NHS
Lewisham Community Partnerships Officer
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Job Description
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- Experience of working with communities and VCSEs, or comparable organisations
- Experience of developing excellent working relationships with professionals and other stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
- Project delivery experience within a healthcare setting, preferably in mental health
- Experience of working with groups of staff and patients across health communities, including working with senior clinicians and healthcare leaders
- Experience working within the NHS
- Experience in procurement processes, preferably within the NHS
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Qualification in project management
- Experience of working with communities and VCSEs, or comparable organisations
- Experience of developing excellent working relationships with professionals and other stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
- Project delivery experience within a healthcare setting, preferably in mental health
- Experience of working with groups of staff and patients across health communities, including working with senior clinicians and healthcare leaders
- Experience working within the NHS
- Experience in procurement processes, preferably within the NHS
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Qualification in project management
Job summary
This role will be based on Lewisham sites, supporting the Care Transformation Programme, which covers both community and acute and urgent care. The post holder would be required to travelaround the CMHT to provide support.The Care Transformation Programme supports SLaM's ambitious journey to ensure its servicesdeliver outstanding mental health care, responding to the needs of the communities it serves across all settings. NHS England has set out a clear direction for enabling inpatient quality transformationacross a range of inpatient services, recognising that this needs to be done in parallel with highquality, responsive models of care in the community. The NHS Long Term Plan has a strong focus onexpanding and improving the quality of community care for people with mental health problems, with the aim of ensuring more people can access community mental health services than everbefore. Additionally, the NHS England planning guidance has reiterated expectations regarding crisis care and the use of out-of-area placements. SLaM is working with its partners to undertake major work on both its 24/7 crisis and acute services, as well as its community care model, in line with the Trust's strategy.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Lewisham Directorate, the postholder will support and help deliver a range of projects and programmes. This means being able to multi-task, produce and maintain robust projectdocumentation, drive delivery and work across clinical and service teams to enable successful change management.The postholder will support the development of community partnership and community connection projects, as well as communications, across the Trust. This will involve the post holder developing an indepth understanding of the specific needs of the populations in the boroughs.The postholder will establish and maintain connections with community groups and organisations across South London to foster strong working relationships with other healthcare providers, voluntary and community groups, small businesses, and community pillars. They will seek opportunities to participate in stakeholder forums, support various workstreams, and encourage and support a partnershipapproach. The postholder will support engagement with a more diverse range of partners, ensuring the inclusionof disadvantaged community groups. They will have a particular focus on reaching diverse groups of people, including people of the globalised majority, people who do not speak English as a first language, neurodivergent people, people with disabilities, LGBT+ people, and people from disadvantaged socialbackgrounds.
About us
At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), we believe in delivering excellent carewith pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communitieswe serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.
Details
Date posted
21 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£46,419 to £55,046 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
334-NCL-7343237-TA
Job locations
Ladywell Unit
University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
SE13 6LW
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
To support the Trust by helping to coordinate and drive the delivery of community partnership projects within a defined portfolio.
To support in liaising, developing and maintaining strong relationships with both healthcare and non-healthcare organisations including third sector voluntary and community organisations, faith groups, social care, housing, education, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, House of Parliament, advocacy groups, and community leaders across the boroughs with a view of enhancing service delivery through partnership working.
To support in reaching, developing and managing partnerships from all sectors of the community.
To work with service users, carers, staff and community members, coordinating projects and promoting co-production service improvements and developments.
To support in mapping out community assets, working with the Trust, local authorities, and third sector umbrella organisations to scope the existing community assets in the local landscape, creating a Community Asset Database.
To research and identify groups, organisations and populations within the local community with whom the division should develop relationships.
To help realise identified community partnerships opportunities with a clear focus on the delivery of Long-Term Plan commitments for mental health.
To utilise project management principles, supporting the Delivery Manager and other project leads, including wider clinical/operational staff, and partners, including local authorities, service users and carers, and third sector organisations. Main Responsibilities
1. Project Management
Coordinate and deliver projects within the Trust to achieve beneficial change in line with SLaM's strategic objectives.
Plan, track, and support the implementation of project activities, working closely with senior leads and senior clinicians.
Develop and maintain clear project documentation covering the fundamental components of projects (scope, budgets, risks, opportunities, issues and quality requirements).
Coordinate community asset mapping. Develop, maintain and manage a clear database of community assets based on findings from the scoping exercise.
Deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive progress reports to ensure project visibility.
Support each identified project stage, ensuring all relevant milestones are attained and, where necessary, escalating deviations through project governance to ensure projects remain on schedule, in budget or to quality specification.
Administration of project/programme meetings (e.g. preparation of agendas, circulation of papers, capture of actions and other outputs such as process maps) and fulfil role as overall governance and reporting lead for relevant projects/programmes.
Participate in and organise project reviews to support project evaluation, including identifying and implementing lessons learned.
Coordinate and support the delivery of partnership workshops, organising logistical arrangements, papers, communications, and venues. AfC Approved on 11 June 2025, SAJE 0435, Community Partnerships Officer, Band 6
2. Governance and Reporting
Support the Lewisham Directorate, well Unit and CMHT office to coordinate, compile and deliver professional slide decks and papers that satisfy Trust governance and reporting requirements.
Receive complex information and produce reports and briefings to senior colleagues in relation to projects.
Coordinate work with clinicians, managers and other staff across the Trust to enable comprehensive and effective reporting to senior internal and external stakeholders, including community partners.
