Job summary
Are you committed to making a positive change and leading services that empower people to improve their quality of life?
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, enthusiastic and compassionate leader to provide strategic and operational oversight of our harm reduction, housing and rough sleeping service areas within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, the community drug and alcohol service.
As part of our leadership team, you will lead the implementation and development of these services across Hampshire. You will oversee a team delivering harm reduction interventions, including BBV testing, naloxone distribution, needle and syringe provision, overdose prevention,and engagement with pharmacy partners. You will also coordinate peer mentoring alongside specialist housing and rough sleeping support, ensuring people experiencing homelessness or housing instability receive timely, coordinated and effective help.
A key element of the role is building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with Local Authority Housing teams, Adult Social Care, housing providers, homeless services and other partner agencies to support seamless pathways of care.
This role is suited to an experienced manager or leader with a strong track record in developing new services and a solid understanding of homelessness, housing, substance use and harm reduction. You will be an integral part of our leadership team, making a real difference to people's lives and communities across Hampshire
Main duties of the job
Full-time Service Lead (37.5 hours per week) within Inclusion Hampshire.
This job requires you to:o Work as part of the Inclusion Hampshire Senior Leadership Team to ensure service outcomes are met across harm reduction, housing support and rough sleeping services, providing strategic direction, oversight and coordination across these specialist areas.o Lead and support services development and delivering person-centred harm reduction interventions, housing support and peer mentoring, ensuring safe, inclusive and evidence-based practice.o Work collaboratively with the Service Manager, other Service Leads and Team Leaders to maintain effective service delivery, operational consistency and high-quality support pathways for individuals experiencing substance use, homelessness or housing instability.o Guide and support your service areas to ensure interventions remain responsive, focused on reducing harm, non-judgemental and aligned with best practice.
o Build and maintain strong partnerships with housing providers, local authorities housing teams, Adult Social Care, homelessness services, pharmacies and other key stakeholders to strengthen collaborative working and improve outcomes
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description for full details; a summary is below:
Take responsibility for the day to day running of harm reduction, housing support and rough sleeping service areas, including activity planning and staff coordination. Provide leadership, supervision and development support to the services delivering harm reduction, peer mentoring and housing related interventions. Ensure the provision of high quality, effective and person centred support, including BBV testing, naloxone provision, needle and syringe programmes, overdose prevention, pharmacy engagement, and housing or homelessness prevention pathways. Undertake HR responsibilities such as attendance management, performance improvement planning, appraisals and overseeing recruitment and induction processes. Support services to achieve commissioner set targets, using data and reporting to guide improvements and maintain performance standards. Promote and embed meaningful service user involvement across harm reduction and housing pathways. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with external agencies including housing organisations, local authorities, health partners and voluntary sector services to ensure seamless pathways of care and support. Contribute to county wide governance, management and quality improvement structures
Please read the Person Specification below carefully before applying. The essential and desirable criteria will be used for shortlisting, so ensure your supporting information clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description for full details; a summary is below:
Take responsibility for the day to day running of harm reduction, housing support and rough sleeping service areas, including activity planning and staff coordination. Provide leadership, supervision and development support to the services delivering harm reduction, peer mentoring and housing related interventions. Ensure the provision of high quality, effective and person centred support, including BBV testing, naloxone provision, needle and syringe programmes, overdose prevention, pharmacy engagement, and housing or homelessness prevention pathways. Undertake HR responsibilities such as attendance management, performance improvement planning, appraisals and overseeing recruitment and induction processes. Support services to achieve commissioner set targets, using data and reporting to guide improvements and maintain performance standards. Promote and embed meaningful service user involvement across harm reduction and housing pathways. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with external agencies including housing organisations, local authorities, health partners and voluntary sector services to ensure seamless pathways of care and support. Contribute to county wide governance, management and quality improvement structures
Please read the Person Specification below carefully before applying. The essential and desirable criteria will be used for shortlisting, so ensure your supporting information clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering services across a large/complex geographical area
- Line management/leadership experience
- Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
- Experience of working in partnership with commissioners, Local Authorities and other professionals
Skills
Essential
- Skills in implementation, development and delivery of new services
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use (travelling between sites is required in the course of the role)
Qualifications
Desirable
- Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, leadership and management OR equivalent experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering services across a large/complex geographical area
- Line management/leadership experience
- Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
- Experience of working in partnership with commissioners, Local Authorities and other professionals
Skills
Essential
- Skills in implementation, development and delivery of new services
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use (travelling between sites is required in the course of the role)
Qualifications
Desirable
- Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, leadership and management OR equivalent experience
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.
