information to help them do their job at their best. You’ll join the organisation at a busy and exciting time, with the opportunity to be involved in a broad range of content and projects.  You’ll report into the Head of Communications and work in an agile way across three key teams - organisational design and development, people operations and communications. You’ll need to have brilliant people skills to work closely with the subject matter experts from across these teams to make sure technical content in accurate and clear. You’ll also need to be confident in testing and iterating content with staff from our 140 services across England and Scotland. About you Ideally you’ll have: Demonstrable experience of designing and writing accessible and user-centred content. Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to turn complex information into plain English. Demonstrable experience of completing user research and feedback to design and iterate content based on needs and insights. Experience designing content in different digital and physical formats and choosing the best way to present information to users. An aptitude for using digital platforms, with an understanding of how these are used to communicate different messages. Google Suite experience is a bonus. The ability to build great relationships with different people right across the country. Experience working in an agile environment to deliver content at pace. A passion to help people change, and a belief in people’s abilities to do it. In return, you’ll get to be part of a supportive team who want to hear your ideas. Other details Salary is £28,438 per annum plus £2759 London Weighting, and a benefits package including 28 days annual leave. Location: London, will involve some travel around England and Scotland. Apply with your CV and cover letter. Further information The closing date for this vacancy is midnight on Sunday 12 May 2019. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 May 2019 in London. Addaction is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community. Please note that Addaction will only be able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the UK.

Are you an experienced Delivery Manager who has the skills needed to help shape our growing SCRUM teams to deliver against an ambitious and exciting roadmap here at BHF? About the role If so, we have a great job opportunity for an individual who can 'hit the ground running' and who has a proven ability of working with and managing teams through competing priorities. The right person will be able to work independently to help develop emerging SCRUM teams whilst using their exceptional communication skills to keep the digital delivery team and wider business well informed.  As Delivery Manager you'll collaborate closely with Product Managers and Business Leads to plan, deliver and maintain products and services, including online fundraising products, retail apps and cross-platform integrations. You'll also take a lead on the prioritisation and scheduling of digital product and service delivery across multiple design/creative and tech workstream dependencies About you A SCRUM Master or equivalent with strong and varied agile digital delivery expertise gained in commercial environments, you'll be passionate about embedding agile working practices in a growing team and will take a proactive role in identifying and promoting better ways of doing things. Adapting your delivery approach and style to best fit the given context or challenge at hand will be second nature to you and you'll be used to working with Product Owners and Technical Leads while steering Developers, UX/UI Designers, Content Execs and Testers to ensure effective end-to-end digital delivery. With excellent problem-solving and communication skills, you'll also thrive on enabling multi-disciplinary teams to work through uncertainty and competing priorities to ensure effective end-to-end delivery of high quality products. About us When you work at the British Heart Foundation, you become a part of medical history. Part of a world leading organisation that has played a role in decades of life saving breakthroughs, from heart transplants and pacemakers to stents and clot busting drugs. And we're not about to stop any time soon. We are here to beat heartbreak forever; to stop heart and circulatory diseases devastating families. And if you want to help us get there sooner, you could be the Delivery Manager we need. How to apply To apply for this role please use the apply button below. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. British Heart Foundation recognises and respects the value and diversity of all.

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is an independent not for profit organisation led by a consortium of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Nursing, and National Voices. HQIP commissions and manages NHS clinical work programmes on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government. HQIP works in partnership with patients and healthcare professionals to influence and improve healthcare practice at all levels. Editor - National Clinical Audit & Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) The NCAPOP editor contributes to reviewing the provider outputs and ensuring that the outputs comply with the NCAPOP Standard Reporting Procedure (SRP) and the editorial related aspects of the Provider Technical Manual. The primary aim is to ensure that NCAPOP commissioned products are published in concordance with published guidance and that the content is high quality, easy to understand and right for our users. Key requirements of this position are: Understanding of publishing and editorial processes Working in an editorial or publishing environment Copy-editing and proofreading information for healthcare, social care, scientific or academic audience High standard of copy-editing and proofreading skills Knowledge of website or other methods of digital publication Ability to develop documents or other communications to support the team’s work Familiarity with scientific, medical or other specialist terminology Ability to prioritise work appropriately and effectively to meet deadlines and to support a number of people with conflicting priorities Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, including ability to develop and use templates Knowledge of  practical application of Accessible Information  Standard (DCB1605 Accessible Information) Highly organised with excellent planning skills to manage multiple projects Self-motivating with the ability to work unsupervised and make timely, robust and independent decisions on issues for which they have responsibility