Ensure that reports are thoroughly reviewed and validated before they are issued, and provide high-quality analysis of the information presented, so that stakeholders receive a comprehensive and considered picture of activity, service levels, and any relevant issues.
2. Stakeholder Engagement
Proactively support third sector engagement across the Trust, using an Asset-Based Community Development approach that builds on the assets that are found in the community and mobilises individuals, associations, and institutions to come together to realise and develop their strengths.
Coordinate and oversee projects in collaboration with stakeholders, liaising with VCSE organisations and clinical staff regularly.
Plan and run high-level stakeholder events to support service development and increase SLaM's visibility within the community and be responsible for supporting other team members in coordinating any partnership or engagement events across the Trust.
To support the Care Transformation Programme in building awareness of and forming links between all local community connector-type roles (community navigators, social prescribers, community connectors) across the Trust.
Contribute to and participate in the delivery of partnership workshops, training events and engagement opportunities to various groups of people, including internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests, in a range of situations, working autonomously and as part of a team.
3. Financial Planning and Management
Track and report on project budgets.
Support as required on projects to enable best value, ensuring that robust and detailed plans are in place to deliver the required level of efficiency savings.
Support in procurement processes, including working with senior managers on specification development, liaising closely with procurement, contracting and finance teams, monitoring progress, raising POs and tracking invoices providing an end-to-end service support.
4. Personal Development
Proactively participate in management supervision, annual objective setting and appraisal processes.
Proactively identify continued professional development opportunities.
Job responsibilities
To support the Trust by helping to coordinate and drive the delivery of community partnership projects within a defined portfolio.
To support in liaising, developing and maintaining strong relationships with both healthcare and non-healthcare organisations including third sector voluntary and community organisations, faith groups, social care, housing, education, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, House of Parliament, advocacy groups, and community leaders across the boroughs with a view of enhancing service delivery through partnership working.
To support in reaching, developing and managing partnerships from all sectors of the community.
To work with service users, carers, staff and community members, coordinating projects and promoting co-production service improvements and developments.
To support in mapping out community assets, working with the Trust, local authorities, and third sector umbrella organisations to scope the existing community assets in the local landscape, creating a Community Asset Database.
To research and identify groups, organisations and populations within the local community with whom the division should develop relationships.
To help realise identified community partnerships opportunities with a clear focus on the delivery of Long-Term Plan commitments for mental health.
To utilise project management principles, supporting the Delivery Manager and other project leads, including wider clinical/operational staff, and partners, including local authorities, service users and carers, and third sector organisations. Main Responsibilities
1. Project Management
Coordinate and deliver projects within the Trust to achieve beneficial change in line with SLaM's strategic objectives.
Plan, track, and support the implementation of project activities, working closely with senior leads and senior clinicians.
Develop and maintain clear project documentation covering the fundamental components of projects (scope, budgets, risks, opportunities, issues and quality requirements).
Coordinate community asset mapping. Develop, maintain and manage a clear database of community assets based on findings from the scoping exercise.
Deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive progress reports to ensure project visibility.
Support each identified project stage, ensuring all relevant milestones are attained and, where necessary, escalating deviations through project governance to ensure projects remain on schedule, in budget or to quality specification.
Administration of project/programme meetings (e.g. preparation of agendas, circulation of papers, capture of actions and other outputs such as process maps) and fulfil role as overall governance and reporting lead for relevant projects/programmes.
Participate in and organise project reviews to support project evaluation, including identifying and implementing lessons learned.
Coordinate and support the delivery of partnership workshops, organising logistical arrangements, papers, communications, and venues. AfC Approved on 11 June 2025, SAJE 0435, Community Partnerships Officer, Band 6
2. Governance and Reporting
Support the Lewisham Directorate, well Unit and CMHT office to coordinate, compile and deliver professional slide decks and papers that satisfy Trust governance and reporting requirements.
Receive complex information and produce reports and briefings to senior colleagues in relation to projects.
Coordinate work with clinicians, managers and other staff across the Trust to enable comprehensive and effective reporting to senior internal and external stakeholders, including community partners.
Ensure that reports are thoroughly reviewed and validated before they are issued, and provide high-quality analysis of the information presented, so that stakeholders receive a comprehensive and considered picture of activity, service levels, and any relevant issues.
2. Stakeholder Engagement
Proactively support third sector engagement across the Trust, using an Asset-Based Community Development approach that builds on the assets that are found in the community and mobilises individuals, associations, and institutions to come together to realise and develop their strengths.
Coordinate and oversee projects in collaboration with stakeholders, liaising with VCSE organisations and clinical staff regularly.
Plan and run high-level stakeholder events to support service development and increase SLaM's visibility within the community and be responsible for supporting other team members in coordinating any partnership or engagement events across the Trust.
To support the Care Transformation Programme in building awareness of and forming links between all local community connector-type roles (community navigators, social prescribers, community connectors) across the Trust.
Contribute to and participate in the delivery of partnership workshops, training events and engagement opportunities to various groups of people, including internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests, in a range of situations, working autonomously and as part of a team.
3. Financial Planning and Management
Track and report on project budgets.
Support as required on projects to enable best value, ensuring that robust and detailed plans are in place to deliver the required level of efficiency savings.
Support in procurement processes, including working with senior managers on specification development, liaising closely with procurement, contracting and finance teams, monitoring progress, raising POs and tracking invoices providing an end-to-end service support.
4. Personal Development
Proactively participate in management supervision, annual objective setting and appraisal processes.
Proactively identify continued professional development opportunities.
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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.
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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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ladywell Unit
University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
SE13 6LW
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ladywell Unit
University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
SE13 6LW
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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