Application Pack

Dear Applicant,

Role: Greater Manchester Green Social Prescribing Programme (GSPP) Manager

Thank you for your interest in the above post. In this pack you will find:

Job description Person specification Application form Equal opportunities monitoring form.

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before completing the application form below.

Completed applications should be e-mailed to Lauren Moore at lauren@the-bureau.org.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 19 th February 2021 .

Please note that interviews will be held on Monday 1 st March via video call and that unfortunately we are not able to notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you have any queries about this post, please contact me via email.

Yours faithfully,

Sophie GlinkaChief OfficerSophie@the-bureau.org.uk

Charity Number 1067170

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Post: Greater Manchester Green Social Prescribing Programme (GSPP) Manager

Salary: £31,346.00 - £35,745.00 pro – rata plus pension

Hours of work: 22.5 per week

Location/Base: Manchester City Centre / Home Working

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2023

Secondment opportunities considered as well as direct employment by The Bureau – please speak to Sophie Glinka for more information.

Responsible to: Chief Officer of The Bureau

Greater Manchester (GM) has been successful in securing 2 years’ funding to develop the link between social prescribing and green community activity. The funding is part of a cross-government project run by multiple partners, including DHSC, DEFRA, Natural England, NHS England and Improvement, Public Health England, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the National Academy for Social Prescribing. This is part of a national programme of 7 sites across England, which have been disproportionally affected by Covid-19.

The project will test how to embed green social prescribing into communities to:

• Improve mental health outcomes,• Reduce health inequalities,• Reduce demand on the health and social care system, and• Develop best practice in making green social activities more resilient and accessible.

It has two key work strands to test out different initiatives to achieve these goals:1. A number of test and learn sites across GM with different place-based programmes of work.2. GM wide initiatives including training, a stakeholder group and a resource exchange.

We are seeking an experienced project manager with a passion for green activity, the environment, and the positive impact this has on wellbeing. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of this ‘green’ agenda and community development.

This post will be employed by The Bureau which have been the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) partner organisation for the person and community centred approaches (PCCA) team within the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. This role will sit as part of The Bureau’s partnership team which will provide the social prescribing and GSPP lead function, and the social prescribing regional learning coordinator function for the PCCA team.

Overview of Role:To develop and deliver the Greater Manchester GSPP. To manage key work strands and deliverables, ensuring the programme is well managed and delivered to a high standard. This will include project management, reporting and developing excellent partnerships with our test and learn partners.

Contribution to Key Result Areas for the Programme:

Programme is delivered on target.

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Key risks are flagged and mitigated. Communication and organisation are of a high standard. Outcomes and KPIs of the programme are met. Partnerships and relationships are strong. Key learning is shared and implemented into future planning and strategy.

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Specific Duties and Responsibilities:This list may change and is not exhaustive. Co-designing and delivering the GM support offer to meet local system needs and maximise

shared outcomes.

Developing and implementing a collaborative approach to delivery of the ‘test and learn’ workstream, working closely with local systems and national colleagues.

Supporting the development and delivery of the GM ‘test and learn’ site local plans to embed green social prescribing in local systems, working closely with partners and the wider support structures at a GM and national level.

Operating as an effective advocate and ambassador for green social prescribing, engaging with senior managers and clinicians, raising awareness of the opportunities provided by green social prescribing and encouraging local innovation.

Leading the delivery of the ‘test and learn’ and GM wide workstreams, managing risks, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate them, and escalating any issues to the senior lead.

Working with colleagues across GM to collate and share the learning throughout the life of the programme.

Writing briefing papers and updates for key stakeholders.

Supporting and ensuring synergy with the wider delivery aspects of the PCCA programme.

Using the learning from the project to inform and influence the wider development of social prescribing and emerging workstreams, around ‘asset based destination themes’.

Actively promoting the project, building wider interest in green social prescribing amongst key stakeholder groups and organisations.

Managing the workstream budget, ensuring flow of funding to the ‘test and learn’ sites and ensuring appropriate use of funds by the sites.

Building strong working relationships with key staff members in partner organisations.

Working closely with senior lead and wider team to solve problems and take joint leadership of the programme.

Being aware of wider strategy and the personalised care agenda making sure knowledge and understanding is kept up to date.

Being an active part of the person and community centred approaches (PCCA) team, contributing to the team and shared initiatives.

Being a key point of contact across GM for GSPP.

Maintaining clear records to identify and mitigate programme delivery risks, and producing reports for a variety of audiences, including supporting regular update reports (including to NHS England).

Ensuring accurate recording of data within IT systems.

Creating a picture of key learning points and themes.

Attending meetings and producing presentations as required.

Designing and facilitating group workshops.

Acting as a representative of the Bureau and the PCCA team, being true to its aims and

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objectives.

Ensuring the effective delivery of wellbeing in practice within its key milestones.

Being committed to reflection to foster an awareness of strengths and development areas in order to take responsibility for personal development and effectiveness.

General Duties: Contribute to the wider development of the Organisation, contribute to staff meetings and work

harmoniously with colleagues and external partners; supporting others in their work.

Achieve agreed performance targets and participate in regular supervision and personal reviews.

Engage in training, identify personal and professional development needs and continuously seek to refresh knowledge in relation to the job.

Treat with confidentiality any information about any organisation, its staff, trustees or clients that is sensitive, personal or private.

Cover the work of colleagues during holidays or absences.

Be aware of and adhere at all times to the organisation’s policies and procedures, including the organisation’s equal opportunities policies and with due regard for health and safety.

Work flexibly and be available for occasional out-of-hours working as appropriate.

