Overview
Join or sign in to find your next job. Community Support Service Geographical Manager role at s1jobs, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Support Services Geographical Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living. You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.
The postholder will have the responsibility to lead the operational delivery and ongoing development of CHSS community based support services with a focus on enabling people with our conditions to build the confidence and skills required to take control and self manage their condition.
They will lead on ensuring the continuity and resilience of service delivery across their designated area and be responsible for implementing and delivering operational plans at a local level which increase reach, mitigate risk and safeguard service provision.
A key aspect of the role involves embedding a culture of continuous improvement and quality assurance, ensuring that services consistently meet CHSS standards, regulatory requirements, and the needs of the communities we serve. The postholder will lead on monitoring performance, identifying areas for improvement, and driving excellence through evidence-based practice.
Core to this will be the requirement of the postholder to be a visible and vocal advocate for the charity that ensures our position as the key 3rd sector partner within geographic systems of health and social care. The active and continuous development of senior system relationships will underpin the delivery of the role and ensure the long term success of the charity and the delivery of our No Life Half Lived Strategy.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
Responsibilities
* Lead the operational delivery and ongoing development of CHSS community-based support services.
* Ensure continuity and resilience of service delivery across the designated area; implement and deliver local operational plans to increase reach, mitigate risk and safeguard provision.
* Embed a culture of continuous improvement and quality assurance; ensure services meet CHSS standards and regulatory requirements and the needs of communities we serve.
* Monitor performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive excellence through evidence-based practice.
* Be a visible and vocal advocate for CHSS to position the charity as a key third-sector partner within geographic health and social care systems; develop senior system relationships to support long-term success and strategy delivery.
Qualifications / Requirements
* PVG check required (safeguarding).
* Commitment to safeguarding and equality of opportunity; ensure no unfair treatment on grounds of offending background.
Employment details
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Staffing and Recruiting
Additional
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