At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health initiatives for care-experienced children and develop impactful policies.
- Company: CoramBAAF, a charity dedicated to improving outcomes for children in care.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people.
- Qualifications: Experience in health practice and policy, with strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 31920 - 31920 £ per year.
Health Consultant Contract - Permanent Hours - 21 hours per week
Salary - £31,920 per annum (£53,200 FTE)
Location - Coram Campus, London – hybrid of office and home working. Occasional travel to other venues in the UK is required.
This role is an essential part of CoramBAAF’s multi-disciplinary offer for CoramBAAF members, providing expertise, knowledge and experience of health practice and policy within Adoption, Kinship and Foster care. The position is based within the Policy, Research and Development (PRD) team.
- Providing leadership and direction in respect of CoramBAAF’s goal to promote positive health outcomes for care‑experienced children and young people, including adopted children and children in kinship care.
- Developing policy and good practice guidance for health and social care professionals and services in a multi‑disciplinary context.
- Facilitating the CoramBAAF Health Group and the Health Advisory Committee and ensuring that the work of the health group continuously develops to meet the first two objectives.
- Working in partnership alongside the existing health consultant within the team.
The PRD team, led by the Managing Director of policy, research and development, comprises consultants who specialise in family placement from an interdisciplinary perspective – social work, legal, health and research. Core to the team’s role is the contribution to membership services and products, including publications, conferences, briefings, practice notes and forms. The team also convenes a number of advisory committees and special‑interest groups that support and feed into these primary functions.
Equal Opportunities: Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support, including those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBTQ+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro‑diversity, and those from other groups who are under‑represented at Coram.
Safeguarding: We are committed to the safeguarding of children and, where appropriate, will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Health Consultant employer: CoramBAAF
CoramBAAF is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises the well-being of its employees while making a meaningful impact on the lives of care-experienced children and young people. With a commitment to professional development and a hybrid working model based in the vibrant Coram Campus in London, employees benefit from flexible working arrangements, opportunities for collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team, and the chance to contribute to vital health policy and practice guidance. Join us in our mission to promote positive health outcomes and be part of a diverse team dedicated to making a difference.
