Partnership Lead

Change Grow Live

About The Position

Change Grow Live is seeking an experienced, influential Partnership Lead to strengthen collaboration and improve outcomes across health, social care, criminal justice and community services in North Northamptonshire. The role involves building trusted relationships with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Combating Drugs Partnerships (CDPs), local authorities, health providers and voluntary-sector organisations, and helping partners work together to deliver connected, responsive services. The Partnership Lead will develop a strong understanding of local ICS priorities and CDP strategy, use data to inform partnership work, and lead or project-manage partnership initiatives, including externally funded programmes. The postholder will coordinate and report on OHID-funded activity, advise staff and stakeholders on navigating complex systems, and promote innovative, person-centred, strength-based approaches that support continuous improvement and reduce health inequalities. The position is countywide in North Northamptonshire and is permanent, full-time at 37.5 hours per week.

Requirements

Experience working within substance misuse services.
Experience managing projects.
Experience working with vulnerable adults in a health and social care setting.
Knowledge and understanding of pathways available within health, social care and the voluntary sector.
Ability to develop and design new methods and approaches to update practices and service delivery.
Key project management skills and ability to set targets and meet deadlines.
Ability to lead and embed a solution-focused approach to challenges and conflict in integrated working.
Ability to use data to influence partnership relationships, improve service provision and communicate the service’s impact.
Ability to communicate performance using a variety of data and summarise key outputs.

Responsibilities

Map, monitor and understand the local Integrated Care System and related activity.
Map, monitor and understand the local Combating Drugs Partnership strategy and outcomes framework.
Work with the service data lead to coordinate data analysis that informs ICS and CDP developments.
Project-manage partnership developments, including projects funded through additional grants, and work with the services manager on allocating and developing funded areas.
Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond to challenges in a solution-focused way.
Develop relationships with CDP groups and subgroups, Primary Care Networks and Clinical Directors, place-based partnerships, Mental Health Transformation Teams, acute trusts and VCSE alliances.
Provide staff and teams with information, advice and guidance to help them navigate complex systems and integrate services across criminal justice, health and social care.
Work as part of the service leadership team to monitor, capture and report OHID grant-funded activity and provide updates for the Service Manager and commissioner reporting.
Use a strength-based, system-focused approach, sharing best practice and cascading learning from positive service activity.
Help local leaders understand the human value of the service and the purpose and benefits of integrated working.
Promote innovative, person-centred approaches that improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
Communicate performance at different levels using varied data and summarise key outputs.

Benefits

Dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
Extensive training, funded learning and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
Transparent pay and a contributory pension scheme.
25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata, increasing to a maximum of 30 days over five years of service.
Supportive, values-led team.
Where possible, discussion of working patterns to support work–life balance.
Discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more.
Refer a Friend scheme.

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