Project Co-ordinator - Integrated Neighbourhood Working

Job description

Job responsibilities

The PBP is developing Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) as a mechanism for delivery which fully embrace joint working across our provider partners (inclusive of VCS as well as statutory bodies) and our communities and residents.

The capacity created via the Health Inequalities Investment Fund (HIIF) (Clinical and non-clinical leadership of the INTs) will facilitate the development of this more proactive approach to tackling Health Inequalities within each neighbourhood and the interventions will help to achieve better outcomes.

The post holder will be a key member of the wider Mid Notts Place Based Partnership (PBP) and will provide non-clinical coordination of the Mid Notts Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) to which they have been assigned.

The post holder will work closely with the HIIF Clinical Lead, the Programme Manager, INT Clinical Lead for the INT to which they have been assigned and with the INT Clinical Leads for each of the PBP Themes. The Mid Notts PBP Themes are Best Start Plus, Living Well, Ageing Well, Health Inequalities.

The post holder will also work closely with other INT Clinical Leads, INT Coordinators and Place (ICB Locality) Team across Mid Notts to ensure the smooth running of the INTs and delivery of the agreed outcomes.

If you would like to make a vital contribution in shaping future health and social care activities, building relationships and working with communities in Mid Nottinghamshire we would like to hear from you.

This is an exciting new role, bringing together health and social care and voluntary services, working across Primary Care, Community Care, Local District and County Councils, voluntary sector organisations and commissioners. This role will be part of a much bigger movement across Nottinghamshire to develop an integrated workforce and building networks across the area, which aims to work collaboratively with communities to support the transformation of services for local people in particular neighbourhoods and certain health conditions, enabling and empowering them to lead healthier and happier lives.

Whilst employment will be via PICs, the role is hosted by the Mid Notts Place Based Partnership so there is flexibility in terms of where this post may be based. The Partnerships Place Teams main office is at Ashfield Health Village

ROLE OBJECTIVES:

PBPs are collaborative arrangements formed by organisations responsible for arranging and delivering health and social care services in a locality or community. They are the foundations of the ICS as they build on existing local arrangements and relationships. The post holder working closely with the GPs, Community Services, PCN Team, Local District Councils, Social Care, Voluntary sector organisations and will:

• Provide support for GP Practices, patients, carers and professionals to improve patient care access and navigate resources and services which will help those patient groups prioritised by the MN PBP and Clinical leads.
• Utilise Population Health Intelligence to proactively identify target group patients to improve patient care and well being. Utilise Population Health Intelligence tools where needed to support other patients in the locality.
• Develop collaborative partnerships and communications within Mid Notts PBP & locality.

• Ensure works to deadlines and prioritises workload, working towards KPIs and targets set for the service.
• The role will look for opportunities to address health inequalities working closely with partners and stakeholders through NHS and non-NHS interventions, focussed on the building blocks of good health (ie. food, education and skills, money and resources, work, surroundings)

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Improving Patient Care

• Identify evidence based opportunities to address health inequalities and improve outcomes for vulnerable communities and be able to present those opportunities to various audiences.
• Identify and agree key priorities for the local area with PBP Partners.
• Contribute to the health improvement and reduction of inequalities.
• To act as a champion for INT, for patients, residents and communities and their interests and involve the public and patients in the design of the service model.
• Population Health Management (PHM) and tackling Health Inequalities.
• Support with ad hoc surveys and engagement at an INT or Place level (including design, analysis and implementation).
• Champion work that empowers local communities to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Ensure that the reduction of health inequalities is embedded into practices across the INT based on local population need, evidence of best practice and effectiveness.
• Advocate effectively across the partnership for those communities experiencing the worst outcomes.
• Establish how to implement and measure the impact of chosen interventions.

Develop Collaborative working and Communications with MN PBP

• Collaborate with partners, community sector organisations and community representatives to co-produce innovative development and re-design of services.
• Organise meetings as requested. To include (not limited to) sourcing venue / setting up virtual meetings, finalise delegate list, invitations, track responses and liaise with organiser, invite speakers, organise refreshments and remain within budget (where applicable).
• To act as meeting secretariat in the preparation of agendas and circulation of relevant papers/minutes to participants. Attend to minute the meetings and any other meetings as required and ensure production of good quality minutes and dissemination of minutes within agreed timescales.
• Be sensitive to the local political landscape and sensitively work across organisations, often against conflicting priorities, to bring consensus enabling effective reduction of inequalities.
• Work collaboratively with the INT Clinical Lead(s), local health care providers and wider system partners to support development and design of INT, modelling strong collaborative behaviours that focus on improving patient outcomes and encouraging engagement.
• Organise and attend the INT monthly meetings to facilitate the delivery of the strategic objectives.
• Attend Local Design Team (LDT) meetings for the relevant INTs locality.

Develop Meaningful KPIs and Data Sources

Support for all the projects, including but not limited to:

• Prepare MDT Cohorts
• Prepare Health Inequalities profiles for the INT
• Prepare Health Inequalities Action Plans for the INT
• Act as a Hub for combining & coordinating data from around the system.
• Mapping, maximising and optimising data for PHM.Map which partners hold which data.
• Analyse and set up systems to monitor the health status of vulnerable sections of our community (work with SAIU).
• Support the creation of information governance policies/procedures, to enable data to be shared with INT partners to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
• Undertake or contribute to research and development activities.
• Write and present regular reports and updates, including complex data from multiple sources, to PBP / INT partners.

Other responsibilities:

• To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by a manager to ensure quality of service
• To participate in any relevant training/courses/conferences

The post holder will be able to:

• Use clinical systems for record keeping audit and evaluation
• Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Have a flexible approach on a day-to-day basis

For more information, please see the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.

Experience

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Knowledge and skills

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Personal Qualities

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• Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

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

Primary Integrated Community Services

Address

Ashfield Health Village

Nottingham

NG17 7AE

Employer's website

http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)