Senior Housing Manager

1. The post holder will work strategically with local health and social care commissioner and housing partners to support ICBs to understand their local housing needs and communicate these through local market position statements and local housing strategies.
2. The post holder will support the delivery of the national NHS capital programme by communicating available NHS capital resources to both commissioners and housing providers and helping partners to identify opportunities to make best use of NHS capital.
3. The post holder will support individual ICBs by working with individual commissioners to help identify suitable accommodation options in particularly challenging cases, where accommodation is a key barrier to discharge of a patient from hospital or where it is a key contributory factor to a potential admission to hospital., Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We're passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
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The NHS has committed to do more, so that all autistic people and people with a learning disability can live happier, healthier, longer lives. This includes supporting people who can become highly distressed, and others who may be vulnerable, to have their own home, with or near their families. Our Senior Housing Lead supports colleagues in the wider NHS, Councils and housing providers across Yorkshire and the Humber, to deliver more housing options for autistic people and people with a learning disability. This support spans strategic planning and developing partnerships for delivery. It includes enabling colleagues to utilise the NHS capital programme, in partnership with Senior Housing Leads from across England. It encompasses direct support for commissioners, so they can identify or develop homes for people delayed in hospital., The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
+ Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
+ Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
+ Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
+ Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
+ Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band., NHS England

NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.