Involvement Administrator

Job summary

*** THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY ***

**1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months**

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

An opportunity has arisen to be part of our dynamic Partnership Team in the Strategy and Partnership Directorate in the role of Involvement Administrator within the team.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, passionate about partnership, participation and social inclusion to join our team, to proactively manage/coordinate an efficient and effective administration service in accordance with the requirements of the Team as led by the Service Development Manager (Countywide) and Head of Partnership.

Main duties of the job

Partnership Team role is to improve knowledge of health and care services among people living in Gloucestershire, encourage access to services and to raise awareness of their experiences as service users or carers. We lead on Working Together and co-production agenda to ensure our service users and carers are involved in all areas of decision making; such as recruitment and selection of staff, improvement workstreams and service design.

Working under the direction of the Service Development Manager (Countywide), the post holder will work alongside Locality Inclusion Leads, Service Development Managers, Head of Partnership and the wider Strategy and Partnership Directorate and Clinical / Operational teams. The post holder will have responsibility for coordinating and undertaking the administrative aspects of the Partnership Team, which involves communicating with Experts by Experience, service users, carers, staff, partner organisations, stakeholders, agencies and members of the wider public.

This individual responsibility will be coordinating and undertaking the administrative aspects of the Involvement within Partnerships Team, which involves communicating with Experts by Experience, service users, carers, staff, partner organisations, stakeholders, agencies and members of the wider public.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth, Gloucester,

1010 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth,

GLOUCESTER

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth, Gloucester,

1010 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth,

GLOUCESTER

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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