Partnership Manager

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The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

We are now seeking a Partnerships Manager to join our team in East Sussex. 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.

Location: East Sussex

Hours: Part time, 22.5 hours per week 

Contract Type: Permanent 

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

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
  Take on project management of any partnership developments including partnership projects funded through additional funding grants
• Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond in a solution- focused way to challenges
• Understand local variation in ICS/CDP developments and internal systems to provide local staff/teams with tailored advice and guidance, as needed, and be a single- point-of-contact regarding ICS/CDP.
  
• 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.
• Upskill staff and teams by providing information, advice, and guidance, that unpacks the complexities and enables services to integrate across criminal justice and the health and social care system.
• Monitor, capture and report on all OHID grant funded activity and provide any overview update to Service(s) Manager and commissioner reporting.
• Apply a strength-based and system-focussed approach to working, sharing best practice and cascading any learning from positive service activity.

About You

• Experience of working within substance misuse services
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience working with vulnerable adults in a health and social care setting
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible pathways available within the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sector.
• Able to develop, design new methods and approaches to update practises and service delivery
• Key project management skills and ability to set targets and meet key deadlines
• 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
• Able to communicate (at many levels) performance using variety of data and demonstrate ability to summarise key outputs
• Able to guide and support a culture that facilitates collaboration and learning

What We Offer

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
• A  wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
• A warm and supportive team environment.
• Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.  

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.                          

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy. 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.