Newcastle City Council have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Project Manager to work within the Partnerships, Commissioning & Assurance team in the Children & Families Directorate.
This position, which is joint funded by Newcastle City Council and North East North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board, will play a key role in driving forward service transformation across children's therapies and support for children and young people with additional needs.
This 12-month fixed term role will support the move to a graduated response for Speech and Language Therapy in Newcastle. Working with system partners including universal services, educational settings and specialist health services to co-produce a new model of service delivery which sees children and young people get the right support at the right time and the first time.
The postholder will coordinate the design activity, working with colleagues to ensure that co-production is inclusive, participation and engagement is effective, and progress milestones are achieved.
The post holder will also coordinate the role out of a new training offer across multiagency practitioners, aimed at upskilling and supporting earliest intervention for children requiring support with emerging needs.
We are looking for the very best people to lead innovative system transformation. Getting it right means making a meaningful difference to the lives of babies, children and young people in Newcastle. You will be an excellent communicator with strong influencing and negotiating skills; with a keen interest in understanding how things work and a drive to make things better.
You will be highly organised and self-motivated, with the ability to prioritise workload effectively. You will have strong project management experience. You will enjoy being part of a wider team and also comfortable taking ownership of tasks. You will have recent experience of working to deadlines effectively.
On a personal level, you'll work with honesty and integrity and be committed to ensuring that babies, children, young people and families have the strengths, assets and services that they need to thrive.
Newcastle is a great City, with a proud history. We never stand still. Our children and families reflect the changing face of our communities, our vibrance and diversity. We know that the last few years has been tough for many and that significant challenges remain. However, we are ambitious - an ambition recognised by Ofsted who judged us to be 'Good' in 2025. As a city we are committed to making positive change with our children, young people and families doing things bigger and better than we ever have. To deliver these ambitions we need the best people on board.
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