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Commisioned Service Manager

Employer
Versus Arthritis
Location
London (Central), Chesterfield or Homebased
Salary
£33,500 (London), £32,000 (Rest of the UK)
Closing date
27 May 2019

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Function
Management
Sector
Health & Medical
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Location: London / Chesterfield Office or Home Based - with regular attendance in London / Chesterfield
Hours: full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £33,500 (London), £32,000 rest of the UK. pa + Benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: by midnight on Monday 27th May

Download the job description and person specification from our website.

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Commissioned Service Manager who will lead the commissioned services we provide in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) across England by supporting, shaping and establishing our service and support across England where people with arthritis can live well, irrespective of age or location.

About the role

This service is delivered through our local network of service coordinators and volunteers. The Commissioned Service Manager will work closely with colleagues across the UK to contribute to the creation of a UK service offer, ensuring the needs of people with arthritis are recognised and met.

Building and managing relationships with CCGs across England and identifying areas of development.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, including cross directorate teams, volunteers, people with arthritis, stakeholders and external partners, you will have a delivering high quality services to people with arthritis at the heart of what you do.  You will have experience of partnership working with the NHS, aligning to NHS England initiatives and NICE guidelines and be a driver for change, ensuring patients get the best support they need. This role will also utilize the skills from other directorates to provide high quality care for NHS patients.

Due to the nature of our services, work outside of office hours is sometimes necessary, requiring a flexible approach to the working week. The role involves travel across England including weekends and overnight stays, as well as UK wide travel in support of cross-Organisational working and Transformation projects.

Key requirements

Our successful candidate will have experience of managing teams remotely across England, be able to inspire and motivate others and will be passionate about making a difference for people with arthritis. The role requires strong Organisational and budget monitoring skills, along with excellent communication skills. You will need to have experience of working in partnership with the NHS as this service works with CCGs in England to deliver a shared decision-making tool in the pathway for patients identified as potentially needing joint replacement surgery.  Essential to this is the embedding of the services in the local area to ensure referrals for patients are at the best time for them.

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:  

1.    Completed application form, clearly demonstrating how you meet the key requirements and competencies set out in the job description and person specification.  

2.    Please include where you’ve seen this role advertised  

Email your completed application by Monday 27th May to recruitment@versusarthritis.org   

Interviews

First interviews expected: Thursday 6th June - Farringdon, London

Second interviews expected: Thursday 13th June – Farringdon, London

About us

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 17.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don’t accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We’re reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we’ll keep running, researching, influencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening.  We won’t stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis. 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer.

Promoting Equality in the workplace

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156

Company

In 2017, Arthritis Care and Arthritis Research UK joined forces so that we could achieve more for people with arthritis. In September 2018, we became Versus Arthritis.

This is an exciting and special time in our story. As Versus Arthritis, we'll take the best from both our legacy organisations to create a movement standing with and for people with arthritis.
Here are a few key events that led us here.

1930s–1950s

In 1936, Arthritis Research UK began life as the Empire Rheumatism Council, set up by Dr Will Copeman and other like-minded doctors who were committed to stopping the pain of arthritis.

In 1947, Arthur Mainwaring-Bowen set up an organisation for people with arthritis and rheumatism which was registered as the British Rheumatic Association (BRA) in 1949. This organisation became later known as Arthritis Care.

In the 50s, Arthritis Research UK began to train doctors and medical students and educate the public about the impact of arthritis. They also produced their first information booklets on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Arthritis Care raised £1,135 in its first appeal for funds and as a result opened the first of many houses to accommodate people who needed care.

1960s–1980s

Research funded by Arthritis Research UK began to show that arthritis is neither simply a wear-and-tear condition nor an inevitable part of ageing.

Arthritis Care invested in more accommodation for people with arthritis, opening six warden-attended flats: the New Mayfair, Carlisle House and Burnlea Hotel. In 1985, Terry Wogan hosted the reception of the first Arthritis Care week.
In 1989, Arthritis Care opened its helpline and first shop was launched.

1990s–2000s

In the 1990s, research led by professors Sir Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder (Tiny) Maini at Arthritis Research UK’s Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology was responsible for the biggest breakthrough yet in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. A key molecule that causes inflammation and joint damage – known as tumour necrosis factor or TNF – was uncovered.

This led to the development of a new class of drugs known as biological therapies, which have transformed treatment and lives of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other types of inflammatory arthritis over the past 20 years.

During this time, Arthritis Care developed over 500 branches across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. They launched a three-year programme of self-management courses, the UK's first parent support group conference and the UK's first conference for young people with arthritis.

The Duke of Westminster also awarded Arthritis Care volunteers for outstanding services for people with arthritis and launched the Going for Gold appeal, aiming to raise £5 million over three years for 10 initiatives improving quality of life.

Later on, the Arthritis Care roadshow visited 43 sites across the UK with 13,000 visitors and 1,000 volunteers. The Osteoarthritis Nation report was also launched. This study revealed that four out of five people with osteoarthritis live in constant pain.

Arthritis Care also launched their online community. This peer-to-peer online support service now has thousands of people with arthritis speaking and listening to each other and sharing their experiences about living with arthritis. 

In November 2017, Arthritis Research UK and Arthritis Care joined forces and merged as one organisation.

Now

We're Versus Arthritis. We’ve come together, taking the best of both organisations and our rich histories of working with and for people with arthritis to do even more.

We’re 10 million people living with arthritis. We’re fundraisers, supporters, bakers, health professionals, volunteers, campaigners and researchers. Together, we’re demanding that the pain and isolation of arthritis is no longer tolerated. We’re pushing to defy arthritis. We are Versus Arthritis. 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
03007900400
Location
Copeman House
St. Mary’s Court
St. Mary’s Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7TD
GB

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