Section 75 Partnership and Integration Lead Kingston upon Thames, England
Job description
05/03/2023, 23:55
This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.
Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.
Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London – with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.
Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.
We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.
Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.
This role offers a £1000 Golden Hello Bonus!
The Section 75 Partnership and Integration lead role sits immediately beneath the Head of Service. It is responsible for the establishment and management of the Partnership and Integration Team. It drives continued transformation and integration of services through collaboration and partnership working with the local health and social care system, including the design and development of new delivery models and ways of working to drive positive outcomes.
The role requires:
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills to drive integration across the system - including working through integrated governance and Section 75 agreements
- Robust experience in project delivery and management achieving improved outcomes and value for money - including leading on the Better Care Fund programme
- Agile ways of working / innovative approaches to deliver continuous improvement
- Expert knowledge in commissioning and performance management
- Managing a small team of commissioners
You will be managing a small team of two people - the Integration & Mental Health Commissioner and Engagement Officer; with line management responsibility for the Support Officer.
Our team works flexibly and hybrid working applies to this role, this means being in the office at least once or twice a month (subject to business requirements). You will be working closely with our Adult Social Care operational colleagues, the South West London ICB, our local community health providers, voluntary and community organisations and other external providers to deliver improved outcomes for residents and value for money.
The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities. To do this the Council needs managers who thrive in a networked organisation and who can provide strong operational leadership.
The ASC Commissioning and Transformation Team are at an exciting transformative stage where digital innovation, the ASC Reform agenda and ever closer partnership working between system partners present great opportunities to deliver improved outcomes for Kingston residents.
The role is set in the ASC Strategic Commissioning Team and will report to the Head of Service. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to have a conversation about this role.
We are looking for someone that has a strong track record of working in the health and care integration arena, with excellent partnership working and commissioning skills.
You will be a curious problem-solver and thrive on working in a fast paced environment, leading your team and taking stakeholders along the journey to design and develop new delivery models and ways of working to drive positive outcomes.
You will place the residents at the centre of the work to ensure a person-centred, collaborative approach, and you will work closely with all system partners to achieve value for money and improved outcomes.
Experience in managing the Better Care Fund, other similar joint commissioning schemes / pooled budgets between local authorities and the NHS is desirable.
Please refer to the JD for more information.
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to be even more flexible in how we work and manage staff workloads, ensuring they have the correct equipment and resources to be able to maximise their talents and looking after their wellbeing.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Three volunteering days per year
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.
We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.
The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
