The role
About Partnership Southwark:
Partners across the Southwark health and care system have recognised the need to integrate services and establish a different way of working within and across communities (‘neighbourhoods’) that will improve outcomes for our local population.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the health, social and economic inequalities that exist within the borough – often between communities that are only a few miles apart.
We know that to tackle these inequalities we need to target those populations where there is greatest inequality in experience and outcomes and explore new ways of working across partner organisations.
As a partnership, we have committed to delivering on four population-based programmes – start well (children and young people), live well (working age adults), age well (frail and older people), and care well (care and residential settings). Within each of these programmes we are seeking to deliver value-based health and care by:
- Improving population health outcomes and reducing inequalities
- Enhancing people’s experience of care services and reducing unwarranted variation
- Securing a financially sustainable health and care economy
- Enabling compassionate care and supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.
The Role:
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a project manager to join the Partnership Southwark Programme Team.
This role is a key addition to the Programme Team to drive transformational change so that we better join up care and support, improve people’s health and wellbeing and close the inequalities gap in Southwark.
The post holder will manage key projects and play a key role in building working relationships and collaboration between Partnership Southwark partners and wider stakeholders within the local system and our communities.
The role will be hosted by Southwark Council on behalf of Partnership Southwark. We anticipate remote working initially. However, as office working resumes the post-holder will be expected to spend some time working across partner sites in Southwark.
About You:
We are looking for a candidate with drive and determination backed by knowledge and experience of managing projects across partnership organisations, ideally within a health and care environment.
You will need to be able to make an impact at a time when the system is recovering from the pandemic and responding to the emerging challenges, including changes in the commissioning landscape as we transition to become an integrated care system.
The successful candidate will have effective leadership and negotiation skills, be proactive and collaborative, and have the personal resilience to operate in an evolving landscape. You will be passionate and have the ability to encourage innovation and manage ambitious projects which deliver meaningful, high quality health and wellbeing outcomes for individuals and communities in Southwark..
Additional information
The role is hosted by Southwark Council on behalf of Partnership Southwark.
The hours of work are 37.5 per week, normally during office hours. There will be the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely in line with business requirements and Covid-19 guidance.
For more information, please contact either Wendy McDermott wendy.mcdermott@southwark.gov.uk or Louise Pisani louise.pisani@nhs.net
Additional details
Please note this role is being offered on a fixed term contract basis for a duration of 8 months.
Recruitment timetable
Recruitment Timetable
Closing date: 30/08/2021
Interview date: 08/09/2021
(COVID-19) Information for job applicants:
Southwark Council are following the current Government guidelines surrounding Coronavirus. During this period, we still look forward to receiving your application and if you are selected for interview, we will be conducting interviews virtually using video link e.g. Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to shortlisted applicants.
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