Work for us

These are our current vacancies:

• Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, South East
• Data & IT Officer
• Money & Energy Advice Service Lead
• Money & Energy Adviser
• Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, Ynys Môn & Gwynedd

Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, South East

Job title: Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, South East

Location: Home-based, with travel as required.

Hours: 35 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job.

Salary: £27,871pa (plus expenses, pension & generous annual leave)

Are you passionate about engaging with kidney patients, their families, and carers as a source of support, information, and advocacy to improve care and wellbeing outcomes for patients? This role will deliver Kidney Care UK’s Patient Support and Advocacy service across the South-East UK region, raise awareness of the service and the charity and build strong relationships with kidney patients, professionals, and other kidney stakeholder groups in the region.

To be suitable for this role, you must be able to travel independently across the South-East region of the UK.

Now is an exciting time to join Kidney Care UK – our plans are ambitious, and we hope that you are excited to be part of them.

Click here to view the full Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, South East job description.

About Kidney Care UK

3.5 million people in the UK live with chronic kidney disease, and over a million more don’t know that they do.

For over 45 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

We continue to provide practical, emotional, and financial support for individuals, whilst also working with health professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.

We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones and we fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.

To apply

If you wish to apply please email a CV and cover letter to Matt Bassett, Head of Advocacy, [email protected] by Friday 31 March 2023.

Data & IT Officer

Job title: Data & IT Officer

Job type: Permanent, part-time (21 hours per week)

Location: Hybrid (Home-based and Alton, Hampshire)

Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 per year pro rata

Further benefits: 25 days holiday (pro rata), plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year, plus UK bank holidays. Pension contribution scheme. Training and career opportunities. Supportive working environment.

The role

Kidney Care UK is the leading kidney patient support charity with ambitious plans to increase our impact and expand our reach and engagement with key audiences.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with database experience and a knowledge of data protection and IT to support our growth and organisational aims.

You will support our Data & IT Manager to ensure that the organisation’s data is compliant with current legislation and to provide a high quality, compliant database service to the organisation.

You will also work to ensure we have a first-class IT and Telephony set-up and support operation for the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly team doing great work.

Click here to view the full Data & IT Officer Job Description.

If you have the qualities we are looking for and would like to play a central role for Kidney Care UK, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 14 April 2023. Applications will be considered on receipt, and we may close the application window earlier.

Money & Energy Advice Service Lead

Job title: Money & Energy Advice Service Lead

Job type: Full time (35 hours per week). Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024 with the possibility of extension. Post funded by British Gas Energy Trust.

Location: Home based, with travel across the south of England as required

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per year

Further benefits: 25 days holiday, plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year, plus UK bank holidays. Pension contribution scheme. Training and career opportunities. Supportive working environment.

Safeguarding statement: Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

The role

For over 45 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

You will lead the team delivering money and energy advice service for kidney patients struggling with their energy and water bills and other costs of living across the South of England.

This is a new team within our Patient Support Services Team, and you will lead on the development and implementation of the service. You will be responsible for setting up systems and processes to monitor and continually improve the service, and for reporting progress and impact to our funders. You will work closely with the regional Patient Support & Advocacy Lead to develop and grow this new service in your region, raising awareness of the service and building strong relationships with kidney patients, health care professionals and other key stakeholder groups in your region.

As well as line management support for the team, you will deliver the Money & Energy Advice service in a designated geographical area, managing a case load and directly supporting kidney patients with their money and energy advice needs.

Click here to view the full Money & Energy Advice Service Lead Job Description.

To apply

If you wish to apply please email a CV and cover letter to Matt Bassett, Head of Advocacy, [email protected] by Sunday 16 April 2023.

Money & Energy Adviser

Job title: Money & Energy Adviser

Job type: Full time (35 hours per week). Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024 with the possibility of extension. Post funded by British Gas Energy Trust.

Location: Home based, with travel across the south of England as required

Salary: £27,000

Further benefits: 25 days holiday, plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year, plus UK bank holidays. Pension contribution scheme. Training and career opportunities. Supportive working environment.

Safeguarding statement: Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

The role

Kidney Care UK provides practical, emotional and financial support for individuals, whilst also working with health professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.

We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones and we fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.

As a Money & Energy Adviser you will deliver money and energy advice service for kidney patients struggling with their energy and water bills and other costs of living. You will provide subject matter expert support within our Patient Support Services team and will work closely with our Patient Support & Advocacy Officers to develop and grow this new service in your area.

You will also raise awareness of the service and build strong relationships with kidney patients, professionals and other kidney stakeholder groups in your defined geographic region.

Click here to view the full Money & Energy Adviser Job Description.

To apply

If you wish to apply please email a CV and cover letter to Matt Bassett, Head of Advocacy, [email protected] by Sunday 16 April 2023.

Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, Ynys Môn & Gwynedd

Job title: Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, Ynys Môn & Gwynedd area, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB

Job type: Fixed term contract of 23 Months. Part-time, 14 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job. .

Location: Home-based within Ynys Môn & Gwynedd area, with travel as required

Salary: £27,000pa pro rata

Further benefits: 25 days holiday (pro rata), plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year, plus UK bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time staff). Pension contribution scheme. Training and career opportunities. Supportive working environment.

Safeguarding statement: Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

The role

Are you passionate about engaging with kidney patients, their families, and carers as a source of support, information, and advocacy to improve care and wellbeing outcomes for patients? This role will deliver Kidney Care UK’s Patient Support & Advocacy service across the Ynys Môn & Gwynedd area in Wales, raise awareness of the service and the charity and build strong relationships with kidney patients, professionals, and other kidney stakeholder groups in the region.

To be suitable for this role, you must be able to travel independently across the Ynys Môn & Gwynedd area of Wales. You must also be able to speak Welsh.

Now is an exciting time to join Kidney Care UK – our plans are ambitious, and we hope that you are excited to be part of them.

About Kidney Care UK

For over 45 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

We continue to provide practical, emotional, and financial support for individuals, whilst also working with health professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.

We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones and we fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.

For more information about this role, please see the full Patient Support & Advocacy Officer, Ynys Môn & Gwynedd job description, available in English and in Welsh.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Laura Talbot, Kidney Support Welfare Wales Project Manager.

To apply

Please write a letter or email to highlight the skills and experience that have made you such a good listener and why you are well placed to go the extra mile for people living with kidney disease.

Please email this with your CV to [email protected].

Closing date: Sunday 16 April 2023, 5pm