IMPACT Project Support Officer

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Carlton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive project management professional to join the IMPACT Commissioning Support Hub team in the East Midlands. You will work closely with hub service leads to deliver the IMPACT strategy, coordinating projects, scheduling and events.

As part of TeamNottsHC, you will contribute to embedding governance, reporting regionally and nationally, and supporting clinicians and Experts by Experience in pathway improvement for adult secure care

Job description

Since October 2020 the responsibility for the commissioning of Adult Secure Care mental health, learning disability and autism services has transferred from NHS England (NHSE) Specialised Commissioning to Provider Collaboratives (PCs). Fifteen PCs nationally coordinate and deliver care for adult patients requiring low and medium secure care. The East Midlands area PC is called IMPACT. IMPACT is a partnership of 9 NHS and independent sector providers and is led by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT as the Lead Provider. The other organisations in the collaborative are: Cygnet Healthcare Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FTElysium HealthcareLeicestershire Partnerships NHS TrustLeicestershire Partnership NHS TrustLincolnshire Partnerships NHS FTNorthamptonshire NHS FTPriory HealthcareSt Andrews HealthcareIn order to preserve integrity and avoid conflicts of interest, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust as the Lead Provider developed an arms-length commissioning and clinical oversight function (the IMPACT commissioning hub). IMPACT's commissioning hub's role involves understanding the local population and empowering local clinicians and Experts by Experience to design improved pathways of care. Through the Lead Provider arrangements IMPACT also sub-contracts other providers e.g. to support discharges from secure care, assure the quality of services and lead the necessary reporting regionally and nationally to NHS England. Main duties of the job As a member of the IMPACT Commissioning Support Hub Team the post holder will work closely with the team service leads across the hub to provide effective and efficient project management support.

• be a key member of the IMPACT team supporting the embedding, implementation and delivery of the IMPACT strategy.
• assist in the delivery of all agreed IMPACT projects, including scheduling, monitoring and diary management.
• support event management and coordination of conferences and meetings.
  #TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.