Employability Advocate

Job summary

Support local people into great careers in the NHS is a real passion of ours. There's nothing better than watching people you have supported flourish and grow in employment.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Employability Advocate to join our teams working across Coventry and Warwickshire. The Health and Social Care Academy is an exciting project delivered in partnership by our four local Trusts, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, George Eliot NHS Trust, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust and University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

You will work within the employability teams supporting disadvantaged people such as the long term unemployed, people with learning and physical disabilities, refugees and care leavers to access training and employment within the public, private, and community and voluntary sector.

You will support with the implementation and coordination of employability programmes to people accessing the Health and Social Care Employability Academy

We welcome applications which demonstrate a passion for co-production and role modelling exemplary behaviour in terms of conduct, attitude and performance.

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Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

Act as the first point of contact for dealing with enquiries and provide guidance in relation to employability initiatives, as well as other widening access and participation activities. Take action as necessary and liaise with stakeholders and colleagues where required. Dealing with non routine queries, problem solving and developing alternative solutions related to these topics.

Provide career advice on how to 'get in', and 'get on' and 'get further' into the NHS and describe the variety of employability and career opportunities to potential participants and stakeholders.

Support events which inspire local talent to consider employment opportunities.

Facilitating employability cohorts, including developing and delivering training.

Provide pastoral care for people accessing the Health and Social Care Employability Academy, participating in Employability initiatives such as work experience, Supported Internships, apprenticeships, traineeships, taster days, recruitment days, career conversations etc.

**Contract duration: FTC 10 months (until the end of August 2025) due to limited project funding***

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.