DBS2622 Service Development Manager
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
10/11/2014
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 23/11/2014 23:59
Salary:
£28,922 - £32,072pa
Employment Location:
Any location in North Tyneside
Further Information
We are seeking candidates to manage our Healthy Homes Initiative that will explore the link between health and housing with respect to vulnerable occupants and those with underlying health issues. The post will also have the academic responsibility to develop and implement a research programme under the leadership of Northumbria University, hence we are seeking candidates who have, or are pending, a PhD in a related field.
You will build upon the previous award winning work carried out by North Tyneside Homes and Northumbria University under a Knowledge Transfer Partnership that looked specifically at the health and well-being of older people. You will oversee the continuation of the work while taking the service developments into a wider base. Working with other professionals in Housing, Adult Social Care and Health, you will form an integral part of a structure to research and enhance tenants’ well-being and develop a strategic model for community wellbeing through integrated and partnership working. You will be aware of the resources available to enable tenants to live safely and well and will also develop a service providing practical assistance and advice through a small team of Safe and Healthy Home officers.
The post encompasses a significant academic element. You will co-author academic papers based on service improvement and research findings. You will also contribute to higher education by informing academic teaching programmes and assist with obtaining research grants to contribute to a programme concerning housing, health and quality of life.
Please note that this post is subject to a DBS clearance.
North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In addition, staff and volunteers are expected to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and safe practice with vulnerable adults. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
For an application pack, please contact: Recruitment Team, Employee Services 0191 643 5074 or e-mail HR.Recruitment&safeguarding@northtyneside.gov.uk Alternatively you can apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk. Applications should be returned to the recruitment team at the email address above or to HR Recruitment & Safeguarding, Quadrant East, 2nd Floor Right, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, NE27 0BY
Ref: DBS2622
Closing Date: 23rd November 2014
Please note
This job is closed for applications.