Strategic Partnership Lead.

Dorset with homeworking

Closing date: 15th October 2024

A new partnership between (BCHA, The Lantern Trust and Help & Care) is mobilising the Universal element of the Access Wellbeing transformation plan, in partnership with the NHS and stakeholders from the Dorset ICS.

The development of Access Wellbeing hubs across Dorset is part of the universal offer of wellbeing support, an element of the mental health transformation programme for adults. The hubs will support people to take the steps that matter to them by connecting them to what they might need, at the right time and in the right place, ultimately empowering people to make their own choices and moving towards full citizenship with the communities.

It is imperative that a universal offer is continuously informed by stakeholders and responsible to the fluid and diverse needs of people and neighbourhoods.

Therefore, Help & Care are seeking to recruit an experienced individual to develop and lead an engagement programme, grounded in coproduction so as to amplify the voice of people and communities across Dorset, about what matters to them.

Central to this programme, is the need to bring agencies and community leaders together to maximise their experience and capacity, for the benefit of the universal offer and the ongoing transformation programme.

The successful applicant will be experienced working with multiple stakeholders, often with competing priorities, and will be able to demonstrate leadership capabilities in the complex world of health, social care and VCSE sectors.

Overview and Rationale:

The plan to transform mental health services through the development of ‘Access Wellbeing hubs’ pan Dorset, will be delivered by a new partnership (BCHA, The Lantern Trust and Help & Care)

Help & Care are seeking a Strategic Partnership Lead (Access Wellbeing) to spearhead the transformation programme across the VCSE sector.

In its simplest form: the role will facilitate the transformation by bringing people and services along the journey, in real time, with a view to capitalising on the collective skills, knowledge, insights and capacity of all stakeholders.

Job Purpose:

• Support the VCSE Wellbeing Hubs’ development working in partnership with VCS organisations, NHS and Council colleagues to ensure key delivery outputs and outcomes are achieved.

• Act as an effective relationship manager and broker for multiple stakeholders through formal and informal engagement mechanisms.

• To work closely with providers in receipt of NHS dedicated transformation grants, ensuring effective alignment with the development of the Access Wellbeing programme.

• Provide a formal route into the delivery partnership for other service providers and key stakeholders through escalating concerns, complaints or matters of learning and development.

• Working closely with Dorset Mental Health Forum, to facilitate the flow of people’s experiences, enabling the development of broader networks based on lived experience

• To work closely with ICS leads, champions, and subject matter experts responsible for strategies in relation to:
  • Minority and excluded groups
  • Health inequalities
  • Workforce development and wellbeing

• Supporting Access Wellbeing providers in fostering and developing the transformation principles relating to co-production culture, quality services and equitable access.

• To drive the aspiration for active, interested and participative neighbourhoods, bringing capacity, value and insights to the new service developments.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain VCSE and community collaborations
• Facilitate the flow of people’s experiences via Dorset Mental Health Forum
• Establish and maintain the effective working of the Access Wellbeing Partnership Group
• Align with Dorset Mental Health Partnership
• Support the work of the Dorset Mental Health Alliance network
• Maintaining Local Authority engagement
• Maintain close working relationships with the Dorset VCSA
• Develop and oversee learning and evaluation
• Ensure the Dorset programme is linked into national good practice in the field
• Ensure the Dorset programme is embedded in wider System, Place, Neighbourhood developments
• Ensure close collaboration with the delivery leads
• Develop appropriate academic links

CONDITIONS:

Carry out other such duties as may be required by the Chief Executive, Leadership Team and Trustee Management Board which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

The working week shall be 37 during standard office hours over 5 days Monday to Friday. The nature of the work will also necessitate occasional evening/weekend work to attend meetings etc, for which time off in lieu will be granted.

There will be an assessment of competence to practice during induction and 6-month probation period.

The other conditions of service and other current procedural agreements will be enclosed with the post-holders Contract of Employment.

The post holder will be required to have broadband to be able to work from home.