Job summary
OpCourage North are looking to recruit a Veteran with Lived Experience of serving in the UK Armed Forces into the position of Veteran Lived Experience Lead.
OpCourage North - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is a provider collaborative delivering specialist mental health services to Veterans, reservists and their families across the North of England.
The collaborative is made up of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust as the lead provider, working with NHS partners Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable organisation partners Combat Stress and Walking With The Wounded.
We have 5 clinical teams embedded within NHS partner organisations across the North of England, working to one operational model as one service.
Main duties of the job
OpCourage North are looking to recruit a Veteran with Lived Experience of serving in the UK Armed Forces into the position of Veteran Lived Experience Lead.
OpCourage North - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is a provider collaborative delivering specialist mental health services to Veterans, reservists and their families across the North of England.
The collaborative is made up of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust as the lead provider, working with NHS partners Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable organisation partners Combat Stress and Walking With The Wounded.
We have 5 clinical teams embedded within NHS partner organisations across the North of England, working to one operational model as one service.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th October 2023
Closing date : 24th October 2023
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th October 2023
Closing date : 24th October 2023
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Recognised management & leadership qualification at degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant post graduate study or equivalent business management experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development and learning.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Must be a Veteran who has served in the UK Military with a good understand of the mental health and wellbeing issues of the veteran population.
- Experience of supporting operational service delivery and associated governance requirements.
- Good understanding of Information Technology. Highly proficient in MS Office applications.
- Organisation of events and high-level meetings, including forward planning and task delivery.
- Evidence of co-ordination of multiple projects and programmes of work. Working with a range of senior colleagues across multiple sectors and clinical boundaries.
- Work with external partner organisations.
- A good understanding of the NHS current priorities and challenges.
Desirable
- Experience of leading and delivering projects.
- Experience of Change Management.
- Evidence of working within strategic roles championing lived experience.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate a broad range of skills including influencing others, negotiation and managing change successfully.
- Analytical skills with the ability to think logically.
- Highly developed organisational skills along with the ability to meet competing demands and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and can relate at all levels and in variety of settings.
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Caring and compassionate about veteran care.
- Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex information.
- Role modelling and championing veteran perspectives.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Recognised management & leadership qualification at degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant post graduate study or equivalent business management experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development and learning.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Must be a Veteran who has served in the UK Military with a good understand of the mental health and wellbeing issues of the veteran population.
- Experience of supporting operational service delivery and associated governance requirements.
- Good understanding of Information Technology. Highly proficient in MS Office applications.
- Organisation of events and high-level meetings, including forward planning and task delivery.
- Evidence of co-ordination of multiple projects and programmes of work. Working with a range of senior colleagues across multiple sectors and clinical boundaries.
- Work with external partner organisations.
- A good understanding of the NHS current priorities and challenges.
Desirable
- Experience of leading and delivering projects.
- Experience of Change Management.
- Evidence of working within strategic roles championing lived experience.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate a broad range of skills including influencing others, negotiation and managing change successfully.
- Analytical skills with the ability to think logically.
- Highly developed organisational skills along with the ability to meet competing demands and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and can relate at all levels and in variety of settings.
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Caring and compassionate about veteran care.
- Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex information.
- Role modelling and championing veteran perspectives.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
