Strategic Partnership Lead (Access Wellbeing)

JOB TITLE:

Strategic Partnership Lead (Access Wellbeing)

SALARY:

The salary is on an incremental scale of Point 40, £43,838 per annum for working full-time 37 hours per week to Point 47, £51,525 per annum for working full-time 37 hours per week and pro rata for working 30 hours per week.

Incremental points are awarded until the top of the salary scale is reached.

CONTRACT:

Permanent

HOURS:

Part time or full time 30 - 37 hrs per week

LOCATION:

Dorset with Homeworking

BASED:

This role will include attending meetings across Dorset, combined with homeworking. Therefore, the ideal candidate must live within easy travel distance to Dorset.

CLOSING DATE:

15th October 2024

INTERVIEW DATE:

To be confirmed

Access Wellbeing

A new partnership between (BCHA, The Lantern Trust and Help & Care) is mobilising Access Wellbeing hubs, in partnership with the NHS and stakeholders from the Dorset ICS.

The development of Access Wellbeing hubs across Dorset is part of the universal offer of wellbeing support, an element of the NHS mental health transformation programme for adults. The hubs will support people to take the steps that matter to them by connecting them to what they might need, at the right time and in the right place, ultimately empowering people to make their own choices and moving towards full citizenship with the communities.

Help & Care are seeking to recruit an experienced individual to develop and lead an engagement programme, grounded in coproduction so as to amplify the voice of people and communities across Dorset, about what matters to them.

Central to this programme, is the need to bring agencies and community leaders together to maximise their experience and capacity, for the benefit of the universal offer and the ongoing transformation programme.

The successful applicant will be experienced working with multiple stakeholders, often with competing priorities, and will be able to demonstrate leadership capabilities in the complex world of health, social care and VCSE sectors.

ABOUT US:

Help & Care

Starting as a small charity in 1985, Help & Care has since flourished and grown into an organisation that promotes dignity and independence for all people. We offer services in Dorset and across the Southcoast of the UK.

Help & Care has a vision of people living the lives they choose. Everything we do is because someone, somewhere, wanted something different and better out of life and we were determined to help them to make it happen.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and maintain VCSE and community collaborations

Facilitate the flow of people s experiences via Dorset Mental Health Forum

Establish and maintain the effective working of the Access Wellbeing Partnership Group

Align the Dorset Mental Health Partnership

Support the work of the Dorset Mental Health Alliance network

Maintaining Local Authority engagement

Maintain close working relationships with the Dorset VCSA

Develop and oversee learning and evaluation

Ensure the Dorset programme is linked into national good practice in the field

Ensure the Dorset programme is embedded in wider System, Place, Neighbourhood developments

REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across a complex and changing landscape

High level of resilience and ability to work under pressure

Empathy and commitment to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Extensive experience in a senior management role within the NHS, social care or similar healthcare setting

Experience in strategic planning, implementation, and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects

Strong relationship management skills, an ability to form and maintain relationships with people, staff teams and partner organisations

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including service users, healthcare professionals, and community partners

A relevant degree or equivalent in healthcare, social work, psychology or a related field is desirable, but not essential

BENEFITS:

Annual Leave: 29 days per annum plus bank holidays. (Pro-rata for part -time employees)

Birthday Leave: All Staff receive their birthday off work as paid leave (1 day)

Buy Extra Annual Leave: Staff can purchase up to one week s extra annual leave in addition to their annual entitlement

Flexible working: A range of flexible working arrangements

Employee Health & Wellbeing Service: Offering healthcare treatments, money towards the cost of dental treatment, eye tests and prescriptions, 24-hour access to GP helpline, discounted gym memberships, 24-hour counselling service (either via telephone or face-to-face) and much more

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training: Access to training/personal development

Hybrid working: Where you will be working from home for the majority of time

Blue Light Card (Discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more)

To find out more information, and to see an in-depth Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please visit our website vacancy page where you will be able to view and download a copy of these documents.

To apply, please submit your CV along with a personal statement explaining why you feel you would be suited to this role. If you are currently based outside Dorset, please explain how you will relocate or commute if appointed.

The role is mostly home working, however there will be a requirement to travel to our Head Office in Christchurch, Dorset on occasion for meetings as well as possible travel to other areas of Dorset.

To work from home, the successful candidate must ensure they have the correct workstation set up in line with the guidance set out by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and an assessment will be carried out to verify the workstation set up.

The nature of the job will require travel in the post holder s car for which expenses will be paid as set by the Trustee Management Board.

An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) police record check in relation to vulnerable adults (previously known as CRB check) is required for this role.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore offer an inclusive workplace. We strive to create a working environment that reflects the communities that we support; we therefore welcome applications from all members of the community.

We encourage you to apply early as we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner than the date specified, if we receive a suitable number of candidates.