Whilst every effort has been made to outline all the main duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Also the post holder may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the grading of the post.

In addition to undertaking the duties as outlined above, the post holder will be expected to fully adhere to the following:

1. Equality Act in accordance with the organisation’s Equality Policy, which is designed to prevent discrimination of any kind, and ensure equality of opportunity is a key principle that is continually embraced.

2. Operational Ensure that all duties are carried out in line with the organisation’s health and safety, operational, performance management, personnel, data protection, and financial regulations policies and procedures. This post is also subject to the completion of an acceptable DBS check.

3. Corporate ImageAdopt a professional image at all times.

4. ConfidentialityMaintain absolute confidentiality with regard to the organisation’s information and procedures, in particular following guidelines set for Information Governance.

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Person SpecificationDetailed below are the type of skills, experience and knowledge that are required of applicants applying for the post. The “Essential Requirements” indicate the minimum requirements and applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post.

The points detailed under “Desirable Requirements” are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position more effectively or with little or no training. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates. The candidate’s application form will be used in the first instance to assess suitability. This if appropriate will be followed by an interview via video conferencing.

Criteria Essential Desirable

Experience

Experience of working within a challenging environment with multiple complex demands.

Experience of working within the voluntary and community sector in a paid or voluntary capacity.

Experience of building relationships and working in partnership with a variety of organisations and individuals.

Experience of monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Experience of leadership or project management experience.

Experience and knowledge of partnership/multi–agency working.

Excellent problem solver.

Experience of green social prescribing, personalised care or social prescribing.

Experience of local, regional and national programme delivery.

Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders.

Experience in a related post and be able to demonstrate competence to undertake the duties required.

Qualifications & Training

Ability to demonstrate continuous improvement and self-development.

Have a willingness to undergo further qualifications, training and development.

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Recognised project management qualification, eg PRINCE2, AgilePM, or equivalent experienceSpecial Skills/Knowledge

Understanding of and empathy with the values and overall purpose of Third Sector organisations.

Knowledge of community development and asset based approaches.

Knowledge of social prescribing approaches.

Ability to spot trends and opportunities.

Ability to work on multiple complex priorities.

Knowledge and understanding of budget and resource management.

Knowledge of the office systems including data protection.

Ability to express oneself effectively verbally and in writing at a range of levels and with a variety of partners and stakeholders.

Knowledge and ability to utilise information technology including word-processing skills, email, Internet use and online meeting platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Good facilitation skills.

Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.

An understanding of green social prescribing and personalised care.

Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities.

Ability to build and manage relationships in order to develop and deliver effective whole system collaborative approaches.

Behaviours

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion to ensure that the needs of people, groups and communities are prioritised and met.

Ability to maintain effective working relationships and a positive attitude towards collaborative work with peers, colleagues and other professionals.

Proven ability to interact with people in a way that inspires trust and

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confidence.

Energy, commitment and a clear desire to lead and finish projects.

Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with individuals.

The ability to communicate through a variety of media and be able to prepare high quality reports suitable for clients and professionals

Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.

Drive and resilience

Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.

Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation.

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Other

Willing to travel as required from time to time.

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APPLICATION FORM

Please do not attach a separate CV.

About You

Surname:

First name(s):

Address including postcode:

Daytime Telephone Number(s):

Mobile Telephone Number(s):

E-mail:

Employment

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Please give details of posts held and duties/responsibilities. This can be paid or voluntary.Please start with your most recent and do not leave any gaps.

Datesfrom/to

Job title & employer’s name and address Key responsibilities

Salary on

leaving

Qualifications (academic and/or professional)

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Please list in date order starting with the most recent

School/college/other Qualification Level Subject

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Special Training (please include any short courses you have undertaken)

Dates Details

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Please describe clearly, using specific examples, of how your experience, knowledge and skills demonstrate that you meet the requirements of the job description and each of the points on the person specification.

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References Please give the names and contact details of two people who are willing to give references, one of whom should be your current or latest employer.

Referee 1 Referee 1 Referee 2Name:

Address

Telephone number

E-mail address

Relationship to you

Can we contact this person prior to interview?

Confidential information

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check, as it requires unsupervised access to vulnerable adults.

We are required to ask if you have any criminal convictions. Do you have any criminal convictions other than those which are spent? Yes/No

If “yes” please include details separately.

A copy of our policies relating to DBS checks is available on request.

Declaration

I confirm that the information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge. My appointment would be dependent upon satisfactory references, Disclosure and Barring Services check and confirmation of eligibility to work in this country.

SIGNATURE_______________________ DATE ___________________

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

Post applied for: Green Social Prescribing Programme (GSPP) Manager

The Bureau is an equal opportunities employer and we select staff solely on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability etc. In order to monitor the effectiveness of our Equal Opportunities Policy, we request all applicants to provide the information indicated.

The information you provide on this form is treated in the strictest confidence. The information will be stored either on paper records or a computer system in accordance with the Data Protection Act and will be used solely to monitor the diversity of recruitment regarding VCGs Equality and Diversity issues.

This equalities monitoring information will be removed from the main Application Form on receipt and will not be seen by the shortlisting panel.

Please put an X in the relevant box.

What age group do you belong to?

What gender are you?

MaleFemaleNon-BinaryTransgenderOtherPrefer not to say

How would you describe your ethnic origin?Please note: Ethnic origin questions are not about nationality, place of birth or citizenship. They are about colour and broad ethnic group – UK citizens can belong to any of the groups indicated. Please put an X in the relevant box

White Black – Caribbean

Black – African Chinese

Asian Other Asian background

Asian British Other black background

Mixed race Do not wish to disclose

Other – please state

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