The Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Hub are advertising this newly created role that will be a critical function for developing and embedding the strategic development, engagement and partnerships to ensure that sexual health needs of the community are met. The purpose of the role is to support the Strategic Lead in developing effective and collaborative partnership working and engagement, to ensure the sexual health needs of the community of Leicestershire & Rutland, particularly those who are vulnerable, are met. The role will take ownership of the implementation and management of the new Condom Distribution Scheme (Condoms Now) as well as linking in with partners across statutory and voluntary services that support positive and healthy lifestyles. This position is essential for ensuring the success of the Strategic Vision with Leicestershire & Rutland Sexual Health Hub and requires someone who is highly motivated and enthusiastic. If you think that you have the passion and drive to fulfil this exciting role it would be great to hear from you. If you would like any additional information or would like further discussion please contact Craig Everitt, Service Manager at craig.everitt@hcrgcaregroup.com Package Description As a Strategic Support Officer, you will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Salary of £26,000-£29,000 per annum (depending on experience), with group pension Free tea and coffee at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission Main Responsibilities You will be responsible for the below: Developing, co-ordinating and monitoring projects developed in the non-clinical aspects of the sexual health contract Be the single point of contact for support for all Condom Distribution Partners Establishing a directory of partner agencies and organisations Supporting the Practice Educator with non-clinical network delivery Work closely with the partner agencies and the Service Manager / Strategic Lead to ensure all aspects to the non-clinical delivery have appropriate support plans and the appropriate competencies / resources in place for ongoing delivery Support the Service Manager / Strategic Lead and Practice Educator with the administration in developing clear pathways and referral processes across Primary Care, Secondary Care, and other partners. Supporting the Service Manager / Strategic Lead in budget planning and being part of the development of short- and long-range budgetary forecasts. Data collation in respect of non-clinical activity to generate invoices, financial reports including cost and price analysis Participating in and/or leading cost reduction initiatives, improvement events, and other improvement initiatives Managing partner agencies communication and queries and resolve issues where appropriate Responsible for conducting initiatives to gain patient satisfaction & feedback, partner agency feedback and generate this into quarterly report. Please see full list of responsibilities on the job description attached. The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidates will have: Educated to degree level or equivalent experience and training. Ability to demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it. Ability to develop strong collaborative relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders Ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret data effectively Strong organisational skills Excellent problem-solving skills Excellent communication skills, both written and oral Possesses intermediate skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel Able to prioritise and work autonomously to manage own workload Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Attention to detail. Ability to work on own initiative While not essential having the below is desirable: Project management. Performance/contract management Post holder must hold a current UK driving license and have access to a car on a daily basis for transportation to clinic bases, meetings, events both locally and nationally. About The Company We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.