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Job overview

Working with colleagues across the system, the Creative Health Lead is responsible for leading the development, co-ordination and delivery of the creative health programme including public consultation and co-production, for a range of neighbourhood health services.

To lead the development and delivery of creative health and engagement strategies to support the delivery of neighbourhood health initiatives including prevention, personalised care and social prescribing programmes.

To work strategically and identify interoperability between workstreams and change programmes to maximise reach and potential of creative health strategies.

Proactively and independently develop, implement and evaluate programme creative health and engagement activity and lead creative health change management strategies.

To develop relationships with external stakeholders to ensure creative health strategies are responsive to the needs of the system and communities.

To independently develop creative health delivery and partnership channels and provide specialist advice to programme teams and other stakeholders, acting as creative health specialist at times of change when effective engagement is crucial.

Working with service users and communities to co-produce creative health projects, drawing on research and expert by experience networks to develop effective creative health and engagement strategies.

Main duties of the job

• Lead a system wide creative health strategy and 24 month delivery plan, with clear governance, priorities, outcomes and a sustainability plan.

• Map current creative health provision, partners, evidence, need and gaps, and establish a practical mechanism for keeping this intelligence current.

• Work with Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to include creative health within neighbourhood plans, pathway development and community based support.

• Use population health information, evidence and community insight to focus activity on people and places most affected by health inequalities, including rural, coastal, island and deprived communities.

• Build durable relationships across the NHS, local government, primary care, social care, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, cultural organisations, universities and communities.

• Support co production with people who use services, carers and communities, including people whose voices are less often heard.

• Advise commissioners and partners, develop investment cases and funding bids, and identify sustainable resources for creative health activity.

• Expand the contribution of creative health to social prescribing, personalised care and priority areas such as mental health, children and young people, frailty, long term conditions and prevention.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644