Senior Programme Officer | Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 0FJ

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda with our partners that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

The role will be to lead projects and contribute to the delivery of programmes across adult social care and health working collaboratively with our Community Service Provider and other Integrated Care Partners in Brent.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with local care home providers and key stakeholders to develop and align with the ambitions of the Enhanced Heath in Care Homes and social care to support people living in care homes.

In addition, the post holder will be supporting the Integration and Delivery Team with managing a variety of complex and exciting community healthcare contracts to develop and improve healthcare services. The role will support hospital discharges functions from acute hospitals and interim Care Home placements.

The Person

We are looking for a proactive project manager with a proven track record of delivering improvements of health care services and a can-do attitude.

You will be required to build strong, lasting relationships with staff in the NHS and Council, while navigating through the complex landscape of the health and social care system.

Closing date: 5 December 2024 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

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Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

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