Partnership Lead

Change Grow Live; Kettering; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Hour

Wellbeing resources

Training and development

Contributory pension

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Change Grow Live in North Northamptonshire is seeking a strategic Partnership Lead to build meaningful relationships across health, social care, criminal justice and community services, driving system change and better outcomes for local people.

You will engage with Integrated Care Systems, CDPs and local partners, lead externally funded programmes, coordinate data-informed reporting, and support service leaders to navigate complex combined systems while promoting innovative, person-centred

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse services.
• Experience managing projects.
• Knowledge of health, social care and voluntary sector pathways.

Responsibilities

• Map and understand local Integrated Care System priorities and CDP strategy.
• Lead engagement with CDPs and related workstreams.
• Build partnerships across health, social care, criminal justice and VCSE networks.
• Coordinate data analysis to support ICS and CDP developments.
• Project manage partnership initiatives, including externally funded programmes.

Skills

Partnership building

Project management

Data-driven

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Job description

North Northamptonshire | Full Time | 37.5 Hours per Week | Permanent

Shape Stronger Partnerships. Create Better Outcomes.

At Change Grow Live, we know that the best outcomes happen when organisations work together. We're looking for a strategic and influential Partnership Lead who can build meaningful relationships across health, social care, criminal justice and community services, helping to create a more connected system that delivers lasting positive change for people and communities across North Northamptonshire.

Guided by our values to (Be Open, Be Compassionate and Be Bold), we're looking for an experienced and influential Partnership Lead who is passionate about collaboration, system change and improving outcomes across health and social care.

Why This Role Matters

As Partnership Lead, you'll play a key role in ensuring people benefit from connected, responsive services that work together effectively. You'll build trusted relationships across Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Combating Drugs Partnerships (CDPs), criminal justice services, health providers, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations, helping to influence strategy, drive collaboration and identify opportunities for innovation.

You'll combine relationship-building, project leadership and data-informed decision-making to help shape local priorities and strengthen integrated working across the system.

What You'll Be Doing

In this highly collaborative role, you will

• Develop a strong understanding of local Integrated Care System priorities, structures and developments.
• Lead engagement with local Combating Drugs Partnerships and associated strategic workstreams.
• Build meaningful partnerships across health, social care, criminal justice and voluntary sector networks.
• Work alongside service leaders and data specialists to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Project manage partnership initiatives, including externally funded programmes and development projects.
• Support the effective coordination and reporting of OHID-funded activity and strategic outcomes.
• Strengthen relationships with Primary Care Networks, Clinical Directors, Mental Health Transformation Teams, acute trusts, local place-based partnerships and VCSE alliances.
• Act as a trusted advisor, supporting teams and stakeholders to navigate complex systems and work more effectively together.
• Promote innovative, person-centred approaches that improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
• Share learning, best practice and success stories to support continuous improvement across services.

Where North Northamptonshire, Countywide

Hours Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type Permanent

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role

• Map, monitor and understand the local Integrated Care System (ICS) and related activity.
• Map, monitor and understand the local Combating Drug Partnership (CDP) strategy and outcomes framework.
• Work with the service data lead to help coordinate data analysis to feed into ics and CDP developments
• Take on project management of any partnership developments including partnership projects funded through additional funding grants, and work with the services manager to appropriately allocate and developing funding areas.
• Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond in a solution-focused way to challenges.
• Develop relationships with CDP and sub-groups, Primary Care Networks including Clinical Directors, local place-based partnerships, Mental Health Transformation Teams, Acute trusts and VCSE alliance.
• Upskill staff and teams by providing information, advice, and guidance, that unpacks the complexities and enables services to integrate across criminal justice and the health and social care system.
• Work as part of the service leadership team to monitor, capture and report on all OHID grant funded activity and provide any overview update to Service(s) Manager and commissioner reporting.
• Apply a strength-based and system-focussed approach to working, sharing best practice and cascading any learning from positive service activity.
• Educate local leaders about the value of the service on a 'human' level and to recognise the purpose and benefits of integrated working.

About You

• Experience of working within substance misuse services.
• Experience of managing projects.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults in a health and social care setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible pathways available within the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sector.
• Able to develop, design new methods and approaches to update practises and service delivery.
• Key project management skills and ability to set targets and meet key deadlines
• Able to lead and embed a solution-focused approach to dealing with challenge and conflict in integrated working
• Able to use a data driven approach to influence partnership relationships, improve service provision and to tell our story
• Able to communicate (at many levels) performance using variety of data and demonstrate ability to summarise key outputs.

What We Offer

• Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
• We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
• Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
• Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays(pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
• Join a supportive, values-led team where you’ll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
• Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

A Note About Using AI In Your Application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you. We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles. There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Please note This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

CGL points 40 to 42 (£45,583.51 - £47,850.69)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

23/11/2026

16/11/2026

Alison Snelling | [e-mail] | 07918906521

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.