Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Project and Engagement Manager

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Health and Care Partnership (HCP) within North East Lincolnshire to support the population health and Population Health Management Programme.

North East Lincolnshire has a well established partnership between our health and care providers; we strive to improve our joint working so that local service users receive the best services possible.

In this role you will operational manage the day to day activity of population health projects and lead our community centred approach working collaboratively with local communities and key stakeholders from across the community and HCP .

If you have experience of engaging with communities and delivering projects, a passion for improving services, and enjoy working collaboratively with people across different health and care settings then this could be the role for you.

Main duties of the job

A key priority for the North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership and the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is improving population health, delivering population health management (PHM), reducing inequalities and improving health and wellbeing of the local population.

North East Lincolnshire has some neighbourhoods that are in the top 1% of the most deprived in England and local communities that experience a number of inequalities. We are developing our approach to working collaboratively with communities to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes, this role is instrumental in this programme of work.

The post holder will work closely with local communities and key stakeholders across North East Lincolnshire in the delivery of PHM Programme.

This role will be hosted in Navigo and work on behalf of the North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership.

About us

Hello!

We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshires mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.

The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.

Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.

As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.

Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.

We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Come join us!

Please note that this role is hosted by Navigo, but will work across the North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership.

Details

Date posted

22 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B9816-276

Job locations

Remote working

Office based at Municipal Offices/Navigo House

Grimsby

DN32 0QE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal job duties / main tasks

The post holder will be required to plan, support, facilitate and monitor progress of designated workstreams, reporting progress and exceptions to the Programme and other stakeholders as required.

The post holder will be expected to lead engagement with a wide range of stakeholders from communities.

The post holder will be expected to engage relevant stakeholders across the Health and Care Partnership in all aspects of the role.

To be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.

Maintain and update all project documentation with regular reporting to monitor progress and resources to a range of forums and partners.

To consider the impact of any change the projects will have on the system and support wide engagement across the system to secure full ownership and buy-in.

To ensure the flexibility of the project, if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements

Day to day line management of project team members as required.

The role supports the Health Care Partnership and Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in driving transformation as well as value for money.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Health and Care Partnership.

2. Key Working Relationships

Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with partners in local communities, a wide range of VCSE organisations, the HCP, the ICB and ICS/ICP working on a variety of topics.

Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS organisations and system partners as required

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.

Committed to working and engaging constructively with external stakeholders on a range of Health Care Partnership sensitive issues

Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities

Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the measurement of impact of any change

Key pieces of work for this role include:

Day to day operational management of the population health and PHM programme of work, collaborating with a range of stakeholders

Lead Community engagement, understand who the local community is and who the key stakeholders are.

Support the development of a health inequalities plan and implementation of the plan

Work with colleagues on implementing the Inclusion Health Framework in NEL

Coordination around Core20Plus5

Project support to Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, PHM projects

Project support to disease specific work

Support to the community of practice and exec group

Supporting reducing inequalities to be everyone's business, including raising the profile communications and engagement of the workforce and wider public

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal job duties / main tasks

The post holder will be required to plan, support, facilitate and monitor progress of designated workstreams, reporting progress and exceptions to the Programme and other stakeholders as required.

The post holder will be expected to lead engagement with a wide range of stakeholders from communities.

The post holder will be expected to engage relevant stakeholders across the Health and Care Partnership in all aspects of the role.

To be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.

Maintain and update all project documentation with regular reporting to monitor progress and resources to a range of forums and partners.

To consider the impact of any change the projects will have on the system and support wide engagement across the system to secure full ownership and buy-in.

To ensure the flexibility of the project, if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements

Day to day line management of project team members as required.

The role supports the Health Care Partnership and Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in driving transformation as well as value for money.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Health and Care Partnership.

2. Key Working Relationships

Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with partners in local communities, a wide range of VCSE organisations, the HCP, the ICB and ICS/ICP working on a variety of topics.

Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS organisations and system partners as required

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.

Committed to working and engaging constructively with external stakeholders on a range of Health Care Partnership sensitive issues

Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities

Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the measurement of impact of any change

Key pieces of work for this role include:

Day to day operational management of the population health and PHM programme of work, collaborating with a range of stakeholders

Lead Community engagement, understand who the local community is and who the key stakeholders are.

Support the development of a health inequalities plan and implementation of the plan

Work with colleagues on implementing the Inclusion Health Framework in NEL

Coordination around Core20Plus5

Project support to Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, PHM projects

Project support to disease specific work

Support to the community of practice and exec group

Supporting reducing inequalities to be everyone's business, including raising the profile communications and engagement of the workforce and wider public

Person Specification

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Must be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
  • Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • Comprehensive experience of project and programme principles techniques and tools such as Managing Successful Projects
  • Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level plus post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in relevant field
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in North East Lincolnshire and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between different levels within the NHS and Care (e.g. DHSC, ICS, ICS, ICPs, NHSE)
  • Formal Project Management qualification or experience

Desirable

  • Member of relevant professional body

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on a range of projects, managing multiple projects at any one time
  • Evidence of community engagement experience and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Evidence of co-production and community engagement experience and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Other requirements

Essential

  • Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
  • Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems for North East Lincolnshire
  • Used to working in a busy environment
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
  • Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions

Desirable

  • Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Person Specification

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Must be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
  • Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • Comprehensive experience of project and programme principles techniques and tools such as Managing Successful Projects
  • Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level plus post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in relevant field
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in North East Lincolnshire and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between different levels within the NHS and Care (e.g. DHSC, ICS, ICS, ICPs, NHSE)
  • Formal Project Management qualification or experience

Desirable

  • Member of relevant professional body

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on a range of projects, managing multiple projects at any one time
  • Evidence of community engagement experience and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Evidence of co-production and community engagement experience and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Other requirements

Essential

  • Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
  • Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems for North East Lincolnshire
  • Used to working in a busy environment
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
  • Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions

Desirable

  • Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)

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

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

Remote working

Office based at Municipal Offices/Navigo House

Grimsby

DN32 0QE


Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

Remote working

Office based at Municipal Offices/Navigo House

Grimsby

DN32 0QE


Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Director

Sarah Everest-Ford

s.everest@nhs.net

07947412225

Details

Date posted

22 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B9816-276

Job locations

Remote working

Office based at Municipal Offices/Navigo House

Grimsby

DN32 0QE


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