Location: Bell Lane, Lewes
Contract: 9 Months Fixed Term
Salary: £35,311 + £811 Essential Car User Allowance per annum
(calculated pro rata of F.TE. £43,550 + £1000 per annum)
Hours: 30 per week
About us
Southdown delivers a wide range of Mental Health services across Sussex. We work in partnership with NHS, local authority and VCSE (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise) organisations to provide joined-up, community-based support that helps people improve their mental health, wellbeing and independence.
The role Community Mental Health Transformation Project Manager (known internally as NMHT Implementation Manager) sits within our wider Mental Health and Housing Support portfolio and will play an important part in supporting the development of Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (NMHTs) across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex.
What you’ll be doing
You will coordinate and drive priority Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) implementation activity across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex, helping to ensure key elements of the model are agreed, operational and positioned for sustainable business-as-usual delivery.
This is a fixed-term, delivery-focused role with clear priorities, defined timescales and no line management responsibility. Working across VCSE and NHS organisations, you will maintain pace, support joint working and help resolve system barriers through influence, coordination and escalation.
You will work closely with Southdown colleagues, VCSE mental health providers, NHS operational leads, commissioners and wider system partners to support consistent implementation and effective joint working.
You will bring experience of delivering implementation or service improvement activity within complex multi-agency systems, with the ability to build relationships, maintain momentum and support practical delivery across organisational boundaries.
Your experience will likely have been gained within job roles that include: Project Manager, Project Lead, Programme Manager, Implementation Lead, Implementation Manager, Transformation Lead, Transformation Manager, Partnership Manager, Integration Manager, Improvement Lead, Commissioning Manager, System Change Lead, Programme Lead.
Perks and benefits:
Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Knowledge, skills and experience
What you’ll need for the role
Knowledge of community mental health transformation and Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (NMHTs)
Understanding of Sussex NHS structures, governance and partnership working arrangements
Understanding of VCSE mental health provision and community-based support
Experience of delivering implementation or improvement activity within complex, multi-agency systems
Experience of building effective relationships across VCSE and NHS partners, and influencing progress without direct authority
Experience of facilitating discussions, supporting joint decision-making and resolving barriers to delivery
Experience of planning, tracking actions and reporting progress through governance structures
Experience of identifying risks, developing solutions and escalating issues appropriately
Understanding of commissioning, contracting and performance management
Ability to write clear, structured and succinct reports, updates and implementation plans, and to maintain pace, focus and accountability in a complex partnership environment
Training:
You’ll receive an initial induction, followed by regular in person training and supervisions to invest in your development and provide all the tools needed to succeed in this role.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form. The application closing date is 22 April and interviews will be held in person on 29 April.
Please note, should we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible
Salary description
£35311.00 - £35311.00 per year