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NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

Work and Health Partnership Specialist

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Job summary

Do you have people and project management skills? Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB is committed to working together to empower people to lead their best life and we're looking for a talented individual to work on an exciting project that aims to improve health and work integration.

Through building strong relationships with senior leadership teams within the Integrated Care System (ICS), Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and Department for Social Care (DSC) to influence the direction of the Work and Health project, you will contribute to a thorough understanding of population work and health needs, including identifying provision gaps and opportunities for improvement.

As a Work and Health Partnership Co-ordinator your primary responsibility is to establish and nurture partnerships to improve work and health outcomes across the ICS. Collaborating with key stakeholders including healthcare providers, local authorities, and third sector partners you will drive initiatives to support residents with disabilities and long term health issues in the workplace. This position offers and exciting opportunity to lead operational initiatives aimed at improving work and health integration.

Main duties of the job

Establish and maintain strong networks across the ICS, engaging with NHS colleagues, Local Authority contacts and other stakeholders and to nurture networks internally and externally

Communicate effectively to a diverse range of stakeholders and to present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to these stakeholders

Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data, liaising with other managers to share best practice.

To develop and manage the project from inception to completion, providing project advice, expertise and support where requested

Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of projects/function

Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.

Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation processes.

About us

If you are offered employment with us, you will have the opportunity to join a friendly, quality focused and dynamic team that is supportive and cares about your working experience and your wellbeing.

BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB's office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.

Benefits BSW ICB offer include:

  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Generous NHS annual leave entitlements commencing at 27 days per year rising to 33 days per year, pro rata, plus bank holidays
  • Flexible working
  • Modern IT equipment and an in-house IT help facility
  • Colleague wellbeing support through a Staff Support Service and a wealth of wellbeing guidance and offers
  • Colleague engagement forums and events
  • Financial wellbeing guidance and benefits (including NHS staff offers, health service discounts, cycle scheme, car lease scheme, money helper service)
  • Opportunities for learning through training and continuous development
  • Opportunity to buy additional annual leave

Details

Date posted

09 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

983-ICB-7090KB-A

Job locations

Jenner House

Avon Way, Langley Park

Chippenham

SN15 1GG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships

  • Establish and maintain strong networks across the ICS, engaging with NHS colleagues, Local Authority contacts and other stakeholders.
  • Communicate effectively complex information to a diverse range of stakeholders in formal settings
  • Engage constructively on business sensitive issues with both internal and external stakeholders

Maintain and nurture networks internally and externally

Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data.

Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

To liaise with other Managers to share best practice.

Please see full job description for more details

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships

  • Establish and maintain strong networks across the ICS, engaging with NHS colleagues, Local Authority contacts and other stakeholders.
  • Communicate effectively complex information to a diverse range of stakeholders in formal settings
  • Engage constructively on business sensitive issues with both internal and external stakeholders

Maintain and nurture networks internally and externally

Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data.

Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

To liaise with other Managers to share best practice.

Please see full job description for more details

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
  • Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of managing risks and reporting
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes

Communication & Analytical

Essential

  • Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
  • Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
  • Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
  • Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
  • Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
  • Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of managing risks and reporting
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes

Communication & Analytical

Essential

  • Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
  • Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
  • Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
  • Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
  • Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

Address

Jenner House

Avon Way, Langley Park

Chippenham

SN15 1GG


Employer's website

https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

Address

Jenner House

Avon Way, Langley Park

Chippenham

SN15 1GG


Employer's website

https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior People and Workforce Lead

Sarah White

sarah.white120@nhs.net

03302368220

Details

Date posted

09 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

983-ICB-7090KB-A

Job locations

Jenner House

Avon Way, Langley Park

Chippenham

SN15 1GG


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