Partnership Lead

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.   

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Lead to join our Tower Hamlets Service to lead activity which supports the organisation to understand and engage with these processes.

You will lead and sustain a service integration strategy and have a key role in developing greater collaboration between CGL services and external partners within integrated care systems and combatting drugs partnerships. This will accelerate progress in how our services are meeting health and social care (H&SC) challenges and responding to the Drug Strategy. The role will help local teams to understand system challenges, focus on ‘what works’ and improve the care and treatment experience of people using services. 

Where: Tower Hamlets

Hours: 37.5 per week 

Salary: £45,993.69 - £50,346.75 pro rata (depending on experience)

Allowances: £4072.06 Inner London Weighting, Pro Rata

Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 31st 2025

About the role:

• Map, monitor and understand the local Integrated Care System (ICS) and related activity
• Map, monitor and understand the local Combating Drug Partnership (CDP) strategy and outcomes framework
• Lead and coordinate data analysis to feed into ICS and CDP developments
• Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond in a solution-focused way to challenges
• Develop relationships with CDP and sub-groups, Primary Care Networks including Clinical Directors, local place-based partnerships, Mental Health Transformation Teams, Acute trusts and VCSE alliance
• Identify opportunities and embed partnership development events across the service
• Work with local management teams to embed ‘neighbourhood’ and ‘place’ level practice to further build positive working relationships based on CGL’s core values

About you:

• Experience of working within substance misuse services
• Experience of managing projects
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible pathways available within the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sector
• Able to lead and embed a solution-focused approach to dealing with challenge and conflict in integrated working
• Able to use a data driven approach to influence partnership relationships, improve service provision and to tell our story
• Excellent communicator who is open, listens and collaborates

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful. 

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.