Strategic Partnership Lead (Access Wellbeing)

This role will include attending meetings across Dorset, combined with homeworking. Therefore, the ideal candidate must live within easy travel distance to Dorset., · 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 the 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, The role is mostly home working, however there will be a requirement to travel to our Head Office in Christchurch, Dorset on occasion for meetings as well as possible travel to other areas of Dorset.

To work from home, the successful candidate must ensure they have the correct workstation set up in line with the guidance set out by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and an assessment will be carried out to verify the workstation set up.

The nature of the job will require travel in the post holder's car for which expenses will be paid as set by the Trustee Management Board.

An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) police record check in relation to vulnerable adults (previously known as CRB check) is required for this role., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

· Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across a complex and changing landscape

· High level of resilience and ability to work under pressure

· Empathy and commitment to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes

· Extensive experience in a senior management role within the NHS, social care or similar healthcare setting

· Experience in strategic planning, implementation, and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects

· Strong relationship management skills, an ability to form and maintain relationships with people, staff teams and partner organisations

· Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including service users, healthcare professionals, and community partners

· A relevant degree or equivalent in healthcare, social work, psychology or a related field is desirable, but not essential

A new partnership between (BCHA, The Lantern Trust and Help & Care) is mobilising Access Wellbeing hubs, 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 NHS 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.

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., Help & Care

Starting as a small charity in 1985, Help & Care has since flourished and grown into an organisation that promotes dignity and independence for all people. We offer services in Dorset and across the Southcoast of the UK.

Help & Care has a vision of people living the lives they choose. Everything we do is because someone, somewhere, wanted something different and better out of life and we were determined to help them to make it happen.

· Annual Leave: 29 days per annum plus bank holidays. (Pro-rata for part -time employees)

· Birthday Leave: All Staff receive their birthday off work as paid leave (1 day)

· Buy Extra Annual Leave: Staff can purchase up to one week's extra annual leave in addition to their annual entitlement

· Flexible working: A range of flexible working arrangements

· Employee Health & Wellbeing Service: Offering healthcare treatments, money towards the cost of dental treatment, eye tests and prescriptions, 24-hour access to GP helpline, discounted gym memberships, 24-hour counselling service (either via telephone or face-to-face) and much more