Community Partnerships Co Ordinator

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Community Partnerships Co Ordinator to manage community partnerships and enhance service delivery. The role involves coordinating projects, building relationships with various organisations, and supporting the Trust's community mental health objectives. The ideal candidate has a degree, project management qualification, and experience in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with communities and VCSEs, or comparable organisations.
• Project delivery experience within a healthcare setting, preferably in mental health.
• Ability to write clear and concise documents.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver projects to achieve beneficial change.
• Support relationships with healthcare and non-healthcare organisations.
• Research and identify community groups for partnerships.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Team working

Organizational skills

Statistical analysis

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Evidence of continuous professional development

Qualification in project management

Tools

MS Word

Excel

MS Teams

Zoom

Job description

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Community Partnerships Co Ordinator

The closing date is 10 August 2025

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.

This role will be based in Southwark Community Teams, supporting the Community Care Development and Neighbourhood alignment which covers community Teams , VCS and acute and urgent care.

The Community Care Development and Neighbourhood alignment supports SLaM's ambitious journey to ensure its services deliver outstanding mental health care, responding to the needs of the communities it serves - across all settings. NHS England set out a clear direction on enabling inpatient quality transformation across a range of inpatient services, recognising that this needs to be done in parallel to high quality, responsive models of care in the community. The NHS Long Term Plan has a strong focus on expanding and improving the quality of community care for people with mental health problems, with the aim of ensuring more people can access community mental health services than ever before. In addition to this, the NHS England planning guidance has reiterated expectations around crisis care and use of out of area placements. SLaM is working with its partners to undertake major work on both its 24/7 crisis and acute offer, and its model of care in the community, in line with Trust strategy.

Main duties of the job

o Coordinate and deliver projects within the Directorate to achieve beneficial change in line with SLaM's strategic objectives.

o Plan, track and support the implementation of project activities working with senior leads and senior clinicians.

o Develop and maintain clear project documentation covering the fundamental components of projects (scope, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues and quality requirements).

o Coordinate community asset mapping. Develop, maintain and manage a clear database of community assets based on findings from scoping exercise.

o Deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive progress reports to ensure project visibility.

o Support each identified project stage ensuring all relevant milestones are attained and where necessary escalating deviations through project governance to ensure projects remain on schedule, in budget or to quality specification.

o Administration of project/programme meetings (e.g. preparation of agendas, circulation of papers, capture of actions and other outputs such as process maps) and fulfil role as overall governance and reporting lead for relevant projects/programmes.

About us

By coming to work at our Trust, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. The Trust delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

Job responsibilities

To support the Trust by helping to coordinate and drive delivery of community partnership projects within a defined portfolio.

To support in liaising, developing and maintaining strong relationships with both healthcare and non-healthcare organisations including third sector voluntary and community organisations, faith groups, social care, housing, education, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, House of Parliament, advocacy groups, and community leaders across the borough with a view of enhancing service delivery through partnership working.

To support in reaching, developing and managing partnerships from all sectors in Southwark community.

To work with service users, carers, staff and community members, coordinating projects and promoting co-production service improvements and developments.

To support in mapping out community assets, working with the Directorate, local authority, and third sector umbrella organisations.

To research and identify groups, organisations and populations within the local community with whom the division should develop relationships.

To help realise identified community partnerships opportunities with a clear focus on delivery of Long-Term Plan commitments for mental health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Qualification in project management

Experience

• Experience of working with communities and VCSEs, or comparable organisations
• Experience of developing excellent working relationships with professionals and other stake holders at all levels of an organisation
• Project delivery experience within a healthcare setting, preferably in mental health
• Experience of working with groups of staff and patients across health communities, including working with senior clinicians and healthcare leaders
• Experience working within the NHS
• Experience in procurement processes, preferably within the NHS

Knowledge / Skills

• Competent with software packages (e.g. MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Able to use collaboration software (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of national, regional and local requirements to continuously improve community partnership to enhance quality and safety within mental health and learning disabilities services
• Experience of Audit and Statistical analysis and the ability to produce reports and statistical data for senior management
• Strong organisational and planning skills. Able to deliver agreed objective within an agreed timeframe
• Team working skills - able to work as a key member of small teams to achieve results, including able to encourage collaborative working to improve services and performance particularly where there is resistance to change
• Excellent presentation and communication skills and ability to present complex project plans at an appropriate level for the audience concerned
• Highly self-motivated. Sets themselves and helps others to set ambitious goals.
• Able to manage and relate complex and highly sensitive information to all levels of staff within the organisation
• Good communicator, able to influence and resolve issues with key stakeholders
• Ability to write clear and concise documents
• Evidence of financial/budgetary management and monitoring skills
• Knowledge and understanding of mental health priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Plan
• Knowledge or understanding of the boroughs, their population, community assets and needs

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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southwark Community Sites

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearPer Annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

Job locations

Southwark Community Sites