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Social prescribing enables health and care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services to support their health and wellbeing. Transformation Partners in Health and Care have played a pivotal role in the development of policy, strategy, innovation, and operational delivery of Social Prescribing across London over the last 5 years. We support London's health and care systems to scale community centred models of care which focus on addressing the wider social determinants of health and target those experiencing the greatest health inequalities.

The post holder will take a lead on one or more workstreams and several projects within the programme, and be responsible for scoping, planning and delivery whilst engaging partners at every step of the way. The post holder will be expected to proactively manage and prioritise the work whilst spotting new opportunities for our programme to have the most impact on health inequalities. The post holder will develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholder in ICBs, VCSE, LA and ensure alignment between pan-London deliverables and local priorities.

We are looking for someone who can flexibly manage multiple projects at once and ensure they are impactful, whilst proactively supporting the broader strategic vision.

• Lead and drive forward multiple projects within the programme ensuring they are planned, managed, and evaluated in a timely and effective way to ensure high quality of delivery across their portfolio of projects.
• Responsible for proactively identifying and reporting on issues and risks and undertaking mitigating actions.

We are an ambitious regional transformation programme working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders. We are therefore looking for someone who is:

• Strategic / longer term thinking
• Creative problem solver
• Proactive - in driving work forward, managing risks and prioritising
• Innovative – spotting opportunities to introduce new pieces of work of value to our stakeholders
• Ambitious and impact driven

As a regional transformation programme we need to be responsive to the system's needs and provide high quality results for all our stakeholders. To achieve this, we are looking for someone who is skilled in:

• Group facilitation – tools and nature to hear from all voices
• Co-production – reaching out to and around all stakeholders
• Research and analysis – qualitative & qualitative
• Good written and in person presentation – story telling & building a case
• Extremely organised and delivery focused, able to juggle expansive projects and prioritise work
• Coaching approach (open questions and listening)
• Ability to build relationships and proactive and collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement and partnership working

Teamwork:

• Collective vision & purpose - all members of a team understand group and individual purpose as well as their role and unique contribution to the team
• Clear roles and example processes to progress work so people feel confident to lead autonomously

Trust & autonomy:

• A team of individuals that can take ownership of their work with confidence to take initiative and innovate
• Confidence to share work and collaborate with others

Supportive:

• Personalised - Supportive of the individual and their specific needs
• An open environment that creates a platform for open communication and willingness to challenge the status quo, as well as ask and answer questions and regular opportunities for open, honest discussions
• We help each other get work done when needed

Continuous improvement:

• One that rewards being curious, proactive, output driven – entrepreneurial, practical and impact & action orientated
• Space for personal and professional growth with investment in staff with personal development fostered through bi-annual space for reflection on achievements and opportunities to develop skills and experience
• Opportunities to step out of comfort zone
• Structured training
• Open to challenge and willingness to be flexible
• Thoughtful systems for feedback
• Permission to try new approaches and share with the team

Communication:

• Knowledge sharing
• Transparent, communicative management
• Open and honest, all are encouraged to voice any concerns and risks as early as they are felt

Please see attached relevant Job Description and Person Specification for more information and details for main responsibility.