BME Health Forum

JOB: Project Manager (One year fixed-term contract)

The BME Health Forum is looking to recruit an experienced project manager with engagement experience to manage several of our projects and to organise public meetings to support engagement between the NHS and BME communities.

Application deadline: Wednesday 23rd September 2020

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» FREE ticket opportunity to see Steve McQueen's 'Mangrove'

The BFI London Festival, in partnership with the BBC, is giving us an opportunity to invite members of BAME audiences to the opening screening of the most anticipated Mangrove by Steve McQueen on 7 Oct at Ciné Lumière.

» JOB: Part-time Staff Support Worker at Clement James Centre

The Clement James Centre is looking for a Staff Support Worker to offer confidential one-to-one support to members of their staff team who work with people from the community dealing with complex issues. Support includes (but is not limited to: Providing emotional support to client-facing staff; Supporting staff to understand their personal and professional boundaries; Offering psychoeducation covering various relevant themes.

» JOB: Deputy Head of Patient Experience

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is recruiting a Deputy Head of Patient Experience. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and well-regarded patient experience team that works in partnership with patients to achieve improvements in the experience of care. The post holder will be a key resource within the Trust’s corporate nursing team and a strong advocate for the patient.

» JOB: Research Coordinator-Midaye/ MUSAWA BME Community Consortium

Midaye is looking for an enthusiastic Research Coordinator to direct and deliver a project to capture the stories of BME individuals living in West London during the COVID-19 lockdown. This is a 6-month, contracted position, working 15 hours per week.

» NHS Test & Trace info videos in different languages

Westminster city council has published information videos on their Youtube channel on NHS Test & Trace. They have versions of this video in Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Portuguese, Somali and Tigrinya. The video explains the steps you should take if you do have symptoms.

» NEW PROJECT - Dementia Awareness for BME communities

The BME Health Forum has started a new project in Dementia awareness for BME communities. Thanks to funding from the Race Equality Foundation, our trustee David Truswell has developed a webinar which can be delivered online either directly to clients or to staff and volunteers, who can then deliver it themselves to clients (in a different language if appropriate).

» Coronavirus videos with latest advice - in different languages

Doctors of the World, in partnership with the Mayor of London, has produced motion graphic videos with key COVID-19 information for migrants living in the UK, including information on testing and wearing face masks. The videos are available in 11 priority community languages including Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.

» Safe Place to Talk Support Group

Golborne and Notting Dale Community Champions and the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service are starting a new support group for local residents ‘A Safe Place to Talk’, where they will be offering emotional support as well as health and wellbeing information.

» Essential BAME films to watch at Ciné Lumière

Several films promote cultural diversity are being shown at Ciné Lumière this month. From Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables and Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine both delving with the life in the Parisian banlieue, to Sarah Gavron’s latest film Rocks, a collaborative project involving an almost non-professional cast coming from differing cultural backgrounds. Also in October, films covering themes ranging from democracy, Black Lives Matter as well as civic and cultural engagement will be screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival.

» COVID-19 Translated Resources to support those with Dementia, their Carers, and families

Race Equality Foundation are pulling together a resource of translated materials on guidance and support to carers and families of those with Dementia on coronavirus The resources are available in a number of languages and can be accessed on their website.

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» Access to Health New Project: Information and Referral form

‘Access to Health’ is a new project which aims to support homeless and vulnerably housed pregnant women and families with a child/children under 5 years old in Westminster or temporarily housed outside the borough...

» Active for Life - Opportunities to Keep Fit In the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) Leisure Services’ Sports Development Team provides a wide variety of sport and physical activity opportunities for RBKC residents at venues across the borough including targeted sessions for specific groups...

» ADKC Disability Connect project

The Disability Connect project is for socially isolated disabled people (with a physical, sensory or hidden impairment) who need or would like some encouragement and support to get out and about doing activities of interest to them.

» African Women's Care

AWC works with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) adults, children and young people, fleeing domestic and sexual abuse including forced marriage, human trafficking, female genital mutilation, gang violence and ‘honour’-based violence.

» Al-Aman (DVIP) Arabic Speaking service

DVIP’s Al-aman service has continued to receive funding from London Councils to support women from Arabic speaking communities who have been affected by gender based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and honour based violence...

» ANGELOU Referrals

On the 1st July ADVANCE in conjunction with eight other organisations launched a shared service across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster supporting women and girls who are experiencing or have experienced violence and abuse this partnership is called Angelou...