Job Description

The Council are offering an exciting opportunity to join a team making a real difference to the quality of Public Health and Adult Social Care services in Cheshire East. Work will centre on the Substance Misuse commission, but you will also be involved in work relating to other services. Your role will be to ensure that services deliver against national standards and meet the needs of local people whilst achieving value for money. Strong motivation will be required for this post as well as a willingness to undertake a variety of tasks including engagement with service users, project management, report writing and research, service design and data analysis. You will also be a key point of contact for delivery of the substance misuse contract. Passion for improving the health of the public is vital, as is a desire to expand your skills. You will be supported by a Project Manager in this work.


Organisation
Cheshire East Council

Location
Sandbach

Job Category
Public Health, Social Care, People

Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 8

Salary Min
\xc2\xa333,024 Per Annum

Salary Max
\xc2\xa336,648 Per Annum

Hours per week
37

Weeks per year
52.143

Employment Type
Permanent

Closing Date
11/12/2023

Ref No
E2399


Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future \xe2\x80\x93 together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together. Brighter Future Employee benefits (cheshireeast.gov.uk) This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a Project Manager on a range of Public Health services within Cheshire East Council\'s commissioning team. This role particularly focusses on the substance misuse service but also includes the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and Healthy Young Minds services. There will be the chance to develop a range of skills in this role. This includes research and analysis, contract management and project management. Co-production, involving work with service users and residents, is central to the work that we do, as is collaborative work with providers delivering these services. Work on developing adult social care services may also be required. You will join an established and experienced team which is focused on delivering effective services to meet the needs of local people. You will be supported to develop in this role which will allow you to extend both your public health and commissioning knowledge. The post will entail both office work as well as work from home. For further information please contact Katy Ellison either by email (katy.ellison@cheshireeast.gov.uk) or telephone 07976 767757. Internet Explorer is no longer supported so please use a different browser when you submit your application - for example Google Chrome or Microsoft edge. You will also need to ensure pop ups are enabled. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again. For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.