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Grants & Programmes Manager

Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Worthing
Salary
£41,659 - £47,672 pro rata
Closing date
8 Dec 2022

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Sector
Healthcare
Function
Administration
Contract Type
Fixed term
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

We are looking for a Grants & Programmes Manager, who is passionate about the role the voluntary sector plays in healthcare, committed to partnership working and who values the voices of people with lived experience in the development and delivery of services.

You will enjoy the challenge of working across the healthcare system, bringing together NHS Charities, NHS healthcare and services in the voluntary sector to ensure that people receive the best wrap around care possible, at a time when excellent healthcare has never been more needed.

Adept at building relationships with a range of partners and funders, you will be a problem solver, results driven and passionate about driving things forwards.

The role is based in Heads On, official NHS charity for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and will manage Heads On's Grant Making function, including the Sussex NHS Charities Community Partnership Grants programme. This role is only open to internal candidates for a fixed term 18 month secondment opportunity.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Main duties of the job

The Grants & Programmes Manager will manage Heads On's internal and external grant making function, ensuring our work is targeted, high performing and has a direct impact on our local communities' health and wellbeing.

External grant making programmes include:
  • Sussex NHS Charities Community Partnership Grants funded by NHS Charities Together
  • Mental Health voluntary sector grant making on behalf of the mental health collaborative of the Sussex Health & Care Partnership
  • Sussex Staff in Mind hardship bursaries

Internal grant making programmes include:
  • Sussex Partnership service user hardship bursaries
  • Restricted & designated charitable funds supporting services across Sussex Partnership
  • Annual service improvement grant making programmes

You will manage all aspects of the grant making function, from development and implementation of new programmes through to assessment, decision making processes and monitoring and evaluation.

Working for our organisation

Heads On is Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's official NHS charity. Sussex Partnership provides mental health care and learning disability services across Sussex, specialist children's mental health services in Sussex and Hampshire and dementia services across Sussex.

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the role of NHS charities, shining a spotlight on the work we do to enhance NHS care. At the same time; we have never been more needed and want to do our very best to support our local communities. Heads On's strategic focus for 2021-2025 is working to address health inequalities faced by people across Sussex, particularly people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and neurodivergent conditions.

In 2020 Heads On took on the role of lead charity in Sussex for the management of Stage 2 NHS Charities Together funding - community partnerships, and in 2022 we will launch a Voluntary Sector grants programme on behalf of the Sussex Health & Care Partnership's Mental Health Collaborative.

Our internal grant making supports projects across SPFT that directly improve patient care across all services, and enhance staff wellbeing - more important now than ever.

This is a unique time to join us, as we build on our strong foundations to make a real difference in how people's health is supported during the pandemic and beyond, across the healthcare system in Sussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Grants & Programmes Manager will manage Heads On's internal and external grant making function, ensuring our work is targeted, high performing and has a direct impact on our local communities' health and wellbeing.

Through your work across the healthcare system and voluntary sector, you will build a network of partnerships between the NHS and VCSE across Sussex that will support our local communities throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, responding to the recommendations of the NHS Long Term Plan and addressing health inequalities across Sussex.

We need an experienced Grants & Programmes Manager who can really 'hit the ground running', both managing existing awards and developing and implementing new grant making programmes that will make a real difference to local communities.

Responsibilities will include:
  • To develop and implement new funding programmes.
  • To manage the promotion, assessment and decision making process for grant funding programmes.
  • To manage the funding relationships with grant recipients including contracting, cash flowing and monitoring & evaluation.
  • To manage the relationships with the academic research partners commissioned to evaluate grants programmes.
  • To build a community of practice amongst grant recipients.
  • To initiate and develop relationships between funded partners and the healthcare system.
  • To manage project reporting to Heads On's external funders of grant programmes.
  • To produce reports on the Charity's grant programmes.
  • Utilise feedback and evaluation of funded projects to maximise opportunities for future fundraising and grant making.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or with equivalent professional experience

Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
  • Minimum of two years experience in grants or project management.
  • Experience of partnership working, particularly across different sectors e.g. healthcare and the third sector.
  • Experience of working in the third sector
  • Experience of presentations and public speaking

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Company

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Who we are

We provide specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services in south east England. People receive care, treatment and support from us in hospital, at home and from a range of community services. Our services are rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission and ‘outstanding’ for caring.

Where we are

We provide services for people of all ages across Sussex and services for children and young people in Hampshire. There’s something for everyone in our local area, whether that’s the hustle and bustle of Brighton, the scenic South Downs or our wonderful coastline where you can chill out to the sound of the surf.

What we can offer you

When you join us, you’ll be coming to work in an organisation that puts people first. We’ll do everything we can to make you feel valued, respected and included. You will be given plenty of opportunities here for your career to flourish. We’re an organisation which is strong on innovation, research and learning, and we will support your development and help you learn new skills in whichever team or service you work in.

Check out the links below to view our key areas of recruitment

Nursing

Medical

Allied Health Professions

Phychology & PsychologicalTherapies

Social Work

Healthcare Support Workers 

Support Services

Check out our latest video below where we hear from our inspiring nurses why Sussex Partnership is such a great place to work.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01903843000
Location
Trust HQ
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
GB

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