Social Care/Development Jobs
Enabling Environment Lead
£350 per day, up to two days per week
Mainly remote working
Consultancy Agreement - Fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027
We are recruiting for an Enabling Environment Lead to work with the Enabling Environments team. The successful candidate will have knowledge and/or experience of working psychosocially with providers and recipients in the Criminal Justice and/or Health and Social Care Sector.
This a role is to support the development of an Enabling Environments (EE) culture in a range of settings. The role of the Enabling Environment Lead is to work closely with providers and recipients in each setting to embed EE principles and values in all aspects of their day-to-day work.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering a programme of knowledge and awareness of Enabling Environment principles and values; working alongside senior management teams, frontline staff, and recipients of the service to develop an enabling culture and then to support them to prepare for an Enabling Environments assessment. The role involves sharing learning across services and supporting members services to evaluate and publicise their achievements. The EE Lead will work with the programme manager to develop a training programme and quality improvement tools that can be adapted for use across other services.
We encourage applicants to visit the Enabling Environments webpage to find out more about the network.
This job reports to the Programme Manager at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The role will involve travel, but it is expected that the EE Lead will conduct some elements using online platforms. Therefore, a good understanding and familiarity with technology is expected.
The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.
We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.
We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment, the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.
We operate a hybrid working model of on-site and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.
Closing date: 10am, 2 April 2024
Interviews: 19 April 2024