Job summary
Are
you passionate about improving the populations health? Do you want to work for an ambitious
dynamic team? Are you interested in embedding a trauma informed approach across
West Yorkshire, with all organisations and sectors? Are you an enthusiastic,
sensitive, and dynamic person with the experience of persuading and
supporting others to change their views and practice? If so, this may be the
perfect job for you.
The
West Yorkshire Adversity trauma and resilience programme supports people to
manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including
trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality) so that they can
build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible
lives.
The
purpose of the job is to Develop, co-ordinate and implement trauma-informed
training, resources, packages, and personal development opportunities to
colleagues across West Yorkshire.
Please
note:
Shortlisting
will take place from 21st May 2024
Interviews
are scheduled to take place on 3rd and 4th June 2024
Main duties of the job
A
dynamic and motivated leader, you will work across multiple partners and
sectors to strategically a lead the health and care staff and volunteers
strand of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Adversity Trauma and
Resilience Programme
As
ATR Workforce Development Facilitator, you will contribute to the delivery of
the other strands of the adversity, trauma, and resilience programme, helping
us achieve our ambition for West Yorkshire to be trauma informed and
responsive by 2030.
You
will bring an understanding of health inequalities and the impact of the
wider determinants of health, and the life course approach to this work.
You
will work in a complex and changing system-wide including health and care
organisations, violence reduction partnership, local authorities, voluntary
sector organisations, including people with lived experience.
You
will be an integral part of the Improving Population Health Programme Team,
reporting to the Head of Improving Population Health and working alongside
the Adversity Trauma and Resilience Project Officer. You will develop strong
working relationship with System and Leadership Team in the WY Health and
Care Partnership and the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership.
About us
NHS
West Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health and reducing
inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of
the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes organisations,
local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social
enterprise organisations.
We
are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values
diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values
and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives
and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that
delivers patient outcomes.
We
are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is
valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full
potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the
community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected
characteristics.
We operate
a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We
actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working
Carer passport.
As a Mindful
Employer we are positive and enabling towards all employees and job applicants
with a mental health condition.
We are a Disability
Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the
essential criteria for an interview.Please inform
us of any adjustments you may require.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
ATR Workforce Development Facilitator, you will be responsible for:
- Developing and delivering multiple
projects to time, cost and quality criteria and meeting a range of
stakeholder requirements.
- Developing, coordinating, and
delivering ATR training in a clear, engaging, and high-quality manner,
gaining feedback from attendees and using it to continuously improve.
- Establishing and proactively
maintaining constructive relationships and two-way communication with key
internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporting organisations across the
partnership and beyond to develop and implement their own bespoke ATR
prevention plans and strategies and become trauma informed organisations.
- Working with people with lived
experience of trauma and adversity.
- Fostering the development of trauma
informed and compassionate workplace cultures.
- Ensuring that learning and feedback
from the network feeds into the ATR Strategy Board, Improving Population Health
Programme and WY Violence Reduction Partnership
- Leading and supporting evaluation
plans for the programme and feedback from a broad range of stakeholders
- Planning the programme of work
across the fixed term period for this post and working with colleagues to
organise and deliver outcomes within the time frame.
- Planning and organising a broad
range of complex activities including meetings, workshops, training sessions,
presentations, and demonstrations to support the delivery of specific events
such as campaigns, staff events or partners work.
- Developing staff and volunteer ATR
Training and Development policy that can be shared, adapted, and adopted
across a broad range of organisations and support others, often in more
senior roles, to implement organisational change.
- Collaborating with partners across
WY to develop an ATR training the trainer Model for West Yorkshire
- the development of the WY ATR Suite
of training, bespoke training, and resources.
In
addition, this post will be responsible for establishing excellent project
management processes and will contribute to and where necessary provide the
overall monitoring and co-ordination of projects.
As
the Senior Project Manager, you will be working in a fast-paced environment
handling sensitive information and will work with the Improving population
Health teams to support vicarious trauma and good health and wellbeing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Qualified as an MSP or Prince2 practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing positive relationships new partners
- Experience of using Microsoft Office IT packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Experienced facilitator and/or trainer, with the ability to enthuse others and excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience of conveying complex and highly sensitive information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of project management tools, techniques, and methodology
- Practical experience of managing multiple successful projects, including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring and review processes and delivering to timescales
- Ability to efficiently prioritise own workload and the workload of others whilst working within very tight deadlines and with differing priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations.
- Experience of conveying complex and highly sensitive information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
Desirable
- Experience of systems change work
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Passionate about training and development and the benefits this can deliver to improving outcomes for organisation, workforce and population.
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities including meetings, workshops, training sessions, presentations, and demonstrations to support the delivery of specific events such as
- Able to lead the design and implementation of a monitoring framework of activities and outcomes as well as ongoing management of cross programme interdependencies, resources and project level risks an
- Able to exercise independent judgement, work through ambiguity where appropriate and problem solve.
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet deadlines.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
- Ability to interpret and achieve results through influence and negotiation with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Skilled in qualitative and quantitative data interpretation and analysis, including interpreting and analysing complex facts or situations
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- To work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Competent to work in flux, uncertainty, and change
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership including key priorities
- Understanding of adversity, trauma and resilience and protective and risk factors for prevention and early intervention
- Understanding of The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- A keen interest in tackling health inequalities
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of whole system working and how integrated working can improve outcomes.
- Knowledge and awareness of national policy initiatives with regards to Improving Population Health specifically a Public Health Approach to prevention and reducing health inequalities and smoking.
- Demonstrate drive and energy. Commitment to personal, staff and organisational development.
- Able to work with upsetting, sensitive and triggering subject matter
- Well-developed understanding of own wellbeing and how to proactively manage this when dealing with very distressing subject
- A strong commitment to improving population health, wellbeing care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Address
White Rose House, West Parade
Wakefield
WF1 1LT