Job summary
Is our health and careworkforce representative of the Sussex population? Why do some people struggleto get an interview for jobs in the health or care sector in Sussex? If thesequestions resonate, this could be the role for you.
Your role is essential tobring together a group of people working in health and care providerorganisations, local schools, colleges, universities, community groups, jobcentres and other employment support agencies across Sussex to establish clearroutes into health and social care jobs and careers. You will have a particularfocus on socially excluded groups in Sussex, and areas of the workforceexperiencing severe shortages e.g., nursing, midwifery, and Allied HealthProfessional roles.
Main duties of the job
Within 12 months youll havethe opportunity to improve the way health and care organisations across Sussexpromote jobs and careers at in-person events, through social media, and othercommunication channels, making best use of the resources available. Apply now so we can use your strong peopleskills, and knowledge of vocational education, T levels, apprenticeships, andwork experience pathways and standards, to help make the health and care sectorin Sussex a fantastic place to learn, and work.
This is a 12-month fixed termpost. Or a secondment opportunity if you already work in the health and caresector. You will work from home, and from an office base, either in Worthing,Hove, or Lewes with travel across the region for careers events, and networkingas required.
About us
NHS Sussex ICB recognises the positive valueof diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and identities. Weparticularly welcome applications from disabled and ethnically diverse candidates as these staff groups are currentlyunder-represented throughout our organisation currently. We have also made a positive commitment to employing people from the Armed Forces Community,
We are also committed to enabling team membersto work in an agile, more flexible way, recognising that this will lead to moreeffective and efficient ways of working. We will empower our people to workwhere, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to optimiseperformance and delivery of results. Smarter working is not just related toworking from different locations or at different times. It is about gaining thebenefit of utilising technology to change work practices and to workdifferently which should increase the effectiveness of the service and deliverbenefits to ICB business.
NHS Sussex has committed to achieving Net ZeroCarbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staff you will be encouraged andsupported to implement new ways of working that will help us achieve that goal.
Workingfor us – Sussex Health and Care (ics.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your role is essential to bring together agroup of people working in health and care provider organisations, localschools, colleges, universities, community groups, job centres and otheremployment support agencies across Sussex to establish clear routes into healthand social care jobs and careers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your role is essential to bring together agroup of people working in health and care provider organisations, localschools, colleges, universities, community groups, job centres and otheremployment support agencies across Sussex to establish clear routes into healthand social care jobs and careers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or has equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Clinical qualification or experience gained in NHS or social care setting.
- Coaching / mentoring / training qualification or equivalent experience.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Confident at presenting to a wide range of people, e.g., young people, senior leaders.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload.
- Able to make sound decisions based on an interpretation and analysis of complex information and/or facts.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to bring people from different organisations together to work on common issues/ themes. And lead on the development of plans and strategies.
- Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to persuade others to a new way of thinking or approach to working, where people are resistant to change.
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to groups of people.
- Ability to overcome challenges/ difficult problems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an education team / department, and/or with higher education institutions, and further education colleges.
- Knowledge of vocational education, T levels, apprenticeships, work experience pathways and standards.
- Experience of working in an environment, with multiple stakeholders and partners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or has equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Clinical qualification or experience gained in NHS or social care setting.
- Coaching / mentoring / training qualification or equivalent experience.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Confident at presenting to a wide range of people, e.g., young people, senior leaders.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload.
- Able to make sound decisions based on an interpretation and analysis of complex information and/or facts.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to bring people from different organisations together to work on common issues/ themes. And lead on the development of plans and strategies.
- Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to persuade others to a new way of thinking or approach to working, where people are resistant to change.
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to groups of people.
- Ability to overcome challenges/ difficult problems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an education team / department, and/or with higher education institutions, and further education colleges.
- Knowledge of vocational education, T levels, apprenticeships, work experience pathways and standards.
- Experience of working in an environment, with multiple stakeholders and partners.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
