Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness is here to improve health and social care for people in Lancashire.

If you share our vision, and you’re looking for a job that has a big impact, take a look below at our current vacancies.

We’d love to hear from you. 

• Job title: Engagement Officer
• Department: Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness
• Reporting to: Healthwatch Senior Engagement Officer
• Hours: 22.5hrs – 37 hrs per week
• Contract: Part-time/Full-time (Permanent)
• Salary: £24,570.00 FTE
• Holiday Entitlement: 20 days (FTE) plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, and length of service increments.
• Location: Eden or Barrow and Furness – field-based, with some office and home working.
• Benefits: 6% pension employer contribution, values-based organisation, flexibility or working hours, extra day off for your birthday.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for either one new full-time engagement officer based in Barrow, or two part-time engagement officers, one in Barrow and one based in Eden. A current driving licence and your own transport are essential for this role. You will need to have business use insurance, too.

To apply

If you’re interested in the role and think you’d be a good fit, we’d like to hear from you.

To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV, Cover letter and details of two references to [email protected]

Alternatively, you can post these for the attention of Barry to: People First Conference Centre, Milbourne Street, Carlisle, CA2 5XB.

All applications should be clearly marked: Confidential – HWW&F Engagement Officer.

Applications should arrive no later than 5pm on Tuesday 6th January.

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 12th January and will be held in-person in either our Carlisle or Barrow offices.

Please note, applicants who do not live in Westmorland and Furness or north Cumbria will not be considered for this role. This is not a role which can be carried out remotely.