Job Description
Job Title
Salary Band
Salary
Hours
Tenure
Accountable to
Base
Closing Date for
applications
Project Support Officer
AfC Band 4
20,638
Full- time - 37 hours per week
Temporary for 12 months from the date of appointment
Dr George Winder
The post holder will be based at Oakwood Lane Medical Centre and
will be required to travel across the practice area as required.
7th January 2015,by email to
[email protected]About Oakwood Lane Medical Centre
We are proud to say that our Practice can trace its origins back to the beginning of the
NHS itself. We have a long tradition of providing medical services to the people of North
and East Leeds. The new Oakwood Lane Medical Practice was formed in April 2013
following a merger of two well established practices: The Lodge Medical Centre and
Chapeloak Surgery. The Practice moved to purpose built premises in September 2014.
Our staff our keen to embrace the opportunity this merger and building has brought to
further develop links with the local community.
About the vision for Oakwood Lane Medical Centre
Oakwood Lane Medical Centre plan to develop a community run space within their new
building to improve links between the practice and the local community and to develop a
strong local community network and hub. The overall aim being that this would contribute
to improved self-sustained health in Gipton. The vision for this project has been influenced
by other successful programmes which integrate a range of services and empower the
community to lead healthy fulfilled lives.
Principal Responsibilities
To identify and engage key stakeholders to be part of a multi-agency group who will
steer the development of this practice based community health development project.
To coordinate and facilitate regular steering group meetings and take a lead on actions
to move this project forward where appropriate.
To set up the systems and processes that will be required to ensure the success of this
work.
To maintain ongoing engagement with key stakeholders and members of the
community.
To lead and facilitate the delivery of a wider community event working closely with the
local community to ensure maximum engagement in this event
To explore how social prescribing can become a reality in the practice and the
processes required to identify any unmet need
Build knowledge and understanding of working with volunteers within practices.
Build links between the practice and the community. This includes developing
relationships with local third sector organisations, raising awareness of their services in
order to increase take up of community based initiatives by patients
Work with practice staff and volunteers to develop initiatives that contribute to
supporting patients to manage their own health better.
Provide regular reports on progress, participate in practice meetings as required and
build good relationships across the practice.
Partnership Working and Community Involvement
Participate in multi-agency groups and networks and actively involve community
stakeholders to support the development of a community hub at Oakwood Lane
Medical Centre
Promote the use of a range of community involvement methods in needs assessment,
planning, development, implementation or evaluation of services, programmes or
interventions particularly in relation to recruitment and support of volunteers.
Convey information clearly and appropriately to a range of people from different social,
cultural and religious backgrounds.
To actively work to ensure that targets and outcomes seek to reduce inequalities
To provide regular reports to steering group and relevant partners
To plan, and organise events, workshops and meetings as appropriate
Contribute to the monitoring and review and evaluation of activity delivered
To regularly produce appropriate written materials such as reports
Quality, Risk Management, Research & Development, Evaluation
Contribute to the development of best practice, skills and competencies by staying upto-date with developments in key portfolio area.
Participate in Continuing Professional Development,
To keep up to date with policy issues in health and regeneration and community
sectors
The post holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality in
employment. The post holder must treat everybody equally, fairly and with dignity and
respect.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be
required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. The content
of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line
with the service developments.
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
How
identified
Values and behaviours
Enthusiastic, can-do approach to working with
others
A/I
Commitment to, and focus on, quality
A/I
Able to make a connection between their work and
the benefit to patients and services
A/I
Values diversity and difference
A/I
Works well with others, is personable, positive and
helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from
the contribution of others from wide range of
backgrounds and experiences
A/I
Commitment to continuous improvement and
innovation and applying this to own areas of
responsibility
A/I
Willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues
and do whats needed to ensure a great job gets
done.
Actively develops themselves and supports others to
do the same
A/I
Qualifications
Community Work/Health Promotion/similar degree or
equivalent experience gained in community focused
setting.
A/I/C
Evidence of continuous and sustained personal and
professional development
A/I/C
Experience of working within health or a health
related / community development environment in
either a paid or voluntary capacity
A/I
Project development experience
A/I
Experience of delivering/facilitating
training/development programmes
A/I
Experience of organising workshops, and meetings
including production of agendas, minutes, venue
sourcing, and function management.
A/I
Experience of partnership working
A/I
Experience of working directly with citizens/patients/
communities
A/I
Experience of working on health improvement
A/I
Knowledge and Experience
activities
Specialist Knowledge and Skills
Understanding of what creates successful
partnership working
A/I
An understanding of the wider determinants of health
A/I
Ability to use Microsoft office, internet and email
A/I
Ability to develop materials/resources
A/I
Excellent oral and written communication skills
A/I
Ability to support and motivate others
A/I
Effective interpersonal and influencing skills.
A/I
Problem solving ability.
A/I
Ability to write reports and other written materials for
different audiences.
A/I
Ability to work on own initiative and as a member of a
team.
A/I
Ability to organise and prioritise own workload to set
deadlines.
A/I
Knowledge and understanding of current policies and
strategies relating to health / inequalities
A/I
Equality and Diversity
Understanding of and commitment to equality of
opportunity and how this applies in practical ways to
this role
A/I
A/I
Other
Post holders must be committed to their own
personal/professional development
The post holder is required to work flexibly to meet
the needs of the service. This may involve evening
and weekend work and will involve working at a
variety of venues.
Ability to work independently in an innovative and
changing environment
A/I
Ability to travel from base to base
A/I
A/I
*Assessment will take place with reference to the following information
A=Application form
I=Interview
T=Test
C=Certificate
If a candidate is concerned that a person specification may prevent or restrict their
application for employment on the grounds of their sex, race, age, sexual orientation,
religion/belief or disability they should initially contact our Business Support Manager
Elaine McAleese.
