Armed Forces Welfare Officer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 Per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Cwmni: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7808472/430-CORP26-363A |
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Armed Forces Welfare Officer
Department Charitable Funds
Band 4 £27,485 - £30,162 Per annum pro rata
Hours: 22.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
This role sits within Milton Keynes University Hospital’s Armed Forces workstream and plays a key part in supporting serving personnel, veterans, reservists and their families, including supported referrals to relevant organisations. The postholder will act as an advocate for the Armed Forces community, helping to ensure fair and equitable access to care in line with the Armed Forces Covenant and the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance Veteran Aware programme. The role involves direct patient-facing support, coordination of Armed Forces volunteers, partnership working across the hospital and community, and contributing to data collection, reporting and service development to evidence outcomes and impact.
We are looking for someone with strong engagement and communication skills, experience of working with vulnerable individuals or communities, and the confidence to work across multidisciplinary teams. You will need good organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to collect, manage and report data accurately. An understanding of safeguarding, risk identification, and referral pathways is essential, along with the ability to work sensitively in a patient-facing environment.
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 05 March 2026
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'Administrative and Clerical staff feel supported with flexible working at MKUH, reporting 6.82 out of 10, and a 76% feel strongly about approaching their managers regarding flexible working.' ''NHS Survey, 2024''
Knowledge of, or a willingness to learn about, the Armed Forces community and related health and wellbeing needs is key, as is the ability to represent the service professionally with internal and external partners.
The aim of this role is to strengthen MKUH’s commitment to supporting patients with an Armed Forces background by addressing their growing welfare needs and improving overall patient outcomes.
This role will build on MKUH’s established reputation in veteran care, supporting the continued success of the Armed Forces Workstream and contributing towards compliance with the expanded Armed Forces Covenant Duty. By recruiting a part-time Armed Forces Welfare Officer, the Trust will enhance its capacity to provide early interventions, manage complex cases, and ensure that veterans, reservists and their families receive timely, appropriate support and specialist referrals to military and non-military organisations as required. This position will directly contribute to MKUH’s goals of improving patient safety, experience, and clinical effectiveness while sustaining momentum toward the April 2026 Covenant review.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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• Generating daily reports vis the PAS (Patient Administration System) to identify new patient who are serving, ex-forces, reservists or families (SERF) and confirm exact location of existing SERF patients.
• Coordinating Armed Forces volunteer patient visits and oversee accurate recording for data capture and analysis
• Providing bedside welfare support and assessing and triaging patient needs.
• Identifying and correctly reporting risks and safeguarding issues.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Feb 2026