Become an health and care ambassador

Unlock Your Potential

Taking on an ambassador role offers a unique opportunity to develop essential skills in leadership, mentoring, and coaching. These experiences can significantly enhance your personal career development plan and contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Share Your Journey

As an ambassador, you will have the chance to view your career journey through another's eyes and use your story to connect with others. This role allows you to inspire and attract the workforce of tomorrow, promoting a wide range of career choices across all sectors of health and care.

Inspire the Next Generation

Many young people, students, and jobseekers are unaware of the 350+ careers available in health or the diverse roles in social care. They may not know about the various workplaces or the possibility of becoming a registered nurse through an apprenticeship route. By sharing this information, you support the academy’s widening participation agenda, enabling individuals from all backgrounds to access health and care careers.

Create Social Value

By becoming an ambassador, you will be creating social value within your local community. Your involvement helps to build a more inclusive and informed workforce, making a lasting impact on the future of health and care.

Complement Existing Schemes

The academy recognises that there are already ambassador schemes or arrangements in place. The Kent and Medway Health and Care Ambassador Network is designed to complement these existing networks, allowing you to participate in both if you wish.

Flexible Participation

You can continue with your current arrangement and also sign up for the K&M Ambassador Network. By joining, you will benefit from the support, tools, and resources offered, as well as ambassador recognition schemes. You will also be part of a large, whole-system service.

Minimal Time Commitment

The time commitment required to register with our network is minimal. You only need to attend one careers engagement event per year, ensuring that it won't take up too much of your time.

Flexible Involvement

Being a health and care careers ambassador doesn't require a significant time commitment. We ask that all ambassadors attend at least one careers event per year to remain active members of the network.

Tailored Opportunities

You can collaborate with your organisation's careers lead to find events or engagement requests that align with your personal interests. There are plenty of resources and support available to help you make the most of your chosen activities.

Voluntary Basis

Please note that the Academy cannot cover any expenses such as travel or time costs. Ambassadors who register with our scheme do so on a voluntary basis and agree to perform careers engagement activities in their own time.

Communicate with Your Line Manager

We encourage our ambassadors to inform their line managers about their involvement in the service. Ambassador work offers numerous benefits, including the development of skills in public speaking, presenting, leadership, coaching, and mentoring, which may count towards continuous personal development.

Employer Discretion

It is up to your line manager's discretion and local employer policy to decide whether they can release you to perform ambassador activities during working hours.

Training and Resources

Once you register with your employing organisation, your careers team will reach out to connect you with the necessary training and resources for your ambassador work.

Find the Right Opportunities

You can coordinate with your organisation's careers lead to identify suitable events or engagement opportunities. You have the flexibility to attend as many events or respond to as many requests as you wish.