Arthritis Champion Role

Could you become an Arthritis Champion and make a real difference to the health and well- being of people with arthritis?

Main aspects of the Champion Volunteer role

Arthritis Championswill:

  • Provide peer support, information and awareness, self management techniques and signposting for people with arthritis in Chester
  • Develop positive relationships with local community groups and health and social care professionals
  • Arrange community talks, presentations and arthritis awareness workshops
  • Promote membership of Patient Participation Groups and begin to build a picture of local services for people with arthritis
  • Be an advocate of the mission and services of Arthritis Care
  • Engage with full training and supervision

Time Commitment

The role will require 15 - 20 hours per month and a commitment for a twelve-month period. This can be fitted flexibly around your current commitments.

Arthritis Care can offer you:

  • Training for your role – eight half days spread over six-months
  • Ongoing supervision
  • Information and materials
  • Reimbursement of agreed out of pocket expenses incurred while carrying out activities on behalf of Arthritis Care
  • An inclusive and friendly team to work with

What we are looking for:

As a guide, we’re looking for our Arthritis Champions to have the following skills and experience:

Skills and competencies:

  • Willingness to act as an ambassador for Arthritis Care at all times (E)
  • Good presentational skills (E)
  • Good written and verbal communication skills (E)
  • Basic computer skills e.g. email. Microsoft Word and ability to use or learn to use PowerPoint (D)
  • A positive attitude to self managing arthritis (E)
  • A friendly approach (E)

Personal experience:

  • Be a person with arthritis or care for/be close to a person with arthritis (E)
  • Have some knowledge of communityor NHS services in and around Chester (D)
  • Have a strong interest in improving services for people with arthritis locally (E)

How to apply:

For an application pack please contact Susan Newsham

We will review all applications against the required criteria and invite those who best fulfil these for an informal interview.

Interviews will take place in Chester w/c Monday 8 April 2013

Arthritis Care March 2013